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Harvest time in Nebraska
(Column ~ 10/11/10)
The fall harvest season is in full swing and Nebraska's farm families are putting in long hours to bring in what is expected to be record and near-record crops for many commodities. I had an opportunity to visit with many producers recently when I spent a day last month at Husker Harvest Days. The event is a tradition for many Nebraska farmers and ranchers. It attracts producers and exhibitors from across the country...
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Ending Washington's addiction to debt
(Column ~ 10/11/10)
Recently, I received a letter from a Nebraskan about Recovery Act funds spent in his county. While he supported the investment in his community, he also was concerned about the need to reduce government spending and cut the deficit. He said with trillions of dollars of debt piling up, we need to end Washington's addiction to the national credit card. I agree...
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Gail R. Potter
(Obituary ~ 10/11/10)
March 23, 1948--Oct. 7, 2010 GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska -- Gail R. (Sedlacek) Potter, 62, formerly of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away Thursday (Oct. 7, 2010), in Grand Island after courageously battling multiple sclerosis for 40 years. She was born March 23, 1948, at Grand Island to Edgar and Maxine (Kamper) Sedlacek. Gail attended Blessed Sacrament School in Grand Island, St. Patrick's Catholic School in North Platte, and later Patricia Stevens Career College in Denver, Colorado...
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Lieselotte 'Lottie' McArdell
(Obituary ~ 10/11/10)
AURORA, Colorado -- Lieselotte "Lottie" McArdell, 88, died on Sept. 29, 2010, at home. She resided in McCook, Nebraska with her family from 1976-91. She is preceded in death by her husband, Bob. She is survived by her three sons, Andrew and wife, Colleen, Carl and wife, Carol, and Joe Pham and wife Maria...
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Ronald L. Schwisow
(Obituary ~ 10/11/10)
Nov. 9, 2010--Oct. 7, 2010 OBERLIN, Kansas -- Ronald L. Schwisow, 57, died Thursday (Oct. 7, 2010), at Decatur County Hospital. He was born on Nov. 9, 1952, in Geneva, Nebraska, to Wilfred and Bertha (Wagner) Schwisow. He was raised in eastern Nebraska and Kansas. He attended Byron and Palisade, Nebraska and Oberlin, Kansas. He graduated from high school in 1971...
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Bison can't solve Cozad in softball districts
(High School Sports ~ 10/11/10)
SCOTTSBLUFF, Nebraska -- Softball fans attending the Class B-6 District tournament at Scottsbluff last week -- especially those cheering for McCook -- probably expected the Bison and Cozad to meet in the championship game. The top two seeded teams in the district staged two epic battles in the district meet played last Thursday and Friday at the Scottsbluff Softball Complex. ...
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Bison boys claim district tennis meet title
(High School Sports ~ 10/11/10)
KEARNEY, Nebraska -- McCook High School earned half the gold medals and the team championship trophy at the Class B-4 District boys tennis meet last Friday. The Bison will send both its singles players, senior Connor Larson and junior Cody Jankovits, to the Class B state meet starting Thursday, Oct. ...
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Republican River tools seek to minimize economic harm, keep state in compliance
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/11/10)
The last few years and especially the last several months have been complicated, sometimes gut-wrenching times throughout the Republican River basin. Kansas isn't satisfied that Natural Resources Districts and the state have done enough to stay in compliance with the Republican River Compact and wants to convince the U.S. Supreme Court of the same. The stakes are high both for the basin, and the state. It's to be expected that people within the basin will disagree...
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Online purchases can go both ways
(Editorial ~ 10/11/10)
More and more of us are shopping online, according to the latest Nebraska Rural Poll conducted by the Center for Applied Rural Innovation at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. In fact, online shopping has more than doubled during the past 10 years, according to the poll...
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Another scoreboard goose egg for Bison defense
(High School Sports ~ 10/11/10)
It was the Thunder and Lightning Show at Weiland Field Friday night, Oct. 8. Mother Nature supplied the lightning, and the McCook Bison added the thunder with a strong running game and a staunch defense as the Bison blanked Lexington, 41-0. McCook recorded its third straight shutout as a potent Minuteman offense was held to just 99 total yards, according to McCook stats. ...
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Gen. Henry 'Hap' Arnold, American hero
(Column ~ 10/11/10)
Henry "Hap" Arnold, a real American hero, was born in 1886, in Gladwyne Pennsylvania. He is the only man ever to hold the rank of 5-Star General in both the Army and the Air Force, but his route to the Air Force was a strange one. His father was a well-known physician in Pennsylvania who also served in the Pennsylvania National Guard. ...
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Speaker: Don't settle for a shadow
(Features ~ 10/11/10)
Kori (King) de Leon challenged more than 250 women to "put down their mud pies," to empty their hands -- so that they could receive the radiant gift of love offered by the Lord, during the Adoring Christ Conference Saturday at McCook Christian Church...
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Cookie jars plentiful on restaurant's menu
(Business ~ 10/11/10)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- It's hard to miss the 1,300 cookie jars at Fullers Family Restaurant in McCook. Belonging to Linda Thayer, the general manager, the massive collection takes up every available space in the restaurant. The jars are lined up on shelves throughout the front and back dining rooms, inside the windows and along the hallway. Then there are the ones you don't see, like the 500 Christmas cookie jars stored in closets that are displayed during the holidays...
- Erlene M. Schroer (Obituary ~ 10/11/10)
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