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Frederick "Fritz" Swischer (Obituary ~ 11/28/13)
Frederick "Fritz" Swischer, 71, of Kansas City, Mo., passed away Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, at Pinnacle Ridge Nursing and Rehab Center. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, Dec. 2, at the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, Olathe Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections at the Miller Nichols Library, UMKC, and/or the Vernon County Cancer Relief Fund... -
Robert Austin McCarter
(Obituary ~ 11/28/13)
Robert Austin McCarter, 80, Nevada, Mo., passed away Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013, at Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada. He was born Nov. 2, 1933, in Pittsburg, Kan., to Harry A. McCarter and Almetta (Jaques) McCarter. Bob was united in marriage to his high school sweetheart, Marlene Palmer, on Nov. 23, 1952, at the First Christian Church, in Nevada. They celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary on Nov. 23, 2013. Marlene survives of the home...
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Ruby June Chadd (Births ~ 11/28/13)
Nicholas and Becky Chadd, of Jasper, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Ruby June Chadd. Ruby was born at 2:56 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, at Freeman Hospital, in Joplin. She weighed 6 pounds, 3 ounces, and measured 20 and 1/4 inches... -
Special events at Cottey mark holiday season
(Local News ~ 11/28/13)
The holiday season is in full swing as Cottey College prepares for the Hanging of the Greens celebrations. The festivities kick off with an informal Christmas Choir concert Thursday, Dec. 5, at 5:30 p.m., in Raney Dining Room. The informal Christmas choir concert will feature the Cottey Chamber Singers. ...
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NEVC elementary school upgrades technology (Local News ~ 11/28/13)
Nevada Daily Mail Northeast Vernon County Elementary School students have a head start in the race for technology know-how. NEVC elementary recently upgraded its computer lab with 25 new computers and a faster internet connection purchased with a $10,000 grant from the Finis M Moss Trust... -
Cottey students, downtown businesses forging ties
(Local News ~ 11/28/13)
Nevada Daily Mail Cottey College and the city of Nevada are enjoying an even closer relationship. While the school and its students and faculty have always been integral to the town, a new chapter opened Saturday, Nov. 23, when students took a shuttle to the Square in Nevada to "get Cottey students more familiar, not only with the town, but also with the merchants in the town," said Cottey professor Dr. Gary Lunkenheimer...
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NRMC considers 10 percent rate increase
(Local News ~ 11/28/13)
Nevada Daily Mail Nevada Regional Medical Center board of directors will consider a 10 percent rate increase for services as suggested by the new Interim CFO Craig Stewart at its meeting Tuesday. "The problem is we receive 36 cents on every $1 we bill," Stewart said. "An increase will bring in $150,000 a month."...
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Lights at the Lake opens for Christmas (Local News ~ 11/28/13)
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When things don't work
(Column ~ 11/28/13)
When I started writing these columns, I had a large tablet with lined yellow pages. I wrote with a pencil so I could erase mistakes. When I finished the column, I would go back and decide if I wanted a certain paragraph to be later in the essay. If so, I would draw brackets around that part with an arrow to indicate where I wanted to replace it. Sometimes I would use the eraser so often that the paper developed a hole under the word and I had to rewrite the word in tiny letters above the hole...
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Black, black, black
(Column ~ 11/28/13)
Black Friday has become a part of our holiday shopping insanity. I have sat at this computer, trying to find just the right word to describe my terrible emotional reaction to this ever-increasing trend. Amazement, astonishment, surprise, shock, stupefaction, incredulity, disbelief, speechlessness, awe, wonder, and downright dumbfounded, are all worthy of the title. Am I wrong and out of date, or do many of you feel the same as I do about this holiday trend?...
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