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Vetting your candidates With the Nebraska primary less than two months away on Tuesday, May 14, and the general election on Nov. 5 this year, the campaign season is well underway.

Gratitude. Webster defines gratitude as the state of being grateful; warm and friendly feeling toward a benefactor; kindness awakened by a favor received; thankfulness. Psychologists define gratitude as a positive emotional response that we perceive on giving or receiving a benefit from someone.

Taking care of the poor One time when I was flying as a co-pilot on a four-day trip with Delta Air Lines, the captain and I got into a conversation at cruise altitude about tithing and helping the poor. He and his family were church-going folks and he was a great fellow.

As we emerge, blinking, from the cocoon of winter, it seems Mother Nature herself can’t decide whether she’s ready to leap into the Technicolor dreamcoat of spring or hang onto the frayed edges of winter’s cloak just a bit longer.

U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) joined her Senate colleagues in introducing legislation to standardize the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Security Clearance Process, which is used by transportation workers nationwide.

Ah, Sunshine Week, that time of year when the frosty veil of winter starts to lift and the rays of accountability and transparency begin to warm the very soul of democracy.

Behind the Scenes → Student Support at CCPS Though I’ve been employed with Central City Public Schools for six years, it did not take long for it to become evident to me that our teachers truly follow the student-centered mission we listen to each morning: to educate, challenge and prepare students...

Loren Lippincott, District 34 Senator Raise the shields, Mr. Sulu! Who remembers the opening moments of every episode of the original Star Trek series? A starry field of deep space would appear on the screen and the voice of Capt.

Ah, spring is on the horizon! It’s that time of year when our lawns start to look less like a scene from a dystopian movie and more like, well, actual lawns. And what’s that other sound accompanying the chirping birds?

For most students, the school day begins with the first bell, first class or homeroom, but the reality is that for many students the school day begins by standing on a curb waiting for one of Central City Public School’s buses to pick them up.