Stories from Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Jan. 30, 1933 - May 23, 2009 Vonda Gayleen (Davis) Doak died Saturday, May 23, 2009, at Bryan LGH East in Lincoln. She was 76 years old Vonda was born Jan. 30, 1933, in McDonald, Kan., to Sewell Willis and Mary Elllen (Buck) Davis. She attended school in McDonald and in 1951 attained her GED in McCook...

Dec. 13, 1920 - May 24, 2009 ARAPAHOE -- Earl Thomas Moore, 81, died Sunday (May 24, 2009) at C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Center in Arapahoe. He was born Dec. 13, 1920, to Cyrus "Ole" and N. Mable (Horton) Clements. His mother died shortly after his birth. He was later adopted by her sister, Grace L. (Horton) Moore and husband, Oscar Frank Moore. He was almost 20 years old when he learned that he had been adopted...

July 9, 1941 - April 14, 2009 PADUCAH, Texas -- David Paul Wederski, 67, died April 17, 2009, at Paducah, Texas. He was born July 9, 1941, at Stratton to Elijah and Sarah (Bramblett) Wederski. He grew up in Stratton and graduated from Stratton High School in 1959...

The summer sunshine sure feels good. For awhile during the late winter and early spring, I feared we were going to live in perpetual clouds, and I'm one of those people who simply must have sunshine in her day. I don't do dismal well. Perhaps it has something to do with my name. A co-worker recently quipped when I arrived at work, "you can't have a day without a 'dawn'." The rains over the weekend, however, were welcome, the sweet smell and life-giving liquid refreshing all of creation...

Grassroots movements are a good thing for democracy, giving citizens frustrated with the system a chance to convince their fellow citizens that a problem deserves attention, to the point that something can actually be done. The recent TEA -- Taxed Enough Already -- Parties are a good example, organized by average citizens concerned about the direction the nation is headed. ...