Commentary

Butch Furse

Butch Furse

All we can do right now is laugh at Ol’ Man Winter

Each year we find it more difficult to like cold weather. Looking at the calendar and future weather forecasts it looks like we’ll have some tough days ahead of us. There’s not much we can do other than try to laugh at Ol’ Man Winter. And that’s what we are going to do.
ANR

ANR

People prefer reassurance to research

Dear Editor: I applaud Mr. Gilliland for citing his sources for his claims that the recent presidential election was fraudulent and I partially agree with him on one of his statements which I will address later. However, citing sources is not the only requirement to proving or disproving assertions.
Jeni Obermier

Jeni Obermier

Tattoos: an artistic form of expression

There are many things in life that are painful and for the most part, we all do our best to avoid them. But at certain points, you find something that hurts and you say, “Let’s do that again.” This was my logic when I decided to get my three tattoos.
Butch Furse

Butch Furse

Stash of treasures now looking more like junk

How many times have you tucked away something thinking that item ought to be worth some bucks to a collector someday? In our basement and crawlspace we once believed we had an undervalued trove of items ranging from toys, books, stamp collections, magazines and our list that goes on and on.
Kurt Johnson

Kurt Johnson

Common ground

More than an estimated 100 million-plus people tuned in Sunday night to share an American experience, watching Super Bowl LV between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs.
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ANR

Evidence of election fraud not examined

Dear Editor: I welcome the opportunity to respond to Monte Burger’s challenge to the validity of my previous article concerning Senators Sasse and Fischer violating their oath to defend and uphold the Constitution by voting to validate electors selected from several states by an egregious and...
Butch Furse

Butch Furse

Betterhalf irreplacable as new right-hand man

This column may be a little (or a lot shorter) than previous columns. I took a tumble this week and injured a shoulder, thus also affecting the use of the right arm and fingers. My computer keyboarding is now pretty slow with the limited use of my right hand fingers.
Kurt Johnson

Kurt Johnson

Anything but average

Aurora is “about average.” That’s not a sentence, or a sentiment, local residents are accustomed to reading or hearing, though it’s the general conclusion of a recent study focused on retail shopping trends.