‘I wish I was a kid again’ becoming a popular refrain

Recently heard an example of “Safety First” and why we love children. Here’s a report of a summer evening happening while a parent was driving with her three young children when a woman in a convertible ahead of the family stood up and waved. She was stark naked!

Working from home

Going to work each day has been anything but normal in 2020, challenging employees, managers and owners in almost every sector of the workforce in unprecedented ways.

The wait is over -- let’s play football

Can you believe it? Husker football is now just three days away. Hallelujah and pass the popcorn. Wow, talk about a long off-season.

Halloween plans change, now go to the dogs

Halloween is just around the corner and we must admit there have been lots of changes since it was a pagan autumn festival with ancient rituals that began over 3000 years ago.

A tough choice

It’s decision time in America. After more than a year on a heated campaign trail, the last seven months playing out amidst a pandemic, voters are being asked to choose between two men, two parties, two platforms, and two very different visions for our country. The stakes could not be higher.

Westfield outing during lockdown questioned

Dear Editor: This letter is written in response to several past articles concerning Westfield Quality Care of Aurora.

Husky Special

The play began to develop and you could see it from a mile away -- or specifically -- just behind the north end zone.  They ran it earlier on a two-point play -- surely it won’t work twice -- this time with the game in the balance, right?

The power of the press

National Newspaper Week has passed, but we managed to miss a note we had saved a long ago newspaper story that exemplified the power of the press.

Allen, Huskers ready to roll into unpredictable season

 August in Nebraska is supposed to be a time of anticipation and excitement, not only for the start of a new school year but especially for the start of Husker football.

Slowdown sheds new light on our home town

With the pandemic dragging on it’s easy to slip in to depressive thoughts when you’re homebound with lots of time and nowhere to go. That’s when we said, “Enough of those thoughts” and turned to positive thinking.