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| Columnists | | | | | Wednesday, October 08 | | Another great local publication
The McCook Daily Gazette has to be one of the best daily newspapers printed in outstate Nebraska. Its coverage of local issues, sporting events, and human interest stories are far and above those of most other rural newspapers. The Gazette’s photographs are awesome, its stories are award-win ...
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| Sooner or later, everyone's in Lincoln
Nebraska is a small state, and sooner or later, everyone will meet at Lincoln. I just wrote that adage myself, but my wife is already a firm believer.
At BryanLGH for her father’s triple bypass, Candy was reminded that it really is a small state. “So you’re the ones who bumped my father!” ...
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| Defying the odds, gravity
Most of us live relatively calm lives, even drab. We do not knowingly risk our lives in everyday pursuits. (We drive the interstate, eat too much, and smoke, all risky endeavors, but that doesn’t count). Policemen, firemen, and military personnel regularly risk their lives in doing their jobs, in the line of duty. There are others who do not believe that life is worth living unless they are brushing up against disaster at every turn. I think of the sky-divers, race car drivers, Hollywood stuntmen, people like Evel Knevel, professional football players—- tightrope walkers. I be ...
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| Doing your 'homework,' betting on the 'flop'
Interior decorating has existed since there were blank cave walls and something for the women to put on them. Following close behind were the men sitting around a poker table, betting the furs they had killed that day. Both of these concepts now dominate the television world and, consequently, have taken over our everyday lives. Every decorating project is now influenced by “Trading Spaces” on The Learning Channel. I don’t have cable at home so when I do find a television with TLC, I am glued to the set and the show dedicated to an insider’s view of decorating. I’ll ...
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| Rulings from the three-ring circuit
While reading the decision on the California recall election one of the judges had a slip of the tongue and referred to his court as the “Ninth Circus Court of Appeals.” If you’ve been keeping up with the whole mess you’ll recognize the humor in that statement. First of all this was the same court that ruled that “God” had to be deleted from the Pledge of Allegiance. Then, when you consider the court’s most recent ruling, you’ll realize that this circus is going to give Barnum and Bailey a run for its money. And best of all, the clowns are running the show. I have no pro ...
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