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Gary Roland Lambert
(Obituary ~ 05/04/10)
Nov. 15, 1931-May 3, 2010 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Gary Roland Lambert, age 78, died Monday, May 3, 2010, at Hillcrest Nursing Home. He was born Nov. 15, 1931, to I. Wayne and Clara F. (Rowland) Lambert in McCook. He graduated from McCook High in 1951. He was united in marriage to Donna Marie England in McCook on June 27, 1952. They made their home in McCook, where he owned and operated the Lazy L Mobile Ranch for more than 50 years...
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Lytle birthday
(Birthdays ~ 05/04/10)
The family of Julie Lytle is requesting a card shower in honor of her 75th birthday May 2. Cards of congratulations will reach her at Willow Ridge, 1500 East 11th, Apt. 201, McCook, NE 69001.
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Cutting spending to lower debt is in out future
(Column ~ 05/04/10)
When the topic of the public debt comes up, many are quick to blame the budget deficits on the previous Administration. While there is plenty of shared responsibility, this response fails to acknowledge the true problem of our national debt, nor does it justify our current astronomical and unsustainable rate of federal spending...
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Free right turn to be eliminated
(Local News ~ 05/04/10)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- The "free right turn" at West U.S. Highways 6-34 and 83 will become a thing of the past as part of the sidewalk to Walmart project. J.L. Construction won an $82,000 contract to complete the project by October, but $34,000 of that will go toward traffic signal work associated with a pedestrian crossing...
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Dinky donkey
(Local News ~ 05/04/10)
Lois Redler of rural Trenton makes friends Monday evening with one-day-old, 25-lb. miniature donkey "Anna." Lois and her husband, Vernon, bought Anna's mother, Jenny, in Lawrence in January, and she was expecting then. Jenny joined the Redlers' "Whispering Pines" menagerie of miniature ponies, another dinky donkey named "Jackson," a Dutch shepherd and a poodle. ...
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All politics are local
(Column ~ 05/04/10)
Three entities are competing for your property tax money. Now one wants to raise the ante. There is no overall comprehensive plan to set priorities. The Schools already dipped their hand into the pie and built a large and expensive consolidated elementary building that we will be a long time paying. ...
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Reports reinforce value of college
(Editorial ~ 05/04/10)
Watch television for any length of time, and you'll see the ads. Taking advantage of the struggling economy and those fighting to get by on entry-level jobs, for-profit schools promise quick training for good-paying jobs. A PBS Frontline segment found that a college nursing program in a California for-profit presented diplomas to graduates who had never set foot in a hospital...
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Not first probe
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/04/10)
We are quite surprised that AP is carrying a story that claims USDA is conducting an investigation without confirmation from USDA. Certainly, GIPSA is looking at industry structure and practices throughout agriculture. They have made no secret of this and are having public meetings nationwide. All of this may be found on the GIPSA web site. But to suggest without confirmation from USDA that an investigation is occurring is simply misleading in our opinion...
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Bison standout accepts Penn State wrestling offer
(High School Sports ~ 05/04/10)
Penn State University has one of the rising young stars in the collegiate wrestling coaching ranks, and perhaps the best college wrestler that has ever stepped on a mat, heading the Nittany Lions mat program. One of the top wrestlers in McCook High School history hopes to absorb some of Cael Sanderson's wrestling knowledge and skills first-hand in the coming years...
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McCook golfers first in Ogallala meet
(High School Sports ~ 05/04/10)
OGALLALA -- McCook High School's boys won team honors in a unique triangular golf tournament Monday, May 3, at the West Wind Country Club course in Ogallala. The Bison beat host Ogallala and North Platte in the nine-hole competition. Each team entered eight individual golfers, with the low five scores added for a team total. McCook won the meet with a low total of 201 strokes. Ogallala was second at 208, and North Platte shot 231...
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