Opinions

Editor: I try to keep a neutral stance on a majority of public topics, but I can no longer remain silent regarding the now seven year old Litzenberg Long Term Care (LTC) project. Merrick County entered into a lease with Bryan on 02/23/2017 on the original site along HWY 14.

Litzenberg Memorial Long Term Care This Thursday, as our newspaper, hopefully, hits your mailbox, I’ll be celebrating my 33rd birthday. Yes, that’s right—33 trips around the sun, and I still can’t figure out how to properly fold a fitted sheet.

Central City Public Schools has been a state leader in implementing a drug and alcohol program. The Drug and Alcohol Program was first introduced at Central City Public Schools in 2011, making us one of the first schools in Nebraska to address drug and alcohol issues.

A fine line to walk on taxes We are now about three weeks into the special legislative session called by Gov. Jim Pillen to find measures to lower local property taxes in Nebraska.

As the days begin to shorten and the air hints at the approach of fall, I find myself reflecting on the summer that was—a season full of life, activity, and most importantly, family.

Human Health/Clean Water series #5 Editor: Let’s start out with giving the Merrick Co Fair Board and all that helped a GOLD METAL for providing valuable education and experiences for our young. The 2024 fair experience was impressive.

Our special legislative session on property tax relief as called for by Gov. Jim Pillen is underway. According to our state constitution, only the governor may call for a special session.

I sit here on a Tuesday night in my office perhaps with writers block for the first time in my life. Most often I have articles and things of that kind wrote in my head by the time I sit down at a computer.

Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.

June of 1972 President Richard Nixon signed into the federal civil rights law Title 9 which gave young women the same access to classes and sports as young men enjoyed.