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Listen closely to candidates
(Column ~ 05/08/02)
Listen closely to what the candidates are saying. Consider the consequences, not only for next Tuesday's primary election, but for the general election in November and for the future of McCook, Red Willow County and the Southwest Nebraska area. That may sound like a formidable assignment. But it shouldn't. As a crowd of listeners found out Tuesday night, politics can be as exciting on the local level as it is on the state and national stage...
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Attend meeting
(Column ~ 05/08/02)
Dear Editor, Very rarely does the public have an opportunity to express their opinion favorably or unfavorably about an administrative ruling. That rare opportunity presents itself at 4 p.m. today, Room 119 at the Walsh-Brady building at the college...
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Water precious
(Column ~ 05/08/02)
Dear Editor, Generally speaking, we welcomed Gov. Mike Johanns when he visited our area recently. However, he made some disturbing observations when he visited the Swanson Reservoir at Trenton. He found that there was only about eight feet of water in it, compared to its usual 29 or so feet...
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Gucci farmers
(Column ~ 05/08/02)
Dear Editor, Yesterday I stopped for gas at the co-op in Mayberry. As I walked back to my car after paying, I noticed a couple of farmers visiting about the new farm bill. They were both wearing Gucci overalls. One was leaning on his Cadillac Sedan DeVille DeElegance and the other was sitting on the running board of his all-chrome, one-tone, 4x4 Dually extra cab pickup...
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Not traveler by choice
(Column ~ 05/08/02)
I was not born with wanderlust. It was thrust upon me by the countless moves we made as a family while I was growing up. It seemed that whenever we had been in one place for nearly a year, it was time to pull up stakes and, as Mom would say, (in an effort to comfort and encourage) "Make a fresh start."...
Stories from Wednesday, May 8, 2002
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