Commentary
Wake-up call
Kurt Johnson
The ongoing debate surrounding cell phone use in schools has gained momentum with Nebraska’s proposed LB 140, a bill seeking to impose a statewide ban on cell phones in schools.
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Strategic planning helps Aurora plan for future
Kelsey Bergen
Over the past five years, I have participated in three different community planning processes and as I was reviewing these processes this week for a state program, I thought this was interesting information to share.
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Overreach
Kurt Johnson
Efforts to restrict student use of cell phones in school are proving to be effective at the local level, though a proposal by the Nebraska Legislature to implement a statewide cell phone ban raises a whole different set of concerns.
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Husky freshman goes viral with heroic shot
Kurt Johnson
Jaxson Slagle’s heroic shot went viral.The 6-6 freshman’s jumper from the top of the key with 2 seconds left against the top-rated team in Class B hit nothing but net Thursday night, causing instant pandemonium for the fortunate Husky faithful on hand to see it. It was a shot young Mr.
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Go big blue
Kurt Johnson
The blue jackets are iconic, especially here in the heartland of America.
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
3rd time not the charm
Kurt Johnson
State lawmakers are simply not getting the message when it comes to asking Nebraska taxpayers to help fund students and their families who choose to attend a private school.
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Calls for moratorium on CO2 pipeline ignore year of reports
Kurt Johnson
Questions and concerns were raised recently about public safety and awareness regarding a proposed carbon sequestration project, though the timing in which those concerns were aired raises questions of their own.
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Understanding zoning regulations a critical part of economic development
Kelsey Bergen
Something that people may not realize, is that part of working in economic development is following and working closely with city and county zoning regulations.
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Trump tax cuts should not be made permanent
News Staff
Dear Editor:I read with interest about “The Biden Spending Spree” as per the Norfolk Daily News. Interesting as to how the article was constructed, talking about the deficit and the debt together with comparing monthly deficits from one year to the next and so on, to probably create confusion.
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
CO2 pipelines a path to ag growth and sustainability
News Staff
Dear Editor:As a farmer who has represented agriculture at a local, state, national and international level, I’ve witnessed how Nebraska’s agricultural industry consistently rises to meet challenges and seize opportunities.
Wednesday, February 5, 2025