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Sally Sue (Housley) Johnson
(Obituary ~ 08/24/09)
May 14, 1933 - Aug. 8, 2009 BOISE, IDAHO --Sally Sue (Housley) Johnson, 76, died Saturday (Aug. 8, 2009) in Boise, Idaho. She was born May 14, 1933, in Nebraska to Charles and Zella (Vandervort) Housley. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Susan Ann Carr; brothers, Darrell and Stanley Housley and sisters, Geraldine Holcomb and Mabel Davis...
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George L. Brown
(Obituary ~ 08/24/09)
Sept. 20, 1927 - Aug. 21, 2009 OBERLIN -- George L. Brown, 82, died Friday (Aug. 21, 2009) at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kan. He was born Sept. 20, 1927, in Kansas City, Mo., to Louis and Lily (Rutschman) Brown. He grew up in the Kansas City area and graduated from Northeast High School in 1944...
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William P. Swanson
(Obituary ~ 08/24/09)
May 28, 1916 - Aug. 18, 2009 ARAPAHOE -- William P. Swanson, 93, of Arapahoe, formerly of Cambridge, died Tuesday (Aug. 18, 2009) at C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Center in Arapahoe. He was born May 28, 1916, on the family farm southeast of Cambridge to William and Hilda O. (Simpson) Swanson. He graduated from Cambridge High School in 1937...
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Board approves salary agreement
(Local News ~ 08/24/09)
McCook Public Schools board of education members at noon Friday approved a 2009-10 agreement with certificated staff and the McCook Education Association, raising the base teacher's salary by $1,273 a year. School board president Tom Bredvick reported, following closed session during a special meeting, that the salary for a new teacher in the McCook school system increases from $28,770 to $30,043...
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New college programs paying off in increased enrollment
(Local News ~ 08/24/09)
Almost 10 years ago when McCook Community College faced stagnant student enrollment numbers, officials had to figure out some way to get more students on campus. With the area population in steady decline, it diminished the area student recruiting base, and forced MCC to find a way to entice a new group of students to come to Southwest Nebraska...
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Power tour an eye-opener
(Editorial ~ 08/24/09)
Gazette editor Bruce Crosby, Scoop Media publisher Jason Frederick and others were guests of Southwest Public Power District on an enlightening tour organized by Nebraska Public Power District directors Ed Schrock, Larry Linstrom and Ron Larson. The two-day tour last week was an eye-opener for those of us who usually don't give much thought to electricity, beyond flipping a switch or paying the utility bill...
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Nelson: Few want no action on health care
(State News ~ 08/24/09)
WASHINGTON -- Nebraska's Senator Ben Nelson said today that few Nebraskans attending his public meetings want Congress to do nothing to reform health care in America. He also said that bipartisan agreement already exists on significant reforms that would improve Nebraskans' health care, while not increasing the deficit or creating a large new role for the federal government...
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Kearney man struck, killed
(Local News ~ 08/24/09)
HOLDREGE -- Matthew Henriksen of Kearney, Neb., died a a result of injuries he sustained in a car-pedestrian accident which occurred at approximately 3 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, one and one-half miles north of Holdrege, Nebraska on Highway 183. Henriksen was walking in the south bound lane of travel on the highway and was struck from behind...
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Unanimous agreement on improving VA facility
(Column ~ 08/24/09)
Last week, our state and our military veterans got some great news at a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee field hearing I chaired in Omaha. Every witness, including VA officials, agreed that major new construction is needed at the Omaha VA Medical Center. ...
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Nebraska values, Nebraska manners
(Column ~ 08/24/09)
The annual August break from Washington has given me the opportunity to travel around the state and meet with Nebraskans on a variety of issues, particularly health care reform. There is a lot of enthusiasm and interest in this topic, but just like Nebraska football fans are the best, respectful and polite, so were the hundreds who came to my public meetings on health care reform. It has been a good reflection of Nebraska values and Nebraska manners...
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Health tips from the Tarahumara
(Column ~ 08/24/09)
For the last several months our temporary living quarters have been adjacent to the new walking/biking/ jogging trail east of Kelley Park, in East McCook, to my mind, one of the great new improvements to McCook. It is surprising how much that trail is used -- by strollers out to exercise their dogs, by women pushing baby prams, by power walkers, joggers, and bikers -- individuals and families. ...
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