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Nelson won't accept pay if government shut's down
(State News ~ 04/08/11)
April 7, 2011 -- Today, Nebraska's Senator Ben Nelson said that because the fast-approaching government shutdown will cause hardship for Nebraskans and the economy, he won't accept a salary if a shutdown occurs. "Washington hasn't passed a budget for months and now we're likely to see a government shutdown that will cause hardship for Nebraska families and businesses, jobs and economic growth," said Senator Nelson. ...
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Administrative fiat oversteps the Constitution
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/08/11)
Tyranny under the color of law is still tyranny. November 5, 2010--the day after the election--Barack Obama acknowledged defeat of his plan to subject the citizens of the American Republic to national extortion, but declared: "Cap and Trade was just one way of skinning the cat; it was not the only way. It was a means, not an end. And I'm going to be looking for other means to address this problem."...
- Ominous consequences of Whistleblowing act (Editorial ~ 04/08/11)
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Be careful who you trust
(Column ~ 04/08/11)
Who can you trust? This is one of the great dilemmas everyone faces because everyone has deep, dark secrets. And yet, no matter how deep and dark they are, most of us have a need to find that true friend we can tell anything to without fearing what they might do with the information. Unfortunately, sometimes we make bad judgments...
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Flavor up with down home cookin'
(Weekend Menu ~ 04/08/11)
Family Features What do you get when the tastes of Africa, France, Spain and the Caribbean meet up with Southern hospitality? You get the big flavors of Lowcountry cooking -- and they are something to be savored. The coastal plain that runs from South Carolina into Georgia is known as the Lowcountry, and it's home to great Southern charm and great Southern cooking...
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Foster, Wilson engagement
(Engagement ~ 04/08/11)
Michala RaeAnn Foster and Cooper Lee Wilson, both of Indianola, Nebraska, announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Children of the couple are Ashland RaeAnn and Braylon Lee Wilson of the home. Parents of the bride-to-be are Brian Foster and Missy Jens of Bartley, Nebraska and Rick and Robin Anderson of McCook, Nebraska. Parents of the prospective bridegroom are Leroy and Carolyn Wilson of Garden City, Kansas...
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Palmer anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 04/08/11)
The family of Lewis and Jane Palmer of Cambridge, Nebraska is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 50th wedding anniversary. They were married April 13, 1961. Their family includes Vicky Young, Theresa Ruggles, Brenda Liess, all of McCook, Julie Wendel of American Fork, Utah, and Brad Palmer of Le Claire, Iowa; 13 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach the couple at P.O. Box 472, Cambridge, NE 69022...
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Ruf anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 04/08/11)
The family of David and Margaret Ruf of Wilsonville, Nebraska is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 40th wedding anniversary. They were married April 11, 1971, at the Wilsonville Baptist Church. Their family includes children, Ami and Bryan Hauxwell of McCook, Nebraska, Carey and James Rohr of Eustis, Nebraska, Mary Ann and Brad Sides of Nebraska City, Nebraska, Heath Ruf and Vickie Harrison of Wilsonville and Ella and Chris Pachta of Belleville, Kansas; and 12 grandchildren. ...
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Fischer birthday
(Birthdays ~ 04/08/11)
The family of Maxine E. Fischer of McCook, Nebraska is requesting a card shower in honor of her 90th birthday, April 9. Family includes daughters, Mary Law and Barbara Elliott and sons, David Fischer and Terry Fischer. Cards of congratulations will reach her at P.O Box 952, McCook, NE 69001...
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Barbara Jéne Baker
(Obituary ~ 04/08/11)
Feb. 12, 1940-April 6, 2011 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Barbara Jéne Baker, 71, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at Community Hospital in McCook. Barbara was born on Feb. 12, 1940, in Scottsbluff, Nebraska to Harold C. "Buck" and Elsie Myrtle "Kitty" (Hyatt) Weiss. She graduated from McCook High School in 1959...
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Nolene June Fortin
(Obituary ~ 04/08/11)
June 1, 1924-April 6, 2011 OBERLIN, Kansas -- Nolene June Fortin, 86, died Wednesday (April 6, 2011) at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. She was born June 1, 1924, in Satanta, Kansas, to Clifton and Bessie (Moss) Herren. She grew up in Satanta and received her education in Satanta and Moscow, Kansas...
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MRNRD ponders consequences of shutdown
(Local News ~ 04/08/11)
CURTIS, Nebraska -- The threat of a government shut down and its effects on full- and part-time employees of the Natural Resources Conservation Service offices for the Middle Republican Natural Resources District is a topic of discussion its monthly meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Curtis Community Center...
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Local ISPs big losers in state broadband website?
(Local News ~ 04/08/11)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- Representatives of several area Internet service providers complained that the Nebraska state broadband website was missing information and even went so far as to say it was a "disservice to the smaller ISP companies." The comments came during a broadband regional forum at McCook Community College Thursday afternoon...
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College president: Projects should proceed
(Local News ~ 04/08/11)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- The president of Mid-Plains Community College is asking the board of governors to proceed with major building projects at the McCook and North Platte campuses, and recommending general contracts for both projects. Meeting at the Weeth Theater at McCook Community College at 5 p.m. Wednesday, the board will hear recommendations that the board commit to building the McCook Community College Events Center and the North Platte Community College Health Complex...
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'Unofficial' record
(Outdoors ~ 04/08/11)
Kalan Stamm of McCook, Nebraska, displays his "unofficial" state record largemouth bass caught recently at a sandpit near Benkelman, Nebraska. Kalan weighed it with two witnesses present, but -- practicing "CPR" (Catch, Photograph, Release) -- didn't keep the fish. ...
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Lenten Lesson -- One final decision
(Local News ~ 04/08/11)
The timelessness of the gospel message and its universal applications were revealed Friday afternoon as the Rev. Dr. Mary Hendricks, pastor at St. Alban's Episcopal Church, recapped the messages Friday afternoon, brought over the course of the past month by her fellow ministers, to a community congregation of 91 gathered at First Congregational Church...
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DCS Invite track meet results
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/11)
DUNDY COUNTY-STRATTON INVITATIONAL TRACK & FIELD MEET Tuesday, April 5, at Benkelman GIRLS DIVISION Team Standings -- Southwest 107, Hitchcock County 92, Dundy County-Stratton 90.5, Cambridge 78.5, Wauneta-Palisade 61, Maywood 60, Arapahoe 51, Hayes Center 42, St. Francis (Kansas) 38, Medicine Valley 24...
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Great start doesn't last, MCC baseball team falls
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/11)
A great start for the McCook Community College men's baseball team Wednesday, April 6, turned into a rugged finish, and the final result was an 8-7 loss to Garden City (Kansas) C.C. The non-conference baseball battle was staged at the Jaycees Sports Complex in McCook...
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McCook boys solid at Kearney golf meet
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/11)
KEARNEY, Nebraska --The McCook High School boys golf team are building an impressive resume to show to the rest of the state's Class B teams. The Bison finished third in a field of predominantly Class A squads at the Kearney Invitational Thursday, April 8. The meet was contested on Kearney's Meadowlark Golf Course...
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Promoting Nebraska's outdoor adventures
(Column ~ 04/08/11)
Dear Fellow Nebraskans: Six years ago we began a new event designed to help a growing segment of small business owners and entrepreneurs succeed in our state. Tourism is a leading industry in Nebraska and holds significant potential for additional growth, particularly in the sector of the tour and travel industry known as agri- and eco-tourism...
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