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East Ward school now luxury condos
(Features ~ 07/21/07)
A man whose prior real estate investment in McCook consisted of two cemetery plots is nearing completion on another larger venture: renovating the East Ward Elementary school into seven high-end timeshare condos. Dan Childers, a Sebring, Fla. developer of golf courses and owner of a custom car detailing chain, purchased the school for $60,000 last year and has poured $1 million into the structure, now renamed the Rayburn Building after his father who still lives here...
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A lot of people 'mess around'
(Column ~ 07/21/07)
Whenever we hear the phrase, "mess around" as in "did you know that John's "messing around" on Julie, we naturally think about infidelity. "Messing around" has long been the euphemism society uses for having an affair. And certainly it continues to apply. But there are lots more ways to "mess around" on your spouse than keeping company with another person...
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Chicken Days in Wayne, America
(Column ~ 07/21/07)
Ah the sun was bright, just barely above the horizon; the winds were light with not even a hint of fog. It was time to take off and head for Wayne America. Yep last Saturday was Wayne, Nebraska's, annual Chicken Days Festival. Ann and I extended an invitation to Duane and Diana Tappe to ride along as they used to live in Wakefield, a mere 10 miles from Wayne. ...
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Is soda really that bad in any flavor?
(Editorial ~ 07/21/07)
Drinking pop is bad for you, according to a new study published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. Drinking one or more soft drink daily puts you at 30 percent or more higher risk of developing new-onset obesity, larger waste circumference and low levels of "good" cholesterol, HDL...
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