What causes poverty? We like to convince ourselves that people who are poor deserve to be poor. Their situation is caused by their poor
Opinion
Reflections for the Week of Sept. 26-30
Tourism: • Thank you to all the volunteers who helped make Autumn in Alliance a tremendous success! Public Works: • Landfill stairs complete. •
New Non-fiction Books to Read in October
Solito by Javier Zamora: Javier’s adventure is a three-thousand-mile journey from his small town in El Salvador, through Guatemala and Mexico, and across the
When Television Became Popular
I am old enough to remember when television started to get popular. Classmates would ask each other if they had a tv yet. I
2 AM + 9 AM = Success
This past weekend had three great sports highlights. Nebraska Volleyball’s sweep of Michigan State and their thrilling come-from-behind victory over Ohio State in five
BBGH: Inside Environment
“The Environment” is constantly in the news from today’s weather forecast to the latest natural disaster attributed to climate change. Our environment is also
New Audiobooks to Enjoy on the Libby App
The Lost Girls of Willowbrook by Ellen Marie Wiseman: Sage Winters always knew her sister was a little different even though they were identical
Reflections for the Week of Sept. 19-23
Public Works: • Landfill 315 tons of refuse this week. • Routine sanitary sewer jetting completed for 2022. • Transit 642 riders this week.
Child Poverty Rates in U.S. Are Falling
Earlier this month the New York Times ran two articles about the significant drop in child poverty rates in the United States since 1993.
The Need for Quality Early-Childhood Education
By Liz Baker APS Early Childhood Director Jenny Lanik APS Early Childhood Educator Shawna Rischling APS Early Childhood Educator Jennifer Sorenson Head Start Director







