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Myrtle M. Schiessler
(Obituary ~ 03/10/05)
March 28, 1904-March 9, 2005 OBERLIN -- Myrtle M. Schlessler, 100, died Wednesday (March 9, 2005) at Decatur County Health Systems in Oberlin. She was born March 28, 1904, to Charlie and Mary (Hokenson) Henningson in Herndon. She was raised in the Herndon area and went to Fairview School...
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Dorothy B. Burrus
(Obituary ~ 03/10/05)
Nov. 23, 1905-March 9, 2005 ST. FRANCIS -- Dorothy B. Burrus, 99, died Wednesday (March 9, 2005) at Cheyenne County Hospital in St. Francis. She was born Nov. 23, 1905, in Danbury. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Burrus in 1971; and daughter, L. Elaine Davis in January of 2004...
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Katherine Witzke
(Obituary ~ 03/10/05)
Katherine Witzke May 20, 1908-March 9, 2005 Katherine Witzke, McCook, formerly of Beaver County, Okla., died Wednesday, March 9, 2005, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was 96 years old. She was born on May 20, 1908, in Beaver County to Henry D. and Katherine (Dalke) Smith. She lived all of her life in Beaver County, until the last few months when she lived with her daughter Myrna and Raymond Haag of Bartley. She had been living in Hillcrest for the last two weeks...
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Time to end the 'madness' around sports
(Editorial ~ 03/10/05)
"Don't do as we do, do as we say." That argument doesn't work with a college student any better than it does with a 2-year old. The problem, as interpreted by the listener, is the mixed message. It's OK for a parent to do ____ (fill in the blank), but the child better not try it...
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Label warning
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/10/05)
**Dear Editor, It's twoo! It's twoo! And, as an old paperboy who was abruptly ushered out of the business after a two-year column-writing campaign centering on the joys of fluoridation, I would advise people only to ask themselves: Why does the word POISON appear on tubes of toothpaste in the United States?...
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Warriors, scholars
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/10/05)
**Dear Editor, I feel prompted to reply to a letter submitted by Patrick L. Tolle to this column on 3-8 A.D. 2005 ["How about Iraq?" (http://www.mccookgazette.com/story/1090856.html)]. Please allow me to quote the Marine Corps training manual, which says; "The nation that makes too great a distinction between its scholars and its warriors will have scholars who are cowards and warriors who are fools."...
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This old house
(Column ~ 03/10/05)
Brad and I have been working on the house we live in for the past five years under an agreement with the owner. A week ago, that gentlemen's agreement came to a successful conclusion and we now own the house. When I told a friend about the purchase, he made a prophetic declaration. "Welcome to the world of maintenance and repair, insurance and taxes."...
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Baker supports veto of felon voting rights
(Local News ~ 03/10/05)
LINCOLN -- Sen. Tom Baker said this morning he plans to support Gov. Dave Heineman's veto of a bill that would allow felons to vote two years after they serve their sentence. The override vote on the issue is expected this afternoon. Baker said he did not vote for the bill and he will vote to sustain the governor's veto...
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Students leave legacy as cyber pioneers
(Features ~ 03/10/05)
About 18 months ago, a core group of incoming McCook Community College freshmen voiced their disappointment about the lack of a venue on campus where writers, poets and artists could share their work with the cyber community. MCC's English faculty challenged those students to do something about it. They did. Now those cyber-pioneers are trying to ensure that Campus Café -- the student webzine of McCook Community College -- will survive long after they've left campus in search of new challenges...
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