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City Council to consider I-80, I-70 link
(Local News ~ 11/01/08)
Meeting Monday night, the McCook City Council will consider a resolution from the consent agenda that supports a potential four-lane expressway on U.S. Highway 83, connecting Interstates 70 and 80. The resolution, backed by the McCook Area Chamber of Commerce and the McCook Economic Development Corp., supports the proposed U.S. ...
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Republican River Valley and Cather Country are new to Chicken Dance Trail
(Local News ~ 11/01/08)
HOLDREGE -- A new bird watching adventure featuring Red Cloud, the lower Republican River valley, Harlan Dam and Oxford is the latest addition to the popular Chicken Dance Trail Website. "Birders from all over the country have discovered the Chicken Dance Trail region of southwest and south central Nebraska as one of the most interesting and fruitful bird watching regions of the country," said Nancy Herhahn, who, with her sister Betty Sayers launched chickendancetrail.com in 2006 under the auspices of the South Platte United Chambers of Commerce.. ...
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Time change good for the heart -- this time of year
(Editorial ~ 11/01/08)
Not only should you turn back the clock before going to be Saturday night to take advantage of an extra hour of sleep; you should do it for your health, according to a report published in the New England Journal of Medicine. According to a study from Sweden, changing clocks back an hour in the fall resulted in 5 percent fewer heart attacks the following day...