Stories from Saturday, May 5, 2007

I don't understand why they can't release the names of the "young adults" or the "disciplinary actions" that will be taken ["Official: School damage not as serious as thought" (http://www. mccookgazette.com/story/1201847.html)]. I'm sure the majority of them are 18 years of age...

On April 18, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the controversial Federal Partial Birth Abortion Ban. This ruling provides a huge shot in the arm to many in the pro-life movement who have been laboring since Roe v. Wade came down. It shows the importance of political action in supporting and voting for pro-life candidates...

In response to Linda Lou, professional bartender, who asked about the Dixie Trail: The "Dixie Trail" is a colloquialism for any of the various Southern U.S. trails with which we associate despair or destruction. Sherman's course through the south during the Civil War, for example, could be referred to as a "Dixie Trail" for the physical devastation he left in his wake...

Mea culpa as charged. Gloria Masoner pegged it right and I have no doubt that the in crowd at Sarge's is just like the characters we enjoyed when Cheers was on TV. I'll take her word for it as I haven't been back since the proprietor chewed my tail for parking in his lot without his specific permission. Further Gloria illustrated the occasional problems that, I suspect, are exactly why the good people at the Senior Center are against the use of alcohol there...

For teachers and professors, every May is the end of an era because the graduates move on, to be replaced by a new crop of freshmen in the fall. It is just as certain as the changing of the seasons. Some of them hold great promise for the future, others you can only hope one day find their way...

Some local establishments are celebrating Cinco de Mayo on Saturday, as part or separately from McCook's "Party on the Bricks" celebration of our 125th birthday. But what does the "Fifth of May" mean, and why do we celebrate it? In case you didn't already know, it's a national holiday in Mexico, celebrates the legendary Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, in which a Mexican force of 4,500 men faced 6,000 well-trained men of the French Army. ...

The McCook City Council will tackle the issue of whether to allow alcohol on city property, at a regular meeting Monday night, 7:30 p.m., at City Council Chambers in Memorial Auditorium. Slated as a regular agenda item, the topic drew heated resistance at the April 16 council meeting, from seniors who use the Heritage Senior Center and opposed a special designated liquor license to serve alcohol at a July dinner, hosted by the McCook Art Guild. ...