Stories from Wednesday, September 28, 2011

LINCOLN, Nebraska -- Let's take it easy. Every state has a motto. Those mottos have been rewritten by various folks with something between humorous and jaundiced intent. Have a look at just some of them: Arizona: But it's a dry heat. Colorado: If you don't ski, don't bother...

LINCOLN, Nebraska -- Opponents of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline came out in droves as the second session of federal public hearings continued into the evening Wednesday. The hearings, which took place in Lincoln's Pershing Auditorium, were the fourth in a series of eight public hearings conducted by the State Department. ...

They say things come in threes -- but officials can only wish there would have been that many accidents involving school buses this year. There have been at least five accidents involving school buses so far this month, the latest Tuesday morning when a man from Ponca, Nebraska, was killed when his vehicle hit a bus on Highway 12 about two miles south of that town...

I am a total sap. If the Trix rabbit had shown up at my childhood breakfast table, I would have slid my bowl over to him and let him use my spoon. That is, if I had been able to persuade Mom to buy a name brand cereal. I always root for the underdog and if there is any good thing to be found in even the worst situations, I seek it out. ...

Feb. 19, 1936 - Sept. 27, 2011 BEAVER CITY, Nebraska -- Douglas R. Kohn, 75, died Tuesday (Sept. 27, 2011), at McCook, Nebraska. He was born Feb. 19, 1936 at Holdrege, Nebraska to Oris and Louise (Clawson) Kohn. He graduated from Beaver City High School with the Class of 1953. He served in the Air Force as a policeman from 1958 until 1961. Following discharge he returned back to Beaver City where he was an "over-the-road" truck driver...

Dec. 25, 2011 - Sept. 26, 2011 WAUNETA, Nebraska -- Carolyn Kay Roschewski Anderson was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in April 2011 and passed away at home on Sept. 26, 2011, at the age of 71. Carolyn was born on Dec. 25, 1939, at Imperial, Nebraska to William J. and Hilda M. (Fortkamp) Roschewski. Carolyn spent her entire life in the Wauneta community...