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Four area wrestlers reach state semis
(High School Sports ~ 02/16/07)
OMAHA -- Four area wrestlers have reached the semifinals at the Nebraska State Wrestling Championships. Southern Valley's Ryan Bohl, 171 pounds, and Daniel Stoelting, 215, reached in Class C. Southwest's Kyle Teel, 130, and Dundy County's Dustin Bundy, 285, reached the semifinals in Class D...
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Arapahoe, Maywood, W-P, S. Valley girls advance
(High School Sports ~ 02/16/07)
Four area girls basketball teams captured sub-district titles Thursday. Arapahoe, Maywood, Wauneta-Palisade and Southern Valley moved into the district finals next Friday. In an edge-of-your-seat game at the McCook High School gym, Wauneta-Palisade claimed a 40-35 overtime win over Hayes Center in the D1-11 finals...
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Butt Out? -- Bars, restaurants mixed on statewide smoking ban
(Features ~ 02/16/07)
Some local restaurant and bar owners say the proposed state-wide smoking ban would be no big deal -- others are saying "butt out." LB 395, introduced by Sen. Joel Johnson of Kearney, would prohibit smoking in all public places, including restaurants, bars and places of employment. Current exemptions would be retail establishments that sell tobacco and tobacco-related products, private residences, designated hotel rooms and areas of research on health affects of smoking...
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Sometimes nothing is the best thing to do
(Editorial ~ 02/16/07)
For those of us addicted to a noontime snooze, it was vindicating news. And for those who depend on productive workers, it was an indication that allowing a brief rest period during the work day might even pay dividends. In the largest study of its kind, 23,681 healthy Greek adults were tracked for an average of about six years...
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Replay of 1932
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/16/07)
All the hem and haw of the political scene is a replay of the 1932 campaign -- only it is very much amplified by television. The worldwide Depression of the 1930s-era was the fault of the U.S. president, Herbert Hoover. Now all the bellyaches of the world are U.S. President Bush's fault...
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Let illegals go?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/16/07)
I listened to the police radio the other night, I was surprised to hear them let go an illegal who had no drivers license, no license on the vehicle, and no proof of insurance. They let him go, Scott-free. I did not know we were a sanctuary city. You can bet I will be calling my State Senator; cities that do that will lose their federal funding...
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Cookbooks: Not just dust collectors
(Column ~ 02/16/07)
You buy socks because they are practical. You buy bath towels because they are practical. And sometimes, you buy cookbooks because they are practical. But many times, we buy cookbooks because they look appetizing, or as you flip through them in the store, one or two recipes inside sound good...
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Beef raffle raising funds for MCC softball team
(College Sports ~ 02/16/07)
The McCook Community College softball team will be at the Home Show this weekend in McCook selling tickets for a beef raffle. Proceeds from the fundraiser will be used for the MCC trip to Arizona where the team will compete against some of the best junior college teams in the country...
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Hitchcock County flies past Southern Valley
(High School Sports ~ 02/16/07)
TRENTON -- The Hitchcock County boys basketball team rolled past Southern Valley 61-37 Friday. "This was a good win for us after a couple of tough losses," said Falcon coach Mike Tines. "We played with focus and fire the whole game and extended the lead every quarter...
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Harold L. Clouse
(Obituary ~ 02/16/07)
Dec. 29, 1927-Feb. 15, 2007 Harold L. Clouse, age 79, died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007, at McCook Community Hospital. He was born Dec. 29, 1927, to Gottleib and Sophie (Ogorzolka) Clouse in Bartley, Neb. He served in the U.S. Army from 1946-47. He married Beaulah "Boots" (Kramer) Bell in 1952...
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