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Area athletes named to AP All-State Football Team
(High School Sports ~ 12/09/04)
COLUMBUS (AP) -- The Associated Press All-State Football Teams were released Thursday. Class B: Offense OL--Karl Shaddock, McCook, 6-2, 215, Sr. RB--Brendan Liess, McCook, 6-1, 180, Jr. Defense DL--Jayce Dueland, McCook, 6-0, 210, Sr. Honorable Mention...
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Music for Christmas
(Local News ~ 12/09/04)
Brett Ricley (front) and Bart Gaboury rehearse for the McCook Junior/Senior High instrumental music departments' annual Christmas band concert Thursday, Dec. 16. The public is invited to attend the concert, which begins at 7 p.m., in the senior high auditorium. ... -
Noxious weed designation a 'good call'
(Local News ~ 12/09/04)
GRAND ISLAND -- A Bureau of Reclamation natural resource specialist involved in the assault on saltcedar at Swanson Lake feels the designation of the plant as a noxious weed is "a good move." Mike Delvaux, with the Bureau's Grand Island office, said Wednesday the Bureau and Nebraska Game and Parks have been deeply concerned for several years about the damages caused by saltcedar... -
Nebraska needs unity in Lincoln
(Editorial ~ 12/09/04)
New governor should look statewide for next lieutenant.
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Mechanical breakdown
(Column ~ 12/09/04)
I was visiting with a gentlemen the other day about a story totally unrelated to what I'm writing -- but something he said kind of hit home. "They're mechanical," he told me. "They're a contraption. They're a pile of parts ready to disperse." I felt like he was getting a little personal, because if there's one thing I've found out through the years, it's that my parts seem to be wearing out...
