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Senator’s Note

Senator Loren Lippincott • District 34 Socialism is a system in which the government controls the economy, owns major businesses and tries to make everyone equal by taking from some people and giving to others. In practice, it causes great damage in many ways.

Program continues to benefit communities

The arrival of spring this year was an occasion for gardeners to prepare the soil and start new plantings. For Nebraska Extension educators, it was the time to lead training sessions for the new set of Master Gardener volunteers.
TERRI JAMES (left), program coordinator, and a team of Master Gardener Volunteers pause for a photo in the Backyard Farmer Garden. Dr. Jeffrey P. Gold (right), president of the University of Nebraska system, and Kim Todd (front row, second from left), “Backyard Farmer” host, joined them while filming a video segment for the show. Effie Athanassopoulos and Gwendŵr Meredith

Traveling with children

All of us have heard the familiar phrase “Are we there yet?” from children who are bored from sitting for what they perceive as an endless amount of time in a vehicle, or are so excited about their destination they just can’t wait any longer.

From Our Files

10 YEARS AGO Despite drizzly weather on Saturday, the weekend’s Fourth of July activities went off largely without a hitch. This year’s Lone Tree Days events were tied to a celebration of Central City’s 150th birthday.

CENTRAL CITY CELEBRATES

Lone Tree Days serves as perfect setting to celebrate America Central City’s annual Lone Tree Days celebration brought the community together for four days of activities, entertainment, and patriotic celebration over the Fourth of July weekend.
THE RED, WHITE, AND BLUE was on full display over the weekend during Central City’s annual Lone Tree Days celebration. Above, participants in Saturday’s Lone Tree Days Parade were decked out for America’s semisesquicentennial. Photo by Michael Happ

Ostransky offering convenient care

Dr. Tanner Ostransky has returned to his roots in small-town Nebraska with the opening of Ostransky Chiropractic in Central City this spring, bringing multiple years of clinical experience and a long-standing interest in hands-on patient care to a new practice at 215 G Street, the former home of...
DR. TANNER OSTRANSKY opened Ostransky Chiropractic in Central City this spring. Photo by Jordan Coslor

Senator’s Note

YEAR-ROUND E15 REPRESENTS A VICTORY FOR NEBRASKA Nebraska is an agricultural state, and we should never take that for granted. Agriculture is not just one part of our economy. In many ways, it is the foundation of our economy.
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