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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has moved a missile with “considerable range” to its east coast, South Korea’s defense minister said Thursday, but he added that there are no signs that the North is preparing for a full-scale conflict. The report came hours after North Korea’s military warned that it has been authorized to attack the U.S. using “smaller, lighter and diversified” nuclear weapons. It was the North’s latest war cry against America in recent weeks. The reference to smaller weapons could be a claim that North Korea has impro...
Conn. governor set to sign gun control law HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, who four months ago broke the news to shocked parents that their children had been slaughtered in a Connecticut elementary school, was expected to sign into law Thursday sweeping new restrictions on weapons and large capacity ammunition magazines similar to the ones used by the gunman. Malloy’s office said he would sign the bill at a state Capitol ceremony at noon, only hours after the General Assembly approved the measure early Thursday morning to give the...
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — They’re sort of polar opposites in a way — one a coaching nomad for over three decades, the other parked pretty much in the same place for most of the last half century. And yet the careers of Michigan’s John Beilein and longtime Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim are so intertwined that Saturday’s national semifinal between Beilein’s Wolverines (30-7) and Boeheim’s Orange (30-9) likely will be bittersweet, no matter the outcome. After all, the two upstate New Yorkers have ties that bind. Born and raised in western New York, Beile...
MIAMI (AP) — While Miami Heat star Chris Bosh was out celebrating his birthday at a Morocco-themed party complete with live camels, police said Thursday that thieves made off with about $340,000 in jewelry from the player’s nearby home. Miami Beach police spokesman Bobby Hernandez said the department received a call about 12:30 a.m. after Bosh and his wife, Adrienne, returned from the party at a bayside Miami nightspot. Hernandez said the couple noticed a jewelry drawer was open and numerous watches, rings and purses were missing. There was...
As a freshman, Scottsbluff’s Andrew Hollaway emerged as medalist in the 2010 Class B state golf finals, then tied for seventh as a sophomore and was third last spring. Wednesday, the Bearcats’ senior got off to hot start at cool, windy Hillside Golf Course, winning medalist honors and leading his team to the Sidney High School Invitational championship. Hollaway fired a 35 on the front nine, as did teammate Michael Hadden, which was good for a two-shot lead at the turn against SHS senior Tay... Full story
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You probably aren’t too worried about it, but April is Stress Awareness Month. Each year, the Health Resource Network sponsors this “month” to inform people about the dangers of stress and to share successful coping strategies. Obviously, it’s important to reduce stress in all walks of life — including your investment activities. How can you cut down on the various stresses associated with investing? Here are a few possible “stress-busters”: • Know your risk tolerance. If you’re constantly worrying about the value of your investments, your...
At the risk of sounding like someone who “can’t let it go” — a feminist’s badge of honor if ever there were one — I’d like to offer a few tips on how to write obituaries about accomplished women in America. It’s a short list really. 1) Take a moment to read the March 30 New York Times’ obituary for rocket scientist Yvonne Brill, in which she is celebrated first and foremost for her cooking and years of tagging along with her husband. 2) Vow never, ever to do that. That pretty much covers it. Otherwise, you’re going to be on the receiving end o...
Few Americans will ever forget being told Congress had to first pass the healthcare law “to find out what is in it.” Well, almost exactly three years ago, the bill was passed and now we know the secret ingredient: 20,000 pages of new federal regulations, amounting to a towering stack of paper 7 feet 3 inches tall. This is just one example of the endless amount of red tape coming out of Washington. Though some regulation is necessary to ensure health and safety, overregulation places unn...
Editor, All we hear now on the radio, TV or read in the papers is Congress won’t do this or the president won’t do that to keep the government solvent and they can continue paying their bills. This is all getting old fast. This problem is not something that suddenly appeared out of nowhere; it’s been going on for years. Congress hasn’t submitted a budget for years, what they have done is submit what they call a continuing resolution, and the government has just kept going, and who ever has been president has not raised any objection and cal... Full story
LINCOLN – Senators voted to advance an environmental trust bill after a day and a half of contentious debate. The bill (LB57), introduced by Sen. Tyson Larson of O’Neill, would require Nebraska Environmental Trust Fund (NET) board approval for the sale or transfer of land initially purchased with grant money from the fund. Senators voted 27 to 17 to advance the bill April 3 after more than eight hours of deliberation over the course of two days. “This bill would require transparency and accountability of the Nebraska Environmental Trust board...
Several highway improvements projects are gearing up and will be in progress across Nebraska this summer and continue into autumn. The Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR) continues work on I-80 between Omaha and Lincoln to add two new lanes to the 57 year old nationwide interstate system. Contractors will minimize lane closures on major Holidays and UNL home football game days this spring through fall. The westbound I-80 entrance ramp from US-6, at mile marker 409, the Waverly Interchange, is closed for remaining construction work until fall...
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gun enthusiasts fearful of new weapon controls and alarmed by rumors of government hoarding are buying bullets practically by the bushel, making it hard for stores nationwide to keep shelves stocked and even putting a pinch on some local law enforcement departments. At a 24-hour Walmart in suburban Albany, the ammunition cabinet was three-fourths empty this week; sales clerks said customers must arrive before 9 the morning after a delivery to get what they want. A few miles away, Dick’s Sporting Goods puts up a red rope aft...
President Barack Obama proposed a new daring research effort called the BRAIN Initiative on Tuesday, April 2 at the White House. BRAIN stands for Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies According to Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, and Arati Prabhakar, an American engineer and the head of DARPA -- the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency -- research efforts under this initiative would be focused on better understanding the human mind to find new and effective ways to...
Sidney High School students were all “in character” as they held dress rehearsal for their upcoming performance of “Yearbook Reflections.” The performances will be Friday and Saturday, April 5 and 6, at 7 p.m. at the Sidney High School Fine Arts Auditorium. Admission is $8 for adults and for seniors 65 and older the cost is $4. The two-act play will run approximately 90 minutes. “Yearbook Reflections” was written by Denver Playwright Steven Fendrich, with music and lyrics by Scott Deturk, a g...
Avid golfers and concerned citizens gathered at the Hillside Grill last night to ask questions and discuss the golf course’s upcoming irrigation improvement project with designers from Staples Golf. In attendance on behalf of Staples Golf Resource Group to answer concerns were project managers Andy Staples and Doug Long, along with irrigation designer Don Mahaffey. Also in attendance was Scott Bustos, a manager from Project One who helped select and hire the design team, and City of Sidney City... Full story
