Jul 29, 2008 | Augusta Chronicle
Baseball: Gossage, Williams inducted into hall
Rich "Goose" Gossage has been inducted into the Hall of Fame after a career of more than two decades in which he was one of baseball's most menacing relievers.
Baseball: Gossage, Williams inducted into hall
Rich "Goose" Gossage has been inducted into the Hall of Fame after a career of more than two decades in which he was one of baseball's most menacing relievers.
A Harvard, Neb., woman was killed in a car crash Tuesday morning about three miles southeast of town.
A 36-year-old Harvard woman was killed in a one-vehicle crash. Michelle Godding was driving eastbound on Road 319 just two miles from Highway 6 Tuesday morning, according to the Nebraska State Patrol.
Harvard Woman Sends Cards To Troops
A Harvard woman is on a mission to send a million greeting cards overseas to U.S. troops. via KOLN-TV Lincoln
July 4th Greeting Card Shower for American Troops Overseas
One million homemade thank you cards requested for a July 4 Greeting Card Shower for the U.S. Soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. via KHGI
KU doctoral student's essay on Slovakia's gypsies wins award
“For their entire 1,000-year existence in the region, they have been at the bottom of the social order and continue to exist on the periphery of the society”
Brett Richard Chloupek, who is pursuing two graduate degrees at the University of Kansas, is the 14th winner of the Roy D. Laird Essay Contest sponsored by the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian ... via The University of Kansas
Government, elite private colleges leaders in making college affordable
“And specifically they contributed more of their wealth to low-income student preparation, recruitment, support, and retention.”
Issue date: 4/15/08 Section: News If there were a race toward making college affordable, the U.S. government might be at the pole position. via Daily Nebraskan
Nebraska veterans keep old-time music alive
“It's addictive to come over and do this”
Sitting in a horseshoe formation, a dozen musicians from throughout the area spent a recent Sunday afternoon jamming on old hymns and country songs for an audience in the Fairfield City Auditorium. via Southeast Missourian
Study shows college students don't learn much history
“Generally, our instructors here try to take teaching pretty seriously”
When it comes to knowledge of U.S. history, college students from Harvard University on down deserve a big, fat F. At least, that's the conclusion of a new study that measured how much history students learn -- ... via Lincoln Journal Star
Hastings College vocal music ensembles announced
The Hastings College Department of Music selected students for vocal ensembles for the 2007-08 academic year. via York News-Times
Author recalls Alaskan upbringing that made her a pilot
If you're born in Alaska, like Jennifer Brice, you fly in an airplane before you ride in a taxi. via Lincoln Journal Star
Harvard man pleads no contest in theft of mom's Social Security
A Harvard man has pleaded no contest to a felony theft charge after authorities say he stole nearly $20,000 of his mother's money. via York News-Times