I enjoy traveling to Box Butte Reservoir to check on its filling process and to have my dogs play in the water. My last
Editorials
Grandma Used to Say
My friend’s grandma used to say, “The hurrier I go, the behinder I get.” My own grandma said that too. Most of us can
Reflections for the Week of April 21
Police: Attended APS Leadership Meeting. Celebrated Jes Kaye on Administrative Professionals Day. Chief did a radio interview on KCOW. Attended
Remembering Pope Francis
“He (Pope Francis) is very close to us,” said Father Gabriel Romanelli. “All the time he called us throughout this war – this horrible
National Parks-Our Best Idea
“National parks are the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our best rather than our worst. .
Reflections for the Week of April 14
Airport: • Submitted an appropriations request application to Senator Fischer’s for FY2026. • Nebraska Department of Transportation – Aeronautics Division staff were at the
If You Teach A Boy (Or Girl) To Volunteer …
“Give a man a fish,” the saying goes, “and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed
What’s the Hurry?
My mom used to say, of ads on television. “They show so many images, so fast, I can’t tell what they are even advertising.”
Dark Memories from 50 Years Ago
As 1975 began, so did the second semester of my sophomore year at Raymond Central High School. The school curriculum for sophomores required taking
Red Sprites and Blue Jets
We are all familiar with the lightning that comes from thunderstorms, but have you ever seen red sprites and blue jets erupt from a






