Stories from Sunday, July 20, 2003

The city is planning to make major improvements to the runway at the Nevada Airport; however, the terminal building is also in need of renovation. It makes a very poor first impression on people who arrive by airplane and if the proposed aircraft maintenance facility comes to fruition there will be a lot more people coming to Nevada by plane, council member Mike Straight has noted at the last two city council meetings. ...

The two teenage girls have a lot in common. They come from similar family situations. Their parents even worked in the same occupations. Both girls have three siblings -- two brothers and one sister. Both had a strong interest in learning about other cultures, and both of their families worked hard to find the opportunity to learn of life in a foreign land. ...

Kansas City Star columnist Jason Whitlock comes up with some clever nicknames and plays on words. His latest is Prie$t Holme$. Whitlock really hit the nail solidly on the head with this one. It seems that ever since the day Holmes went down with a hip injury in the waning days of a season in which his team failed to make the playoffs, despite his offensive heroics, all we have heard from him is how much more money he wants. ...

Years ago, after floating Beaver Creek and setting up camp on a sandbar for a night's rest, suddenly a set of bright lights appeared out of nowhere heading right for us. Paul Hoffman and I couldn't believe it. At first we thought a truck had gotten off the road and was heading up the creek, but we knew the nearest road was miles away. ...

The American philosopher George Santayana once said, "The nation that fails to learn from its past mistakes is fated to relive them." By now, everyone knows the saying, but we don?t seem to have learned its validity and truth. Take, for example, the oaf in the White House. ...

Hi neighbors. Even I can understand why people drink iced coffee now. Heat index of 105! What is going on? Guess we'd better stay inside and stay cool. I suppose we can spend some of that indoor time getting organized. I got a flyer in the mail the other day advertising a book on organizing my life. ...

100 Years Ago -- July 20, 1903 LAMAR NEWS -- Ex-Marshal James M. Rice was fatally shot yesterday afternoon at the home of Claude Fast in the east part of the city, by Bart Cochran. The two men were rivals for the affection of Mrs. C.B. Martin, a widow. ...