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County offices struggle with making cuts
(Local News ~ 08/23/08)
Many Red Willow County officials have squeezed their pennies about as tightly as they can. One official told commissioners at their weekly meeting Monday that if they ask for further cuts in her 2008-09 budget, she may not have any other option but to reduce the number of staffers in her office...
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Live each day like there's not much time left
(Column ~ 08/23/08)
There has been a spate of celebrity deaths, several at relatively young ages, in the past couple of months that serve to remind us that life is fragile, temporary and short. Death never takes into account your bank account, status, celebrity or where you're at in your journey through life. The most recent death of Gene Upshaw, President of the NFL players union is a prime example of that. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last Sunday and died four days later. He was only 63 years old...
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NRDs need 701?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/23/08)
The governor of Nebraska was in McCook just a week ago, extolling the Nebraska economy. His statement was that our economy far exceeded that of the neighboring states -- (as do our taxes). If the economy is so great … why in the world would they need to tax the residents of only the Republican Valley to take care of the state's responsibility over the Republican water?...
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Violated her rights
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/23/08)
I would like to inform the public of an incident that occurred Monday, Aug. 18, that clearly violated my rights as a citizen. Red Willow County Deputy Lonnie Anderson opened the back door to my house and walked in. If he knocked, I did not hear him, but he still had no right to just walk in...
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