Opinions

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body Over the past year, Nebraska set an all-time high for employment. Our rapid growth is creating thousands of great-paying jobs. There are currently over 50,000 openings listed on the State’s job site: NEworks.Nebraska. gov.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body And just like that we see a season that started with eleven area sports teams cut down to the final two teams. It was a roller coaster of emotions for this newspaper publisher this past week as I witnessed some great moments and some that I’ll be happy to forget.

Body The head louse is a parasitic insect that can be found on the head, eyebrows, and eyelashes of people. They are disease free pests. Head lice feed on human blood several times a day and live close to the human scalp. Head lice are not known to spread disease.