Thank you, coach Ed

Kyle Ediger never let the emotions of a game get too high or too low.  In front of a packed house Friday night, though, the Hampton grad, teacher and coach surely had a little extra juice.  It still makes no sense. It’s hard to wrap your head around.

Volunteerism, dogs in need waiting for YOU

You may have noticed a trend that has been developing the past few years. There has been a dip in memberships in many of our local clubs and organizations.

Hawk Nation lost a good man in coach, teacher, friend Kyle Ediger

Hawk Nation was brought to its knees this week with the gut-wrenching news that one of their own, a bright, young vibrant coach and teacher, was taken from us too soon.

What’s your name?

It’s time we put a bow around this year’s college football recruiting season, so here are some of the recent recruits who signed on the dotted line for 2022 making my All-Name team: I’ll start off with Jeffry M’ba of Auburn. Interesting last name to say the least.

Whose job is it to teach kids to be tolerant?

We couldn’t help but laugh when we read a headline where  a parent urged the school to teach  children to be more tolerant. In our viewpoint, it appears that is a parent’s job and not the school.  But, when we think a little deeper, in this day and age the role should be reversed.

Olympic flame burns bright, sending timely global message

The Olympic flag is flying half way around the globe in China, and with it the spirits of a watching world. There is something truly mesmerizing about this global quadrennial tradition, with the best of the best from every nation on earth competing for Olympic gold.

People vote on what affects them

Dear Editor: I read with great enjoyment the letter that Leon Cinderland submitted regarding his opinion of Charles Herbster and his endorsement of Trump versus his stated acceptance of Jesus Christ in his life.

There is no place like Nebraska

Nearly two full years into this dreaded pandemic COVID-19 hit the Aurora News-Register hard in recent weeks. In the 22 years Paula and I have owned this newspaper our staff has never, ever been quite as short of manpower and challenged to get the weekly edition out as we were the last two weeks.

Denim overalls may take us back to future

We’ve been doing a little thinking. My Betterhalf says that my thinking worries her and others claim even a “little thinking” is impossible for me.

New statewide legal notices website a valuable resource

Details matter. Transparency in government policy making and operations matters. And so too does having a resource for taxpayers to connect the dots and be informed.