Stories from Saturday, June 3, 2006

The Nebraska Department of Roads could teach McCook homeowners a thing or two when it comes to saving money and water. That's not to say homeowners shouldn't contribute to the beauty of the neighborhood by maintaining neat and trim yards and lawns. But according to the department's highway landscape architect, Nebraska and other states have learned that roadsides can't all look like a putting green...

I watched two fascinating documentaries the other night that ran back to back on The National Geographic Channel about Adolph Hitler and the Third Reich. Both shows broke new ground and presented information I had not seen or heard before, including taped conversations Hitler never knew existed...