Seeing life anew through a grandparent’s eyes

“He’s perfect.”Hearing those words from our youngest daughter gave my life new perspective late Saturday afternoon, when Blayke and her husband, Joe, gave us the most precious gift imaginable: our first grandchild — Arlo Van Froehner.

Oh play me some organic music

It seems today many people are all about organic – organic foods on our tables, natural fibers in our clothing and authenticity in our relationships. And something really important to me personally is organic music. How do I define that?

New owner of local seed production company a good fit

Hamilton County’s deep agricultural roots grew even stronger last week with the official ribbon cutting at Beck’s Hybrids, marking a new chapter for a long-standing seed production facility near Phillips.

Huskers, Huskies both give fans reason to smile

Finally, the script had a happy Husker ending, ironically not far from Hollywood.Faithful Nebraska fans stayed up Saturday night to catch the late show from UCLA, where our beloved Big Red was trying to win one on the road in a season suddenly filled with a giant question mark.

Veterans Day honors unique brotherhood, service of many

When two soldiers from different generations sit down and begin to trade stories, something remarkable happens. The years melt away. The details differ — different weapons, uniforms, and wars — but the emotion is the same.

Try to leave no words left unsaid

It has been almost a year since I wrote a personal column for the newspaper. Although my pen has been silent, there has been ample time and room for thinking.If I had to sum up the last few months in just one word it would be “loss.

Intro key in explaining what you do to others

I was recently reading an article from the Econ Dev Show called “How to explain what you do: So people actually get it,” which had the tagline: “It’s not you. It’s your introduction.

Time to explain ANR's marketing campaign

There is a lot of anticipation in the air for Friday’s opening-round playoff rematch between Aurora and Central City, though some of the dialogue this week took a detour down a path that had nothing to do with football, due in part to a marketing campaign by the Aurora News-Register.

ANR workforce edition reflects courage in choosing new path

Across Hamilton County, more people are proving that it’s never too late to start over.

Football, Halloween, harvest fill fall calendar

Football, harvest and Halloween add up to a colorful cornucopia of activity this week as fall serves up a full plate of things to see and do.On the football front, our beloved Big Reds are both on a roll, and the stakes keep getting higher each time out.