Stories from Monday, August 23, 2004

By Steve Moyer Nevada Daily Mail In 1967 Taysir Abu Saada, Tass to his friends, was filled with hate for the Jewish people. He joined Fatah, a wing of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, trained as a sniper and then trained children to kill Jews. Today he has a long standing relation with a Christian Jew, Moran Rosenblit, and has worked with him to bring both Jews and Palestinians to Christ...

By Ben Holman Nevada Daily Mail Thursday evening the Sheldon Old Settlers Picnic got underway. This is the 100th anniversary for the event and the committee has been working for the past year to make sure it is the best they've ever had. "This is going to be a grand event," said Robyn Fowler, co-president of the committee. "We've had 60 people from all over the community working on it and many other volunteers," she added...

By Marc Powers Nevada Daily Mail JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Several unionized state employees want a judge to compel Secretary of State Matt Blunt to cease blocking a proposed administrative rule that would allow unions to impose fees on non-members the unions are obligated to represent...

Joe Heathman, an x-ray technician from Nevada Regional Medical Center, administers a vascular screening to Laurie Payton, who teaches kindergarten through first grade special education at Bryan Elementary school. The annual Nevada R-V health fair was held Wednesday in the high school commons. Local health care professionals are brought in by the school district to provide free health screenings and consultation for teachers...

Early voting not a solution By Michael Jensen Keep a close eye on the planned lawsuit by the City of St. Louis seeking a two-week early voting period prior to the general election. The state of Missouri argues that legislation has not been approved to permit the early voting...

What's up with that? You're kidding me: Former Kerry foreign policy adviser Sandy Berger (former national security adviser under President Bill Clinton) after being caught mishandling classified information and admitting he smuggled some papers out of the National Archives building, is no longer front-page news...

100 years ago: A flood near Hume The worst flood in years was caused here last night and yesterday by excessive rains. More than eight and one half inches of water fell in twenty four hours. Creeks were high and much damage has been done to roads and bridges. The new wagon bridge across Duncan Creek, south of here, was washed away. A St. Louis & San Francisco passenger train on the Rich Hill branch went through a bridge yesterday that had been weakened by the big rain. No one was injured...

Convention is much ado about nothing Dear editor: After watching the Democratic Convention, it is evident that the verdict is still out. We watched intently all the theatrics and the song and dance that Mr. Kerry choreographed, through it all he had a lot to say about nothing. If they gave grades for evading the issues, Mr. Kerry would get top honors...

Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Freshman quarterback Darrell Jackson withdrew from classes and left Missouri Thursday, a day after news reports that he faces charges stemming from an incident as a juvenile. Jackson, a quarterback from Webster Groves, was considered perhaps the best player in the 2004 recruiting class from the St. Louis area...

Associated Press RIVER FALLS, Wis. -- For a brief time, some of the Kansas City Chiefs were fans, rather than the stars of the show. That's what happens when the President of the United States stops by to say hello. Wide-eyed Chiefs players with mobile phones or digital cameras snapped pictures and lined up to shake President Bush's hand Wednesday when he stopped at the team's training camp in River Falls during a campaign swing through Wisconsin...

By Joe Warren Nevada Daily Mail Logan McCord was awarded the 2004 Jack Swearingen Scholarship recently from First National Bank. The scholarship is given annually to a graduating Nevada High School golfer who is furthering their education. "Logan certainly deserved it this year," David Swearingen, President and CEO of First National Bank, said...

By R.B. Fallstrom AP Sports Writer ST. LOUIS -- Scott Rolen's second error of the game allowed the go-ahead run to score in the 10th inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Thursday night. Reggie Sanders tied it at 2 in the ninth with a two-out homer off Pittsburgh closer Jose Mesa...

By Nancy Malcom Nevada Herald Farmers sometimes find strange things in their fields. So Sheldon farmer John Lawson wasn't certain what he saw bobbing in the field he was mowing. But he didn't hesitate to jump off his tractor and take a look. Closer inspection revealed a harmless balloon -- carrying a message from 5-year-old Dakota Harris...

By Ben Holman Nevada Herald A little over a week ago, the USDA's Risk Management Agency voted to include six new states in the Livestock Protection Program. Missouri was among the states selected for addition to the program that will be available in 19 states starting Oct. 1...

By Marc Powers Nevada Herald JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- If Butler County Clerk John Dunivan had his druthers, he would open polling places in high-traffic areas such as stores weeks before Election Day in hopes of boosting voter participation by making it more convenient...

Tammy McCallister, left, purchases some fresh produce from Linda Gollhofer at the Nevada farmer's market in the Square on Saturday. The farmers market saw a slump in business last week and is raffling off a basket of homemade salsas, pickles, and jellies to try and drum up more business...

Trenton Michael Westfall Kasandra Barton and Doug Westfall, Nevada, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Trenton Michael Westfall. Trenton was born at 7:32 p.m., on Aug. 16, 2004, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 2 pounds, 7 ounces, and measured 15 inches...

I can't understand it ... Hi neighbors. A few weeks ago I commented on some things I don't like about the world. This week I want to talk about what I don't understand about the people in it. One thing I can't understand is radical religious groups. Particularly those who think their beliefs justify mass murder. I know men like bin Laden have been around since the beginning of humanity's various systems of faith. I don't understand why he does what he does...

'That's the trouble with Harry' It was so nice to be able to purge our house of little Meow Tse-Tung a year or so ago. No more 19th-century porcelain dolls swept from the fireplace mantel to shatter on the brick hearth below; no more urine stains on every carpet in the house; no more chewed electrical wire and lamp shades that Meow victimized back when he was teething...

100 years ago: Suicide prevented The startling announcement that a preventive of suicide had been discovered will interest many. A run down system, or despondency invariably precede suicide and something has been found that will prevent that condition which makes suicide likely...

By Joe Warren Nevada Herald For three seasons the Nevada Tigers have been getting by as a new program. The team lacked tradition and a foundation from which it could grow. Senior leadership was hard to find. Even seniors on the team had a hard time being classified as leaders because they simply did not have the experience that often carries weight with younger players...

By Joe Warren Nevada Herald Brandi Thomsen would just assume not talk about herself. Yes, she was a Division I athlete; yes, she has been to the College World Series as a starting player; yes, she is currently the assistant coach for the Nevada Tigers. But Thomsen has one focus right now and it has little to do with her...

Nevada Herald The Nevada Tigers softball team begin the regular season when they host Clinton on Monday at Bushwhacker Field. The Tigers are the first team to start regular season play of all the Nevada High School fall sports squads. It will be the first game in Nevada for assistant coach Brandi Thomsen and sophomore Audrey Wallace who transferred from Louisiana in the offseason...