Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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The Nebraska State Legislature is continuing to go back-and-forth on the potential expansion of Medicaid, including its feasibility and cost, as outlined in President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare reform – the Affordable Care Act. Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the federal government is slated to pay 100 percent of the costs states take on from a Medicaid expansion through the year 2016. From that point on, the federal government will pay 95 percent is 2017, 94 percent in 2018, 93 percent in 2019 and 90 percent from 2020 on. In oth...
With the weather finally cooperating, both the Potter-Dix and Banner County track teams took to refocusing on their seasons, which have been marred by uncooperative weather over the past month. At the end of the day, though, it was Potter-Dix who seemingly did not miss a beat after the recent layoff, as they trounced the rest of the field, totaling 268 total team points, winning the meet. The female portion of the Potter-Dix team took second place, narrowly missing out on taking home a victory....
Following the tragedy that took place in Boston last week, countless questions have arisen: Why did these attacks take place? What caused these two young men to act in such a manner? Was extremism involved? Were they lone wolves or part of a larger terrorist organization? The younger of the two suspects, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, is still in serious condition after sustaining several gunshot wounds, according to reports from The New York Times. Several high-ranking Republican lawmakers have called...
What began as an exciting, emotional Patriot Day in downtown Boston took a drastic turn after two bombs exploded, killing three and injuring 176 Monday afternoon. “Any time bombs are used to target innocent civilians, it is an act of terror,” said President Obama in a briefing Tuesday morning at the White House. The bombs went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, turning a scene of excitement into pure chaos, with both of the devices exploding within 12 seconds of each other, sen...
The granddaughter of Kimball resident Rita Maginnis, Commander Ann McAnn, received her first command in the United States Navy, as the commanding officer of the missile destroyer USS Russell, currently based out of San Diego, California. “I was very excited… but also very humbled,” said McAnn of her reaction upon hearing the news. “To hold the lives and careers of the 270 sailors… it’s humbling.” McAnn’s father was also in the Navy, as a pilot during the late 1970s, and he went on to serve in...
Making the cut in Class C-1 and C-2 football will be a lot harder come 2014. Last week, the Nebraska School Activities Association Representative Assembly approved a series of changes that will lead to more regular season games, and fewer playoff teams. The changes will increase the regular season schedule of C-1 and C-2 schools to nine games from the current eight game-format, and send a total of 16 teams to the playoffs – half the number that currently advances to postseason play. F...