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[DEC. 30, 2000]  In response to a recent invitation to readers, LDN received a poetic prediction for the new year.

                          —Maxine Seggelke

[More winter photos]

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THE HALLWAY BUZZ

Choose your toy

[DEC. 30, 2000]  Of all the toys on the market this year, what would you choose?

[LCHS student responses and photos]

SPORTS NEWS

Holiday basketball tournament results

[sports report]

For more information on the State Farm Holiday Classic, go to the official website at www.theclassic.org

World/National Sports News

By Mike Fak

[DEC. 30, 2000]  The debate over whether the Times Square ball will signal the demise of the 20^th century and the second millennium A.D. has caused a great deal of disagreement among the world’s scholars. Many, including England’s Royal Academy, claim the century and millennium will officially end this Dec 31 and not last year as so many of us ill-informed seemed to have believed. Others in the world of academia, especially some mathematicians, claim that series of numbers, including centuries and millennia, start at zero and progress. Thus we were correct in our lavish celebrations last New Year’s Eve. Well, "forgive me" to both groups of theorists of our world’s temporal calendar, but a look into history shows they both are wrong. Sort of.

[commentary]

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CROSSWORDS

THE NEW YEAR APPROACHES...
How will you Bring it in? 

[puzzle]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

They didn't have a good meal...

[complete letter]

LAW & COURTS

Court reports
[DEC. 30, 2000]  The Law and Courts page includes a new set of weekly court reports, marriage licenses and dissolutions. In court reports, the Lincoln Daily News does not list the names of the individuals unless convicted and age 18 or older.

• Marriage licenses

• Divorces

• Court decisions in misdemeanor and felony cases

[reports]

World/National Law News

OBITUARIES

- Harold Keest

- Gracie Kissee

- Julian Sams

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