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Body Clean Water/Human Health Series #2 Red Water issues. There are all kinds.

Body Loren Lippincott, District 34 Senator Why ‘Help Wanted’ goes wanting This past spring in Nebraska more than 54,000 business “Help Wanted” signs and newspaper employment want ads were left wanting as those jobs remained unfilled.

Body Ladies and gentlemen, strap in for a ride through the rollercoaster that was this past week. If you tuned in to the presidential debate, you might have wondered if you’d accidentally stumbled into a senior league golf dispute at Valley View.

Body Our Declaration of Independence from Great Britain was signed 248 years ago July 4th. Our Constitution was signed 11 years later in 1787. With each new year we break a world record for the longest standing constitution.

Body Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, and all the baseball aficionados out there, gather ‘round! Let’s talk about one of the most exhilarating, heart-pounding, and downright hilarious traditions of summer: chasing foul balls at Legion baseball games. Yes, you heard it right.

Body What am I really signing? With the Supreme Court”s overturning of Roe v. Wade two years ago this month many Americans mistakenly thought the 50-year abortion battle in this country was over.

Body Last Thursday, my family and I had the pleasure of watching Central City High School’s phenomenal performance of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” at the Orpheum Theater in Omaha.

Body Thoughts about the Juneteenth holiday The recently-declared national holiday known as Juneteenth commemorates the June 19, 1865 declaration of freedom for slaves in Texas by General Gordon Granger.

Body As a parent, one of the greatest joys and challenges is witnessing the growth and development of our children. Recently, I have been particularly moved by the transformation of my son, Rutledge.

Body The time is overdue for the public to take an active role in Merrick and Nance county clean water protection via a county policy of public on up reporting system? Simple program where the Public, Sheriff’s office and County Board of Supervisors all work together.