Archive For November 2011
Walt Witt Saw The World During A World War
November 11th, 2011
Walt Witt was a senior in high school near Hyannis when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.
“It was a big surprise,” he said of the news flashed across the country on Decembe...
From The Editor: Honoring Lives Interrupted
November 11th, 2011
The end of World War One was announced ahead of time. The guns, it was agreed, would fall silent on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month—11-11-11. Despite the adva...
Editorial: Wrong To Recall
November 11th, 2011
The American form of government wisely provides recourse for disgruntled citizens—voters, specifically—to call for the removal of derelict officials from elected office. For that reaso...
County's Brower, Engstrom And Sibel Subject Of Recall Petition Drive
November 11th, 2011
A group of local citizens recently began the process of petitioning for the recall of two Kimball county commissioners, as well as Kimball County Clerk Cathy Sibal. How the county dealt...
Kimball Falls In Playoffs
November 4th, 2011
When Kimball wingback Jeff Greenwood skipped across the goal line to even things at 7-7 near the end of the first quarter, a playoff victory seemed--for a moment--within reach.
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Fostering Families
November 4th, 2011
November is National Adoption Month. It’s a time to raise awareness about the adoption of children and youth from the foster care system, to give them permanent families. Several Midwest...
Editorial: Pay For Play?
November 4th, 2011
Apparently in response to a petition by university athletes, the NCAA approved an increase of $2,000 in scholarship money paid to those who both attend college and play sports.
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Union, School Board Settle On Blue Cross/Blue Shield Allocation
November 4th, 2011
Last Wednesday an emergency session was called to relay the decision made on the allocation of money from the Educator’s Health Alliance Blue Cross/Blue Shield insurance premium holiday....
The End
November 4th, 2011
On Friday the curtain at Goodhand Theater will remain closed and its doors locked.
After 12 years running the downtown movie house, owners Amy and Terry Sorensen announced that...
