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James N. Blackman
(Obituary ~ 05/13/04)
James N. Blackman, 96, died Wednesday, May 12, 2004, at Moore-Few Care Center, Nevada. He was born on March 4, 1908, in Liberal, the son of Sam Norton and Nell (Roberts) Blackman. He graduated from Liberal High School in 1926. He married Lucille Lasley on Dec. ...
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Middle age plus
(Column ~ 05/13/04)
The name that we give to the page of comics/comic strips/funnies/cartoons/funny papers/etc. dates us nearly as accurately as the wrinkles on our face or the bifocals in our glasses. I notice that the Kansas City Star now calls their Sunday edition the KCStrips but in the daily paper it is called Comics. The Nevada Daily Mail simply calls this special page Entertainment. But as readers we each have our own names for the section despite what titles the papers themselves have chosen...
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Through a glass darkly
(Column ~ 05/13/04)
I had it all planned out. My column would be a forthright condemnation of the treatment of Iraqi prisoners at the hands of American military personnel. That changed. The videotaped beheading of Nick Berg by terrorists brought me to my senses. Yes, the treatment of Iraqi prisoners was abuse, it was uncalled for and it brought shame to any feeling American. ...
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Nevada school district to ask voters for 5-year tax hike
(Local News ~ 05/13/04)
By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail On Aug. 3, Nevada R-5 School District voters will be asked to approve an additional $500,000 in property taxes -- an amount school board members say is needed to help pull the district out of the red. The Nevada School Board voted unanimously at its meeting Wednesday night to ask voters to increase the levy 39 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. The ballot language needed to be certified by May 25 in order to get the measure on the August ballot...
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Bullard named teacher of the year
(Local News ~ 05/13/04)
By Brian Johnson Nevada Daily Mail Ask her students and peers why Cindy Bullard won the Teacher of the Year Award and the answers are numerous -- she somehow manages to make math fun, she gets to know her students and she tries to make less stressful what is considered by many a tough class...
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Week set aside to show appreciation for jury duty
(Local News ~ 05/13/04)
By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail It has been described as a duty, a privilege and an honor. Whether it's settling a dispute or determining guilt in a crime, serving on a jury is a crucial component of the U.S. civil and criminal justice system, when 12 people act as the common sense of the people in doling out justice...
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Nevada all-comers track meet is May 18
(Community Sports ~ 05/13/04)
Ralph Pokorny Nevada Daily Mail The Nevada High School Track team is going to make a third attempt to hold their annual all-comers track meet on May 18 with registration starting at 4:30 p.m. at Testman Field. This will be an age group track meet for area youth 12 years old and younger with unlimited entries...
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Nevada man gets hole-in-one
(Community Sports ~ 05/13/04)
Nevada Daily Mail It's been said that landing a hole-in-one in golf is one the hardest things to do in sports. "Most golfers can go through their life without getting one," said Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course manager Dan Davis. Doug Aliano has done it twice, including last week on the seventh whole at the municipal golf course in Nevada...
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