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A post-mortem on my Oscar picks
(Column ~ 02/28/13)
The motion picture industry distributed its annual "attaboys" Sunday night in the form of the Academy Awards. There weren't a bunch of surprises this year, outside of the third tie in the history of the Academy Awards (in Sound Editing) and that I didn't have the urge to throw a brick through my TV at this year's host, Seth MacFarlane (no, he wasn't the best-ever, but he sure wasn't James Franco, either)...
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Pauline Latimer
(Obituary ~ 02/28/13)
Pauline Latimer WELLFLEET, Nebraska -- Pauline Latimer, 99, formerly of Wellfleet, died Feb. 20, 2013 in McCook, Nebraska. She was born on April 21, 1913, to Luroy F. and Cecile (Painter) Soules in Monmouth, Kansas. She attended school at North Platte. On Oct. 21, 1934, she married to Floyd "Stub" Latimer...
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On the record
(Other Record ~ 02/28/13)
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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MCC Choir in concert two times Saturday
(Features ~ 02/28/13)
McCOOK, Nebraska --The McCook Community College Choir is in concert Saturday at 3 and again at 5 p.m. in the Weeth Theatre on campus. Both shows will be the same, according to Choir Director Tiffany Gapp, but based on the high number of attendees at the last concert she just wanted to give everyone two opportunities to see and hear the choir...
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Entrepreneur of the Year
(Community News ~ 02/28/13)
CURTIS, Nebraska -- Norma Lashley was awarded the Entrepreneur of the Year Award in February at the Land Improvement Contractors of America convention in Savannah, Georgia. This is the fourth time the award has been given. Lashley, owner and president of BSB Construction Inc. in Curtis, was elected in January as president of the Nebaska chapter of the Nebraska Land Improvement Contractors Association...
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State to install lighting at intersection
(Local News ~ 02/28/13)
CAMBRIDGE, Nebraska -- The Nebraska Department of Roads will install overhead lighting at the Cambridge lake road on Highway 6&34 this summer. A NDOR study of the intersection west of Cambridge indicated that three of five crashes in the last five years happened in the early morning or during the night. Four involved impairment such as alcohol or fatigue, and one involved icy roads. All involved drivers who were southbound on Harry Strunk Lake and turning onto the highway...
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Prison labor bill withdrawn, will be back next year
(Local News ~ 02/28/13)
LINCOLN, Nebraska -- Sen. Mark Christensen of Imperial withdrew his bill (LB52) Wednesday that would allow certain organizations to hire prisoners for labor without pay. Christensen said he received phone calls and emails throughout Tuesday after an amendment eliminating organizations that discriminate based on sexual orientation was adopted...
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Christensen: I should have done more to challenge amendment
(Local News ~ 02/28/13)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- Sen. Mark Christensen said he should have challenged the germaneness of an amendment, successfully attached to his Work Ethic Camp bill by Sen. Ernie Chambers, and said that legislators were "not paying attention" when they adopted the amendment...
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Governors hold room, board, tuition at same levels
(Local News ~ 02/28/13)
NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska -- With the University of Nebraska system poised to freeze tuition for two years, the Mid-Plains Community College board of governors voted to hold tuition, fees, room and board at the current levels for next year. Meeting in North Platte on Wednesday, the board voted to retain tuition and fees for Nebraska and border state students at $77 plus $15 per credit hour. A resident student would pay $1,380 per semester for a full load of 15 credit hours...
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Can spring be far away?
(Local News ~ 02/28/13)
One thing's for certain, much of the snow on the ground will be gone in the next few days as temperatures climb into the 50s.
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Water begins flowing in Rock Creek augmentation project
(Local News ~ 02/28/13)
DUNDY COUNTY, Nebraska -- On Feb. 18, water flowed from the Upper Republican Natural Resources District's water augmentation project in Dundy County, Nebraska, into Rock Creek. The water will flow down the creek, through Rock Creek Lake, into the Republican River and ultimately into Kansas, helping Nebraska comply with Republican River Compact lawsuit settlements with Kansas and the URNRD make up for overuse in 2012 and projected pumping in 2013...
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Chamber seeks nominations for Educator of the Year Award
(Local News ~ 02/28/13)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- The McCook Area Chamber of Commerce Education Committee is now accepting nominations for the annual Educator of the Year Award. The purpose of this award is: To encourage and recognize outstanding performance in the all important field of education with special emphasis on motivating students to reach their highest potential...
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Study links childhood conditions to adult chronic pain, depression
(Editorial ~ 02/28/13)
Food banks like the McCook Pantry are finding themselves more and more strapped to keep up with demand, and if Washington is unsuccessful in reaching a compromise, they'll be under even more pressure. The United States has far more than enough food to feed itself and many other countries, but economic conditions leave too many families without food at the end of the day...
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Senator present
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/28/13)
I see in writing the post that there is an error. [Shared parenting," Feb. 26, 2013, http://www.mccookgazette.com/story/19452... Senator Christensen was present at the hearing. I apologize for my error. Hastings, Nebraska...
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Inmates benefited
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/28/13)
I totally agree with your editorial tonight (2/27/13). Chambers' ego won; the work ethic camp lost, as did McCook. We have so benefited from the help of the inmates, and I believe they, in turn, have also benefited. McCook, Nebraska...
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More to story
(Editorial ~ 02/28/13)
I read with amusement your reporting of the death of the Work- Camp bill. You certainly have a way of not getting the whole story out. Sen. Chambers was filibustering this bill and was losing by a large margin every amendment he was offering. He usually will, as a last resort put up what is called a poison pill amendment that if passed would then kill the bill because others won't vote for it...
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Snow-cap
(Local News ~ 02/28/13)
The cedar tree near Lloyd and Clarice Shields' deck in McCook sports a snow-cap and a beard of icicles Tuesday as the snow from the latest storm slowly melts, replenishing the soil in the nation's bread basket with much needed moisture. The forecast calls for a slight chance of snow flurries tonight, with temperatures climbing to near 60 by the end of the weekend. ...
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Astronomy 101, Part II
(Column ~ 02/28/13)
For this session of Astronomy 101 Part II, we are going to discuss the difference between comets, meteors, and asteroids. First, comets. Comets, contrary to popular belief, do not go whizzing across the sky at great speed. Now, understand, comets are traveling at great speed, but with the distances involved in space, the human eye will not perceive it as moving fast. Only when we see the comet change locations against the background stars each evening will we see that it is indeed moving...
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Things I said I'd never
(Column ~ 02/28/13)
So before I became a mom and for a few years after having two baby girls, I had a list of "things I'd never" say or do when it came to my kids. It's funny how with time and with more experience, some of those things on the list were quickly scraped off. I'm not proud that I caved on some things, but I've also learned to pick my battles and not to dwell on the guilt of feeling like a lame parent. For instance:...
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LEAD Fellows meet with state senators
(Local News ~ 02/28/13)
LINCOLN, Nebraska -- This February, twenty-six Nebraska LEAD Program Fellows from across the state of Nebraska attended a 3-day seminar in Lincoln. The educational seminar addressed political processes and provided an opportunity to meet with political leaders. Several LEAD Fellows from the 44th legislative district attended this seminar...
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Spousal training
(Column ~ 02/28/13)
One of the most important things in the success of a marriage is spousal training. Many stories exist when a "cowboy type" (male or female) marries someone with an urban upbringing. Usually it is the male heir to the ranch who goes to A&M, falls in love with a city girl and brings her home. ...
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McCook FFA student wins grant to advance homegrown fencing enterprise
(Local News ~ 02/28/13)
INDIANAPOLIS -- The National FFA Organization announced that Nicholas Cole of McCook, Nebraska, was selected to receive a Keystone Steel and Wire-Red Brand grant in the amount of $1,000 to initiate or improve Nicholas's career development experience known as a Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE)...
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Loretta Alice Schilz
(Obituary ~ 02/28/13)
Loretta Alice Schilz July 16, 1923 - Feb. 27, 2013 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Loretta Alice Schilz of McCook passed away Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was 89 years old. Loretta was born in Cambridge, Nebraska, to parents, John Charles and Elizabeth Alice (Hougnon) Jones. She graduated from Cambridge High School in 1940...
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