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Death penalty is appropriate, within limits
(Editorial ~ 02/09/08)
No one can accuse Hollywood of being unbiased, but it's hard to argue that execution by electric chair, as depicted in the film "The Green Mile," is anything but cruel. And, since Nebraska is the only state with the electric chair as its sole means of execution, the Nebraska Supreme Court had no trouble in a 6-1 decision Friday defining it as both cruel and unusual and therefore unconstitutional...
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Is McCain leaning right direction
(Column ~ 02/09/08)
I received a phone call this week from a young man who was exploring a run for the McCook City Council. Yes it is time to be focusing on the upcoming primary election. Never mind that whomever we, in Nebraska, might choose, our vote will be moot for the nomination for the Republican candidate is already a "done deal." Nebraska's Democrats are toying with the caucus system of determining a nominee which is a flawed way to go about it in my opinion. Anyway it is fun to watch...
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Thinking about different things
(Column ~ 02/09/08)
Saturday presents Nebraska's Democrats with an opportunity to do something we don't get to do very often and that's to be a player in selecting the Democratic nominee for president. I jokingly told my students the other day that I and the other three registered Democrats in Red Willow County were going to meet in one of the broom closets down at the courthouse for our caucus. ...
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Bison girls fight off Gering
(High School Sports ~ 02/09/08)
Four seniors to play final home game for Bison girls this afternoon The McCook High School varsity girls basketball team defeated Gering 57-51 Friday night at the MHS gymnasium, while the Bison boys defeated Gering 48-44 at Gering. Friday marked the second games of the East-West Shootout...
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Hitchcock County Falcon boys rally past Wallace
(High School Sports ~ 02/09/08)
TRENTON -- The Hitchcock County boys basketball, team, the No. 6-ranked squad in Nebraska Class D-2 by the Omaha World-Herald, rallied to beat No. 7 Wallace 53-50 Friday night. Hitchcock County's first lead was at 51-50 with 1:20 left in the game. Jordan Kershaw sealed the win with a pair of free throws...
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Lenten Lesson -- Parable drives home message of 'Amazing Grace'
(Features ~ 02/09/08)
It is only because God is holy and compassionate that we can sing "Amazing Grace," according to the Rev. Allan Jackson, pastor at First Baptist Church and inaugural speaker at this year's first in a series of six Lenten lessons Friday at Memorial United Methodist Church...
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