Stories from Thursday, February 24, 2005

Comments sent via mccookgazette.com website in response to the Parker Adair column "Sportsmanship still exists" in Wednesday's McCook Daily Gazette. From Jay Overholts joverholts@cinci.rr.com How can you lump the Miami Hurricanes in to this list? I was originally interested in the article, but as soon as I saw that comment I tuned out...

James and Carey Rohr of Eustis, announce the birth of a son, Nickolas James, born on Wednesday (Feb. 16, 2005), at Cambridge Memorial Hospital. He weighed 8 pounds, 6 1/2 ounces and was 21 1/2" long. He has a brother, Donald, 17-months. Grandparents are David and Margaret Ruf of Wilsonville and Francis Lee Rohr of Munjor, Kan., and the late Calysta Rohr. Great-grandparents are Dee Lee and Odessa Treat of Gothenburg, Manuel and Margalee Ruf of Wilsonville and Bertha Gross of Cambridge...

Colt Hosick and Sheila Rowan Hosick announce the birth of their son, Canyon River Hosick, Feb. 4, 2005, at Community Hospital of McCook. He weighed 8 pounds, 14 ounces and was 22 inches long. Grandparents are Darryl and Freda Hosick of Stockville and AC and Bonnie Rowan of Lamar, Colo...

A Legislative Bill to remove municipal well field users from the authority of Natural Resources Districts most likely will not find the support it needs to pass in Lincoln. Sen. Tom Baker told the McCook Chamber of Commerce Legislative Committee this morning he doesn't think LB 708, will find the support it needs to pass the full Legislature...

When it comes time for American lawmakers to decide the fate of rural development programs, they need to consider whether the funding for rural areas is government aid, or whether it is an investment in the future. The question faces the current members of the U.S. Senate and House or Representatives because sharp cutbacks in rural programs are proposed in President Bush's 2006 budget...

**Dear Editor, On the USDA budget, President Bush may be on the right track when he suggested lowering the farm subsidies from a $360,000 to a $250,000 limit. He has failed to mention the billions of dollars being spent for the food stamp program. For sure, food stamps are needed in this great nation. In this "land of plenty," no one should go hungry or be deprived of their needs, if needs are justified...

**Dear Editor, "There have been many other home school success stories in McCook, and the right to teach at home needs to be preserved. But, at the same time, there must be rules to prevent the rare, but tragic, cases of home school neglect" -- Gazette editorial, Tuesday...

**Dear Editor, It is interesting to read some of the outrageous comments made by Senator Tom Baker concerning term limits. ("Baker sees bad effects from term limits" http://www.mccookgazette.com/story/1089338.html") Sen. Baker should be reminded that it was Nebraskans who voted overwhelmingly to enact term limits, not outsiders. The last I knew, outsiders are not allowed to vote in Nebraska...

Every once in a while, we receive correspondence that really doesn't fit into the Gazette's format. Some of them are letters of hate and discontent. Some are letters pleading for our assistance with a legal issue. And then, there are those that ask for nothing more than to get a message out...

Southwest High School FFA members pause on their way to class this morning after driving their tractors to school as part of National FFA Week activities. Tuesday was "clunker day" and Friday will be pedal tractor day. Eighteen tractors turned out for today's commute...

ST. FRANCIS -- The Rawlins County-Atwood girls basketball team traveled to St. Francis on Tuesday and won 63-41. Rawlins County had two strong offensive quarters, scoring 21 in the first and 18 in the third. Ariel Dunker led Rawlins County in scoring with 18, followed by Emily Timm and Bethany Holste with 12 and Simone Cahoj added 11...