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From Wisdom comes inspiration
(College Sports ~ 01/29/04)
Deafness does not hinder McCook CC point guard off, on the court Shuan Wisdom averages 15.3 points, 4 assists and 1.3 steals a game. Wisdom also shoots 44 percent for field goals, 73 percent from the foul line and 46 percent from beyond the arc. But there is another percentage that a spectator watching the sophomore point guard for McCook Community College might not notice -- Wisdom is 50 percent deaf...
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Herndon boys suffer 1st loss
(High School Sports ~ 01/29/04)
HERNDON -- The Herndon boys basketball team suffered its first loss of the season Tuesday night. The Beavers, now 11-1, lost 74-71 in overtime to Weskan, Kan., at the Herndon High School gymnasium. The Coyotes rallied to outscored the home team 26-13 in the fourth quarter to send the game into overtime, and then won the game with a 13-10 effort in the extra frame...
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Tyler goes 'one-on-one' with McCook standout Paul Putz
(Column ~ 01/29/04)
Greetings to all. I was playing AND beating Paul Putz in a one-on-one basketball game earlier this week. Yes, Paul Putz as in the senior McCook Bison basketball player and virtual lock for an All-State selection. Yep, I was beating that Paul Putz. Don't act so amazed, I knew I could do it...
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Rouse birth
(Births ~ 01/29/04)
Tony and Darcy Rouse of Indianola announce the birth of their son, Dylan Dean Rouse, Jan. 10, 2004, at Community Hospital of McCook. He weighed 8 pounds, 15.6 ounces and was 20 inches long. Grandparents are Deanna Stecker of McCook, Robert Stecker of McCook and Phil and Betty Rouse of Trenton. ...
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Hansen birth
(Births ~ 01/29/04)
NOME, Alaska -- Peter and Angela Hansen of Nome, Alaska announce the birth of their daughter, Clara Letha, Jan. 7, 2004, at Norton Sound Regional Hospital in Nome. She weighed 10 pounds and 2 ounces and was 21 1/2 inches long. She has a 2 1/2 year old brother, Gareth...
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John 'Jack' F. Jones
(Obituary ~ 01/29/04)
John "Jack" F. Jones, 84, died Tuesday (Jan. 27, 2004) at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. He was born March 1, 1919, to Bryce Quayle and Blanche Frances (Bowen) Jones in McCook. He graduated from McCook High School in 1938. He attended McCook Junior College and graduated in 1940...
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New statewide radio system is long overdue
(Editorial ~ 01/29/04)
Remember when the CB radio fad hit in the 1970s? Fueled by trucker movies and the 55 mph speed limit, all of us "had our ears on" and had adopted some silly "handle" of some sort or another. So much information ranging from how to dodge "smokey" to where to find the best coffee was moving over the assigned citizen band frequencies that the Federal Communications Commission upped the allocation from 23 channels to 40...
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A rose by any other name, etc...
(Column ~ 01/29/04)
For some reason lawmakers seem to think the IQ of the general public drops about 50 points outside the doors of the capitol building. Take for example a plan now being looked at by the Nebraska Legislature to decrease K-12 school funding on a state level (Gov. Mike Johanns did promise to address the state's deficit with spending cuts) and allow the individual schools to continue with a $1.05 per $100 property valuation levy...
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Next year's skit
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/29/04)
**Dear Editor, Here is a possible line for next year's Chamber skit. "Heaven help us from not thinking for ourselves. Water everywhere and in about the same abundance as ideas. My wish is for two sheets of paper ... one with facts on treatment and one with facts on new well locations. May our royal flush memorize these sheets, ignore the heats, and get off their seats. Wells Bells or Neat Treats ... let it flow without garbage blow."...
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Only perfect man
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/29/04)
**Dear Editor, This is an open letter to the anonymous individual who called the Speak Out line on or about Jan. 26, A.D. 2004: As Mickey Stubblefield once said, "You have got to be jiving me!" Impeach president Bush because he isn't living up to your schedule? How about the rescue of the P.O.W.s? How about the capture of Saddam? It's only a matter of time before Saddam confesses to the whereabouts of the weapons of mass destruction...
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Judge not, lest ...
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/29/04)
**Dear Editor, I am writing in response to a letter printed in the Open Forum on 23 Jan. 2004. the letter was written by Mr. George Anderson, titled "Fairy tale." I am just wondering where Mr. Anderson collected his facts on evolution. According to Webster's Dictionary, evolution is "the development of a species, organism or organ from its primitive or original form to its present or specialized state; phylogeny or onyogeny. ...
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Had their chance
(Opinion ~ 01/29/04)
Noah and his family were for God. If you are not for God, you are against him. All the folks outside Noah's family were given 120 years to repent, and they chose not to. If you want to get technical about it, those folks chose to die, rather than live. God gives us the same choice...
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God's permission
(Opinion ~ 01/29/04)
The hand that feeds me, has been pierced by a nail. God, through Chief Justice William Rehnquist, gave George Bush the presidency. Did you forget that we can't even take our next breath without God's permission?
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Money buys elections
(Opinion ~ 01/29/04)
I don't know why the Democrats are getting so excited about the primaries. I saw on TV or read somewhere that the guy with the most money usually wins the election. And since the great manipulator has raised closed to $200 million, I don't see how he can lose. $200 million will buy a lot of votes...
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What's Christian?
(Opinion ~ 01/29/04)
I'd like to know why anything bad is dubbed unchristian? Does that mean that anything good is definitely Christian? That's not right.
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Mental health plans questioned
(Local News ~ 01/29/04)
While Nebraska Sen. Tom Baker explained the possibilities for the state's mental health services, Community Hospital President Gary Bieganski said the plan needs to be looked at more carefully. The two discussed their opinions during Baker's first legislative meeting at the McCook Chamber of Commerce office this morning...
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Bellevue University ready to begin offerings in area
(Local News ~ 01/29/04)
NORTH PLATTE -- Plans to develop a partnership with Bellevue University of Bellevue are progressing quickly and program offerings are scheduled to begin in February. The Mid Plains Board of Governors received a report from Dr. Mary Hawkins of Bellevue University at its regular meeting in North Platte,Wednesday evening...
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Color Day candidates
(Local News ~ 01/29/04)
McCook Senior High's 2004 Color Day royalty will be crowned following the girls and boys basketball games against Lexington Saturday. The girls' varsity game starts at 4:15 p.m., followed by the boys game at 6:15 p.m. The Color Day dance is scheduled from 9 p.m. ...
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James Richard Reichstein
(Obituary ~ 01/29/04)
FORT WORTH, Texas -- James Richard Reichstein, 68, died Friday (Jan. 23, 2004) at his home in Forth Worth, Texas. He was born March 19, 1935, to Jack and Pauline Marquette (Rasser) Reichstein in McCook. He was raised in Red Cloud. He graduated from Red Cloud High School in 1953...
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