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McCook Humane Society

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345-2372

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Sat: 12-4

MONDAY JUNE 11, 2018

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DECADES AWAY FROM FLYING CARS We’re likely still decades from flying cars in the style of the Jetsons and other futuristic worlds depicted in science fiction, and a new sur-vey finds we’re growing less enamored even with self-driving cars. Rose White, spokeswoman for AAA-Nebraska, says a motor club poll found our trust is eroding in autonomous automobiles. “Today, three-quarters or about 73% of the American drivers report they would be too afraid to ride in a fully self-driving vehicle,” White says. “That’s up significantly from 63% that was reported in late 2017.” There was another surprise in the survey. White says Millennials, who are usually the first to embrace new technology, are backing away from trusting autonomous vehicles. “The percentage of Millennial drivers too afraid to ride in a fully self-driving vehicle jumped from 49% to 64% since late 2017,” White says, “representing the largest increase of any generation surveyed.” The report also found almost two-thirds (63%) of adults polled said they would actually feel less safe shar-ing the road with a self-driving vehicle while walking or riding a bi-cycle.

MAKING PROGRESS Organizers of a petition drive to expand Medicaid in Nebraska say they are making progress toward placing the issue on the November general election ballot, thanks in part to a national group that suc-cessfully championed a similar effort in Maine last year. Insure the Good Life campaign manager Meg Mandy says her group has passed the minimum signature threshold in Douglas and Lancaster counties and is sending volunteers into rural areas. Organizers need about 85,000 signatures by July 5 to qualify. They must also gather signatures from at least 5 percent of the registered voters in 38 of Nebraska’s 93 counties. Mandy says she’s confident the issue will qualify for the ballot. The group has received most of its donations from the Washington-based Fairness Project, which specializes in ballot measures.

ECONOMY EXPECTED TO KEEP GROWING Economists with the University of Nebraska expect the state economy to keep growing over the next three years, even as agriculture suf-fers through another difficult year. The Nebraska Business Forecast Council expects manufacturing, construction, and services to lead eco-nomic growth. Farm income is forecast to drop nearly 7% this year with a rebound expected in 2019 and 2020. Bureau of Business Re-search Director Eric Thompson says a rebound in another sector will lead the expected growth. “The key findings are we’re expecting stronger growth in the manufacturing sector than we’ve seen in about a decade,” Thompson tells Nebraska Radio Network. “So, the Ne-braska manufacturing sector is doing better; good growth in manu-facturing along with continued growth in construction.” Residential construction will be strongest in Omaha and Lincoln, but construction is expected to be strong in Grand Island, Kearney, and Fremont as well. An increased demand for office space is expected to drive con-struction as well. Road work should also be strong, financed by an increase in the gas tax. The construction industry is expected to add 3,200 jobs through 2020.

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McCook Humane Society

100 South Street, 345-2372

Hours: M-F: 2-5, Sat: 12-4

QUOTE OF THE DAY

Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful. ~Buddha

SPORTS The McCook National Bank Seniors went 1-3 at the North Platte Tour-

nament on Friday and Saturday. After splitting their first two games

on Friday, MNB dropped games against Omaha South and Holdrege

on Saturday. The First Central Bank Juniors won two of three games

at the Gering Tournament over the weekend. FCB picked up wins

over Chadron and Kimball and lost a 9-1 decision to Gering. Both

McCook teams will face Cozad on Wednesday. The McCook Rebels 12

and under girls fast-pitch softball team went 4-2 at the North Platte

Tournament over the weekend. The Rebels 16 and under squad won

two of the five games they played.

Jordan Burroughs (74 kg/163 pounds) and James Green (70 kg/154

pounds) each went 2-0 during Final X on Saturday at the Devaney

Center to advance to the UWW Freestyle World Championships.

Burroughs, a 2012 Olympic gold medalist and four-time World cham-

pion (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017), made his eighth consecutive World

Team for the United States. The two-time NCAA champion at Ne-

braska swept his best-of-three series against two-time NCAA cham-

pion Isaiah Martinez, who won the 2018 U.S. Open. In the opening

match at 74 kg, Burroughs won by a 4-1 margin, scoring all four

points via step out. In the second bout between the two, Martinez

took a 1-0 lead on a step out, but Burroughs took down Martinez and

then added two laces to build a 6-1 lead after the first period.

Burroughs added one point on a step out to start the second period.

He added two takedowns en route to an 11-1 victory. Green, a two-

time World medalist, made his fourth U.S. World Team. He took

home silver at the 2017 World Championships after earning a

bronze medal in 2015. A four-time All-American at Nebraska, Green

went 2-0 in the best-of-three series against Jason Chamberlain, the

2018 U.S. Open champion.

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