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McCook students try hand at songwriting craft
(Features ~ 02/06/12)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- McCook, Nebraska, Junior High students learned about "the rule of 2's," when they wrote a song with "Arts across Nebraska" performers Susan Werner and Trina Hamlin during a school workshop Jan. 30. "After two lines, do something different," Werner told students. " ... create asymmetry ... something not the same."...
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Inheritance tax take declines
(Local News ~ 02/06/12)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- Red Willow County has been collecting less and less inheritance tax money over the past three years, but it will disappear entirely if a state senator has her way. According to a three-year recap, provided by the Red Willow County Treasurer's and Clerk's offices, the county collected $151,147 in fiscal year 2010-11 from the inheritance tax. ...
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Chamber banquet honors 'builders'
(Local News ~ 02/06/12)
SHARY SKILES Publisher McCOOK, Nebraska -- The predicted winter storm was a bit of an exaggeration, which was perfectly fine with the planners of the annual McCook Area Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet, held Saturday at the Armed Forces Reserve Center. The banquet room was filled with chamber members and their guests who honored the investments made in the community over the past few years with the theme "Building Our Community... Brick by Brick."...
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Too many drivers still unbuckled
(Editorial ~ 02/06/12)
Seatbelts have been standard equipment in cars for nearly 50 years, but too many of us leave them unbuckled. It took a combination of nagging and tough law enforcement, but an estimated 85 percent of Nebraska drivers wore safety belts in 2010, according to the Nebraska Department of Roads...
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Smoke poison ivy?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/06/12)
Dear Editor, Some folks may use a Bible verse as an excuse to use marijuana. I'll use a Bible verse as a reson not to. "Everything is permissable" -- but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissable" -- but not everything is constructive. Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others (I Cor. 10:23,24 NIV). Folks should read the whole Bible, not just one verse...
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90 years of Rotary in McCook
(Column ~ 02/06/12)
On Feb. 1, 2012, The Rotary Club celebrated its 90th year in McCook. While the Rotary Club International was founded in 1905, McCook did not come to the table until 1922, with the establishment its own Rotary Club. In 1905 Paul Harris, a struggling attorney in Chicago, had a bright idea, which he shared with three friends one day, while they were having lunch. ...
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Looking out for Nebraska's military bases
(Column ~ 02/06/12)
Efforts to cut federal spending are underway in Washington. My hope is they will yield results because the deficit is entirely too large and spending has been out of control for too long. Like anything, the cuts must be done wisely and fairly. Take defense. At the end of January, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta requested a new base realignment and closure commission (BRAC) as a part of the fiscal year 2013 defense budget...
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Small Bison contingent finds individual success at GNAC mat meet
(High School Sports ~ 02/06/12)
NORFOLK, Neb. -- McCook High School had a small contingent of varsity wrestlers competing at the Greater Nebraska Athletic Conference meet Saturday, Feb. 4, in Norfolk. The handful of Bison representatives at the GNAC meet had a long, successful trip. All five McCook competitors finished in the top six in their respective weight classes...
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Mother Nature forces alterations in weekend area sports schedules
(High School Sports ~ 02/06/12)
With the start of Class C and D girls sub-district basketball tournaments a week away, Mother Nature threw a monkey wrench into the high school sports schedules across Nebraska last weekend. Many prep sporting events Friday and Saturday, Feb. 3-4, were either postponed or cancelled as snow blanketed a large portion of the state. With heavy snow forecast for Friday and Saturday, many schools made the decision early Friday to call off basketball games over the weekend...
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Retta B. Berger
(Obituary ~ 02/06/12)
Retta B. Berger Jan. 8, 1929 - Feb. 5, 2012 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Retta B. Berger died Sunday (Feb. 5, 2012) in Alma. Services are pending with Carpenter Breland Funeral Home in McCook.
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