Opinion

“I am so distant from the hope of myself.” Mary Oliver   In spite of the still bitter grip of winter and snowdrifts that

The Inheritance by Laura Costea: Musician Peter Bailey is the reluctant son of a cattle rancher living in Orion, Nebraska. When a prairie fire

For about fifty years, Nebraskans have been arguing about property tax: Is it fair? Is it too high? What should it fund? Should it

Police Admin: • Meetings: PAARI, NIAC, RVCRI, South Central, CALEA, ASEBP, PCAN. Police Communications/Intelligence: • Coordinated 674 calls for service. • Completed 2 report

“Crafted in small batches.” Whenever I take time for a bit of label reading on a box of cookies, candy or whatever that marketing

According to the Preamble to the Constitution, the purpose of the federal government is “…to establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common

Police Admin: • Meetings: Viper 7, DHS NCCAD, Policing Institute, PCAN, CALEA, WING. Police Communications/Intelligence: • Coordinated 595 calls for service. • Completed 3

“This moment is only going to happen once.” -Page Pelphrey I’ve been getting that message in various forms lately. We all know this in

Earl and Patricia Jones Earl is a former Alliance city councilman and continues to serve as a volunteer firefighter. Patricia was the adult services

The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson: In this epic, beautifully written masterwork, author Isabel Wilkerson chronicles one of the great untold stories