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Orville Dale Stewart
(Obituary ~ 03/08/10)
March 26, 1920 - March 5, 2010 INDIANOLA -- Orville Dale Stewart, 89, died Friday (March 5, 2010) at Hillcrest Nursing Home. He was born in Culbertson to Roy Leslie and Hazel Leota (Bymer) Stewart on March 26, 1920. He entered the U.S. Army on March 4, 1942 and served during World War II. He was honorably discharged on Jan. 24, 1946...
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Marie Sailors
(Obituary ~ 03/08/10)
Feb. 1, 1913 - Feb. 21, 2010 COLORADO -- Marie Sailors, 97, formerly of Benkelman, died Sunday (Feb. 21, 2010) at Emeritus at Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo. She was born Feb. 1, 1913, to James and Nellie (Murphy) Fitzgerald. When she was 4 years old the family moved to Palisade. She attended Duchesne College in Omaha where she majored in English and home economics. After graduating, she taught school in Trenton...
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Report from Governor's Ag Conference
(Column ~ 03/08/10)
At the 22nd Annual Governor's Ag Conference, several presenters from Nebraska and other states offered insight about the future of the agriculture. Speakers included Darci Vetter, a native Nebraskan who serves as a Deputy Undersecretary with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Her comments provided an update on federal efforts to expand trade opportunities in 2010 by focusing on three free trade agreements ready for approval by President Obama and Congress...
- Structure fire (Local News ~ 03/08/10)
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Nebraska enjoys advantages of cheap coal power
(Editorial ~ 03/08/10)
We're all in favor of new alternative energy when it comes to generating electricity, but a new government report shows that Nebraska can thank one of the oldest sources for the cheap price we pay for power in this state. Nebraska ratepayers, who depend mostly on coal-powered plants like Gerald Gentleman Station near Sutherland, pay an average of 6.58 cents per kilowatt hour for electricity...
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Raceway beer
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/08/10)
In response to comments regarding the recent decision of the Red Willow County Fair Board, City of McCook, McCook Speedway officials and Taste of Texas BBQ LLC to have available a beer garden during the McCook Speedway races, we offer the following:...
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A city run amuck
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/08/10)
I live in what I thought was Free America but now it seems that we are not in America and are living under a Feudal System of government where the city and its Hitlerian council of 13 can come to your property without warrants and tell you what you can do and how you can live, the City of McCook has take our most prized documents the Constitution and Bill of Rights put it in their bathrooms to be used for toilet paper. ...
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Great spin
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/08/10)
What a marvelous spin Jess Wolf, president of the Nebraska State Education Association, put on Sen. Ben Nelson's vote for "Obamacare." That is the main function of the NSEA, isn't it? Isn't it? Yes indeed, our Sen. Nelson saved us several thousand in "unfunded federal mandates," and voted twice to pass the most unpopular bill of our lifetime. ...
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Why census questions on race?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/08/10)
We are supposed to be one nation, one people. If you're are in business, you are required to be colorblind, by law. Then why is it the Census wants to know what nationality and what color you are? Let us throw more fuel on the fires of racism. Max...
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The Kays of McCook
(Column ~ 03/08/10)
Recently, the descendent of one of McCook's early prominent families made news when it was learned that Harold Kay had stepped forward, with a substantial donation, to further the fund drive for a new Event Center at McCook College. A long-time resident of North Platte (though he has been back to McCook frequently over the years through his practice of the law), nevertheless, Mr. ...
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Does Nebraska need a state treasurer?
(Column ~ 03/08/10)
The Nebraska State Treasurer, a Constitutional office, is it needed? That is a question Legislative Resolution 284 CA, introduced by Sen. Utter, seeks to discover. The resolution would put on the next general election ballot an option for voters in Nebraska to amend the Constitution of Nebraska and abolish this statewide elected office...
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Lack of offense dooms MCC women in 1st-round Region IX loss
(High School Sports ~ 03/08/10)
STERLING, Colo. -- The McCook Community College women couldn't get its offense untracked in a first-round loss to Miles (Mont.) C.C. Saturday, March 6, in the Region IX Basketball Tournament. The MCC women dropped a 56-39 decision to Miles in Region IX action at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colo...
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MCC men can't handle Northeastern (Colo.) pressure in Region IX tourney
(High School Sports ~ 03/08/10)
SHERIDAN, Wyo. -- The first-round men's Region IX Tournament basketball contest between the McCook Community College men and Northeastern (Colo.) Junior College turned into a shootout. Unfortunately for the Indians, Northeastern had just a little bit more ammunition...
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Slow starts kill MCC in baseball losses to Otero
(High School Sports ~ 03/08/10)
The McCook Community College baseball team waited a bit too long to find its offense in a pair of losses to Otero (Colo.) Junior College Sunday afternoon. The Indians lost a 6-4 decision in the opener, and suffered a 4-1 setback in the nightcap in the pair of seven-inning contests March 7 at the Jaycees Sports Complex...
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Study: New wind power expensive to integrate
(Local News ~ 03/08/10)
LINCOLN -- Because it is variable and there is no way to store power in the grid, wind-generated electricity costs extra to integrate into the power system, according to a year-long, statewide study of the issue. The Nebraska Power Association's Board of Directors published the results last week, including various cost and operational impacts of adding large amounts of wind-powered generation to the state's electric power grid...
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