At long last, it’s time to decide on Election Day

To endorse or not to endorse political candidates. That is an interesting topic in the days leading up to the Nov. 5 General Election, with a presidential race seizing the nation’s attention in what promises to be a tightly contested finish.

Vote to repeal 1402

One simple question lies at the center of a debate involving a private education scholarship bill which will be decided in the Nov. 5 General Election. Should Nebraska taxpayers help fund students and their families who choose to attend a private school? The answer to that question is a hard no.

Vote to repeal LB 1402 on Nov. 5th

Dear Editor:Vote to repeal LB 1402 Referendum 435, the private education scholarship bill, in the general election. You may have seen recent advertisements that say teachers oppose this law because they are protecting their jobs. That is very disingenuous. Most people give educators more credit.

Videos tell truth about abortion

Dear Editor:When there’s a controversial call by a referee in a football game, they often review the video of the play in question, to make sure whether or not the right call was made.

Aurora’s spending outpaces growth

Dear Editor:As a resident of Aurora, I feel it is time we confront an uncomfortable truth about our city’s spending practices.

Decision time

With Nov. 5 now less than three weeks away, voters have little time to gather information on races to be decided in a General Election that is drawing interest on several fronts.

Aurora needs more stop lights

Dear Editor:This letter is for the state of Nebraska Department of Roads.The Department of Roads have a safety meeting at least one time a week at all their highway shops.In Aurora on Highways 14 and 34 the heads in Lincoln don’t care about our safety, but they worry about money.

Trial verdict lacks accountability

Dear Editor:In my opinion, accountability and driver responsibility were dismissed after the recent verdict in the trial concerning the death of Dave Schwartz.Just because a highway has a posted speed limit sign, doesn’t mean that is the safest speed to go.

Vote for write-in candidates in city council races

Dear Editor:As a residential rental manager in Aurora I am very concerned about the increased levy on the City of Aurora portion of our property tax bills as announced by the pink postcards that arrived in the mail.

Vote blue for the greater good

Dear Editor:I remember my Grandpa Bob, who fought in WWII, telling me that average German citizens didn’t actually support the Nazi agenda, but were merely trying to support their families via their jobs in the German military.