Not a Facebook issue

In the spirit of the popular year in review reports and Top 10 stories of the year polls, which are both included in this week’s ANR, Husky Nation has been advised of pending developments that are sure to make both when the ball drops on a year that is just now beginning.

A year-end tip of the hat to our hometown hero

From A-Town to Brookings to Omaha to Beantown, Baylor Scheierman has given Aurora something to smile about, and this week locals returned the favor.

Technology bug bites hard, leaving a lump of coal in reader stockings

The timing could not have been worse.Last Tuesday morning a technology bug bit hard at the News-Register, with the end result visible for all our readers to see.

‘Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He lives forever’

I heard a story not long ago of a newspaper publisher catching flack from readers for identifying a local man dressed in red and white, pretending to be Santa Claus.It kind of made me think back to the days when I began to wonder if the jolly gentleman was real, or just a part of the holiday season.

More than just a milestone

December 25th, 1994; that is where my story began. A sudden interruption of Christmas dinner ending in the sweet baby cries of my parents’ greatest Christmas gift, ever!Exactly 10,950 days since then I finally reached the ripe age of 30. I have mixed emotions about it.

CO2 pipeline project stirs safety concerns

Dear Editor:I am writing as a Hamilton County resident concerned for public safety of its citizens regarding the proposed CO2  sequestration pipeline.

Troubling trend

Talk about bah, hum-burglers!I think there should be a very special naughty list on Santa’s radar for folks who prey upon the goodwill of others this time of year.

Hampton a model of civic cooperation

Hampton School Supt. Holly Herzberg said it best: “If you live in Hampton and there’s a need and there’s a project, you’re going to find people to support it and get it done.” That statement, made at the Nov.

Pardon the interruptions

Pardon me, but all this talk about pardons is already a bit much, setting the stage for a tit-for-tat start to the new year.

Our cross-cultural Thanksgiving

Our whirlwind five-day trip to my sister’s home in western Illinois for Thanksgiving turned out to be the perfect warm-up to our celebration of Christmas.