Opinions

In our digital era, less and less face-to-face conversations occur, as email or text is much faster and easier.

Public safety has rightfully been on the minds of Americans across the country. Violent crime rates remain high. So far this year, nearly 300 police officers have been shot in the line of duty – an 11% increase from this point in 2020.

A quick look at the calendar shows that Thanksgiving is upon us and it is time to break out those stretchy pants that you wore during the pandemic.

Happy Thanksgiving! As Nebraskans have done for generations, we gather with family, friends, and loved ones this week to reflect on the many blessing in our lives and to share good news with one another.

Over the past year, Nebraska set an all-time high for employment. Our rapid growth is creating thousands of great-paying jobs.

The Activities Department is excited about some of the recognition sections in our new Bison Activity Dome. Several different areas have been created from new trophy cases to record boards.

Show of hands, who is ready for spring already? Between the time change and the cold and gloomy days I have been taking a physical and mental beating the last couple of weeks.

Hello from the Central City High School Shop! Our eighth-grade students have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the woodshop, with small engines, and in the welding shop. When students get into high school, the students have a wide variety of shop classes that they can take.

As you may already be able to tell by me writing this, I did not purchase that winning Powerball ticket in California. In reality though even if I did I would still be right here writing this column because when you love what you do, you continue to do what you love.

At 11 a.m. on November 11, 1918, everything went silent. The deafening sounds of gunfire and artillery shells had come to a halt. World War I, which at the time was the deadliest conflict in human history, was finally over.