In the 1930s, Sally Gordon watched the state capitol in Lincoln being built.

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IN THE 1930s, SALLY GORDON WATCHED THE STATE CAPITOL IN LINCOLN BEING BUILT. In 1984, she made history by becoming the Nebraska Senate's first woman sergeant-at-arms. She was 75. And this year, after a career spanning 84 years--27 of them as sergeant--Sally Gordon retired. She is 102. Honored as America's "Outstanding Oldest Worker" by Experience Works, and featured in People magazine, Gordon is "a little too young to retire," according to Governor Dave Heineman, who said she is the example of how much...