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Second School Resource Officer needed addition
(Column ~ 02/16/02)
It's a changing world, McCook High School Principal Jerry Smith pointed out during a school board discussion Monday night. How right he is. Almost three years ago, we were horrified by the scene at Columbine High School, where the problems of a couple of individual students erupted into violence and death...
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Find race solution
(Column ~ 02/16/02)
Dear Editor, In my opinion the races are a good thing for the community but, the times they run are poor. On several weekends the races have extended past 10 p.m. If I am not mistaken, there is a city ordinance that prohibits excessive noise after a certain hour...
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World War II brings changes
(Column ~ 02/16/02)
The war brought unexpected changes to lives in McCook in so many ways. An ad in the May 15, 1942, McCook Daily Gazette from a man who obviously hadn't planned on joining Uncle Sam's army just a few months before then. M.L. Blessing was selling his newly completed brick home at 1408 West 2nd Street, along with several rooms of new furniture including a Philco Radio-Phonograph combination, a Philco Electrical Refrigerator and Universal Gas Range...
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The gift of giving in a taking society
(Column ~ 02/16/02)
Valentine's Day, the most important day of the year for those who love someone, has come and gone and I hope it was a good one for you. The line was 10 deep at Farrell's Hallmark when I was there to get a card and several people were in Peterson's Jewelry when I went in to pick up the gift I gave my Valentine...
Stories from Saturday, February 16, 2002
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