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The hands and hearts that heal
(Local News ~ 06/01/03)
Nurses and other direct care workers are the backbone of the health care system. Whether they work in the emergency room, on a ward or even in a home health position nurses are the face of medicine in America today. Nurses provide most of the face-to-face interaction patients have with any medical institution. ...
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Alpacas, rabbits and sheep -- oh my!
(Local News ~ 06/01/03)
Local agrarians interested in finding out more about alternative forms of livestock have been heading out to the Missouri Natural Colored Wool Growers Heart of America Sheep Show and Fiber Festival this weekend. Producers interested in a larger fiber producing animal that offers a good return on their investment visited the llama and alpaca barn. ...
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Werner wins state Class 3 shot put title, sets record
(High School Sports ~ 06/01/03)
Nevada High School's senior shotputters tallied all of the Tigers' points on the first day of the MSHSAA Class 3 Track and Field Championships at Dwight T. Reed Stadium in Jefferson City, Mo., on Friday. New state record holder Traci Werner, bound for Pittsburg State University next fall, captured the gold in the women's shot put for 10 points, which placed the Lady Tigers in a tie for fourth in the women's team standings after day one. ...
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The way it was 6/1
(Column ~ 06/01/03)
100 Years Ago -- June 1, 1903 ITEMS -- The cost of tickets to the Lake Park Theatre including streetcar fare both ways is twenty cents. Secure your seats at once! Remember rain doesn't stop this attraction and our roof doesn't leak. Strength and vigor come of good food, duly digested. ...
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Outdoor living 6/1
(Column ~ 06/01/03)
Memorial weekend is the unofficial opening of the camping season for many Missouri families like the Tom Nelsons. For the past 25 years, the Nelsons have made Memorial weekend their first camping trip of the year and 2003 was no different. "We plan on camping at Stockton, Truman or Pomme de Terre a lot this summer. ...
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At random 6/1
(Column ~ 06/01/03)
"One of my most vivid memories," recalls Nick Carraway, the narrator of Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, "is of coming back West from prep school and later from college at Christmas time. Those who went farther than Chicago would gather in the old dim Union Station at six o"clock of a December evening. ...
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Sports outlook 6/1
(Column ~ 06/01/03)
It didn't take long, because a lot of people get their Nevada Herald on Saturday. A couple of weeks or so ago, and it was still before the Kentucky Derby started at 4 p.m. that afternoon, the telephone rang. "I was reading your thing in the paper today and I don't know what 500 is." I knew it. ...
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The third cup 6/1
(Column ~ 06/01/03)
Hi neighbors. It's June already. Still coffee weather though. Lots of things are going on in June across the nation. Most are outdoor activities prompted by school being out for the summer and parents with vacation time burning a hole in their pockets. ...