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Picking through the Oscar noms
(Column ~ 01/17/13)
I've perused this year's list of nominees for the 85th edition of the Academy Awards. As usual, I cheered a little, shook my head a couple of times, and then settled on my non-valid ballot. I've been wrong before, I'll be wrong again. (Hopefully not as wrong as I was with my Emmy picks, though ... and the less said about that, the better ... ) So with that, my picks to take home the Oscars:...
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Michael Laird Jackson
(Obituary ~ 01/17/13)
Michael Laird Jackson Sept. 24, 1964 - Jan. 10, 2013 CEDAR POINT, Kansas -- Michael Jackson, 48, son-in-law of Roger and Angie Wilson of Oberlin, Kansas, died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, at his home in Cedar Point, Kansas. He was born Sept. 24, 1964, in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Laird "Larry" and and Marjorie (McAuliffe) Jackson. He graduated from the Chase County High School in 1983, and from Kansas State University 1988 with a bachelor's degree in agricultural economics...
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Scholarship winners
(Community News ~ 01/17/13)
Courtesy photos The McCook Elk's Lodge No. 1434 has announced the 2012-2013 Most Valuable scholarship winners.They are: Kelsey Siebrandt, above, McCook; Allyson Cole, right, of Trenton; Kelsey Woitaszewski, not shown, of McCook; Alicia Lambert, not shown, of Beaver City and Kiel Howell, above right, of Cambridge. Winners from the McCook Elk's Lodge No. 1434 were sent to the state Elk's Association for further judging...
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On the record
(Community News ~ 01/17/13)
This information is gathered at the McCook Public Safety Center, the McCook office of the Nebraska State Patrol, the Red Willow County Courthouse, the Red Willow County Sheriff's Office and the McCook Humane Society. Police activity Activity log...
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Fight the flu and stay healthy
(Community News ~ 01/17/13)
MCCOOK DAILY GAZETTE McCOOK, Nebraska -- Darwin Scott did something this year he has never done before. He got a flu vaccine. "I kept hearing how widespread the flu is this year, so I decided just to get it done," Scott said. "Once it's done, it's done."...
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Tri Valley Health Systems' Merle Jane Harpst awards presented Jan. 5
(Community News ~ 01/17/13)
CAMBRIDGE, Nebraska -- The Prestigious Annual Merle Jane Harpst Awards were given at the Tri Valley Health System Holiday party on Saturday night, Jan. 5, 2013, at the Cambridge Community Building. The award is named for the late Merle Jane Harpst, long-time employee and administrator at Cambridge Memorial Hospital and Tri Valley Health System. The award is funded by Merle Jane's son and his wife, Don and Alice Harpst of McCook...
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Hospital restricting visitors because of influenza
(Local News ~ 01/17/13)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- Community Hospital has put a temporary visitor restriction in place due to the increased outbreak of influenza in the area, according to Sharon Conroy, RN, Community Hospital Infection Prevention. Staff at the hospital is asking that people do not visit patients if they have a fever of more than 100 degrees and have a cough and/or a sore throat. ...
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Billl would end state ties to Iran
(Local News ~ 01/17/13)
LINCOLN -- State funds invested in companies with ties to Iran's oil and military sectors would be pulled out under a bill introduced by Sen. Bill Avery of Lincoln. The Nebraska Iran Divestment Act is part of Attorney General Jon Bruning's 2013 legislative package. ...
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Passion for outdoors spurs local man toward career in taxidermy
(Features ~ 01/17/13)
McCOOK, Nebraska - With a scalpel, needle and thread - and lots of patience -- Jake Fahrenbruch has taken his love of wildlife indoors. Growing up hunting and fishing, Fahrenbruch learned to appreciate nature up close and personal and his affinity for this led him to launch his new business, Jake's Trophy Taxidermy...
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Norris Institute lauds bipartisan climate in Unicameral
(Local News ~ 01/17/13)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- In one of the reddest of Red States, Nebraska, the nation's only non-partisan unicameral legislature has chosen eight Democrats, seven Republicans and one Independent for the unicameral's top leadership positions. "This is significant," said Tom Vickers, a former Nebraska state senator who is now a member of the Norris Institute of McCook, Nebraska...
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Gun action, if any, needs to come down in the middle
(Editorial ~ 01/17/13)
Don't just do something, sit there. That's the best advice when it comes to some situations, but one Washington is unlikely to take regarding the shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, and elsewhere, and the resulting call for action. Unfortunately, any action President Obama and Congress is likely to take can only impose tighter restrictions on sane, responsible gun owners and create more lucrative markets for dealers in illegal guns and ammunition...
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When's a mom too old to dance?
(Column ~ 01/17/13)
So when does a mom get too old to shake her groove thang on the dance floor at a wedding?? I'm not talking mother-of-the-bride slow dance to a sappy country song, and when I say "shake her groove thang," I'm not referring to anything vulgar that would be inappropriate for any good girl...
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Sighting Taurus, the Bull
(Column ~ 01/17/13)
Aside from Orion, the Hunter, the second most-recognizable constellation in the winter sky is Taurus, the Bull. It can be easily found these winter evenings by going outside about an hour to an hour and a half after local sunset and looking southeast. The sky doesn't have to be totally dark, but the darker, the better...
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Sex offender arrested at McCook school grounds
(Local News ~ 01/17/13)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- McCook Police Officer and Public School Resource Officer John Smith arrested a local sex offender for criminal trespassing on school grounds in November. The offender, 73-year-old Robert Burton of 1310 West Circle Drive, subsequently paid a $100 fine in December...
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A culture of life
(Column ~ 01/17/13)
The Supreme Court issued its controversial Roe v. Wade decision, which forced states to legalize abortion on January 22, 1973. Rather than ending the debate, the pro-life movement has continued and made some progress over the last 40 years. However, much work remains to protect the sanctity of innocent life, and I have worked with my colleagues in both parties to bring pro-life legislation to the floor and advance the rights of the unborn...
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Lester M. Tirrill
(Obituary ~ 01/17/13)
Lester Marvin Tirrill Oct. 25, 1923 - Jan. 16, 2013 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Lester Marvin Tirrill, 89, of McCook, died Jan. 16, 2013, at McCook Community Hospital. He was born Oct. 25, 1923, in McCook, the son of Tom E. Tirrill and Mary Ella Morasch...
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