Our valley has been full of smoke, some days, from fires down in the Platte Valley canyons. I’ve helped fight a prairie fire or
Editorials
Back to School
At age 63, I still get a queasy stomach prior to back to school. Possibly due to this memory from 55 years ago. I
Would You Look at That?
A lot of folks listen to audio books when they travel, or play on their phones or computers, if they aren’t the driver. They
Being Better Humans
Buck Brannaman is a Wyoming-based horse clinician who admits that sometimes he helps people with horse problems and sometimes he helps horses with people
No One Likes to Be Sick
You know that feeling you have the first day after being sick with the flu or sinus infection or something similar, just feels super
Return To Sender
Recycling makes sense for Box Butte County businesses. Keep Alliance Beautiful helps save cents by picking up (primarily) cardboard on a regular basis free
Reflections for the Week of July 25-29
Airport: • Haying operations continue on the airfield. • Check point has been freshly painted. • The contractor for the upcoming taxiway and apron
Good-Bye, July
Just like that, my favorite month of the year is over. Good-Bye, July! It was marvelous seeing you again. Since we are in the
Senate Internships
Every fall, spring, and summer, my office provides some outstanding college students with the opportunity to intern in Washington, D.C. or at one of
Birthday Girls
One of my great granddaughters and I share a July birthday. She just turned one, and I’m…a lot older. The baby’s grandma sent me







