Herbster’s Trump endorsement raises questions

Dear Editor: The GOP candidates for governor are like peas in a pod. They use words, but essentially say nothing. Charles Herbster visited Aurora a week ago, outgassing the usual words.

Does Niagara Falls, Platte ever freeze over?

With cold temperatures jumping around here this winter we became curious of historical cold weather impacts on open waters after driving over the bridge spanning an iced-over Platte River. The subject then jumped to wondering what about Niagara Falls and if it ever freezes over.

Put voter fraud claims to test in court of law

Dear Editor: My final proposal to Larry Ortega and the Nebraska Voter Accuracy Project is the same challenge I made to another voter fraud conspiracy proponent some months ago.

A love-hate relationship

In my lifetime, I’ve definitely had a love-hate relationship with the University of Texas. I just love to hate ‘em. Can’t stand the burnt orange. No apologies.

Community giving starts young here in Hamilton Co.

Over the past few months we’ve noticed an increase in philanthropy on the national level as well as locally. Many nonprofits have reported successful fund drives that exceeded their original goals.

A call to serve

Hamilton County needs a few good men, and women, to step up to the plate. The filing deadline for numerous elected positions is fast approaching, though the time is now for folks who care about their communities to seriously consider the call to serve.

Successful communities have common characteristics

We’ve lived in Aurora for nearly five decades and  note the successes of the community, the county and citizenry. We realize just how lucky we are because in our earlier years we grew up in several communities that were not successful. In fact, I was born in a small town that is all but gone.

Voter Accuracy Project may have uncovered ‘Cornhusker coverup’

Dear Editor: We read, with mild amusement, the letter to the editor from Mr. Monte Burger. We are not surprised that he did not rebut a single element of what we said in our presentation, nor did he reach out to us for more details.

Dave’s new year goals for 2022

New Year’s resolutions for most people just come and go. Good intentions usually fall by the side of the road in favor of poor decisions. It’s only natural because we’re only human, right? For me, I usually try to stay clear of them. If I don’t make any then I cannot fail.

Marriage proposal all about substance, not so much style

The Betterhalf and I were watching a national TV newscast about a husband who felt his marriage proposal didn’t pack the impact that it should have. The husband, 25 married years and four kids later, presented her with a new proposal.