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Michael Allen Gufford
(Obituary ~ 02/02/09)
March 12, 1957 -- Jan. 30, 2009 CAMBRIDGE -- Michael Allen Gufford passed away on Jan. 30, 2009, at University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Neb., surrounded by his family and friends. Michael was born on March 12, 1957, at March Air Force Base, Riverside, Calif., the son of Charles and Joan Gufford. He was the younger of two brothers born to the couple...
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Kurt Lee Propes
(Obituary ~ 02/02/09)
Nov. 22, 1961 - Jan. 28, 2009 FORT MEYERS, Fla. --Kurt Propes passed away Jan. 28, 2009, at Southwest Florida Regional Medical Center at the age of 47. He was born Nov. 22, 1961, in McCook to Robert and LouAnn (Lewis) Propes. Kurt graduated from McCook Senior High School in 1980...
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Lynn D. Stevens
(Obituary ~ 02/02/09)
Feb. 4, 1940 - Jan. 31, 2009 BEATRICE -- Lynn D. Stevens went to his eternal home Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009. He passed away at Good Samaritan Home in Beatrice, Neb., at the age of 68. He was born Feb. 4, 1940, to Orville and S. Dessa (Wilkinson) Stevens in Beatrice. ...
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Bison teams split with Lexington
(High School Sports ~ 02/02/09)
The "Jeremy Yilk era" was a successful one as the McCook Bison varsity boys basketball team rallied from behind to give the assistant coach a 64-60 win over Lexington Saturday night at the McCook High School gymnasium. Yilk took over head coaching duties from Tim Garcia for the game because Garcia's wife Dawn gave birth at 3:23 p.m. Saturday afternoon to a baby boy named Briscoe Don Bruno...
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Color Day royalty
(Local News ~ 02/02/09)
Jordan Baumbach, the daughter of Kim and Joey Baumbach, and Matt Berry, the son of Lorie and John Berry, wear the trappings of McCook Senior High's 2009 Color Day royalty, crowned following Bison basketball games Saturday evening. First attendants to the queen and king are, from left, Stephen Smock, the son of Ree Smock and the late Carl Smock, and Bailey Lauer, the daughter of Deb and Ron Lauer. ...
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School offers job to Leigh candidate
(Local News ~ 02/02/09)
By CONNIE JO DISCOE Regional Editor The McCook Public Schools board of education extended a contract offer to Grant Norgaard of Leigh, and released the name of its choice for new superintendent over the weekend. Norgaard was one of four candidates applying for the superintendent's position to be vacated by two-year-interim Superintendent Dave Schley...
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Staff, others have questions for superintendent candidates
(Local News ~ 02/02/09)
Representatives of McCook Public Schools' certificated and classified personnel and members of the McCook community interviewed the four final candidates for the school superintendent's position. Two-year-interim Superintendent Dave Schley's last day is June 30...
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Family vacations are good
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/02/09)
Family vacations are good in various ways. They allow a family to get a closer bond between one another. They also give you a break from everyday life. We sometimes don't see all the qualities of our families. We get caught up with the hustle and bustle of each day...
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No more scoffing at old stories about the Great Depression
(Editorial ~ 02/02/09)
The United States lost 2.6 million jobs in 2008, the biggest drop since America stopped building bombers and tanks at the end of World War II. Our economy shrank at an annual rate of 3.8 percent in the fourth quarter, the most since 1982, and the unemployment rate, 7.2 percent in December, probably hit 7.5 percent in January, accord to estimates...
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State seeks input on greatest needs related to last year's storms
(Local News ~ 02/02/09)
LINCOLN -- How was your community or county impacted by last year's devastating storms, tornadoes and flooding? What are the key issues that need to be addressed in your municipalities? The state would like to receive input from local government officials about how it may eventually allocate a supplemental appropriation of approximately $5.5 million for long-term recovery efforts for damage caused by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding related to the federal disaster declaration made by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on June 20, 2008.. ...
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Letter back home
(Column ~ 02/02/09)
Last Thursday two bills involving the death penalty were heard by the Judiciary Committee. The hearing was long, and highly controversial. Legislative Bill 36; would put in place lethal injection as Nebraska's sole method of capital punishment. LB 306 repeals the death penalty and replaces it with a life sentence with out parole...
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Lincoln's journey to his first inauguration
(Column ~ 02/02/09)
In 2009, President-elect Obama made a noteworthy one-day journey from Philadelphia to Washington for his inauguration as President. He had already moved to Washington, even into Blair House, some two weeks before, and his days in Washington had been filled with numerous, friendly meetings with proposed staff members...
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Flawed stimulus plan needs work
(Column ~ 02/02/09)
Much of my focus over the past several weeks has centered on finding solutions for our struggling economy. I know that this is a very difficult time for many across our state and nation. It is our duty in Congress to come up with a responsible plan that creates jobs, boosts the economy, and provides relief to taxpayers. It is also our duty to reject proposals that miss that mark, instead spending freely and asking our kids and grandkids to pay for it...
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Nebraska could become a major renewable energy provider
(Column ~ 02/02/09)
In a state like Nebraska where there are some nine million cattle and hogs, we produce a lot of by-product, to put it politely. Beef and pork producers are ingenious in making use of just about every part of the animals they raise which has helped to make Nebraska one of the country's top agricultural exporting states...
- Florence E. Frakes (Obituary ~ 02/02/09)
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