Editorials

Letter to the Editor

Published by admin on Tue, 02/18/2020 - 12:59pm
Editor
Late last year, Live On Nebraska had the privilege of getting involved with Meridian Public Schools. 
The Elementary School Student Council hosted its second annual Reindeer Run and had decided to donate the proceeds to our organization in honor of two high school students who were organ and tissue donors earlier in the year. 
When we showed up in Daykin on December 21st, we were amazed to see the community support for the event. It was truly small-town Nebraska at its best. 

After Valentine’s Day...

Published by admin on Tue, 02/18/2020 - 12:59pm
When you read this article, Valentine’s Day will be over. The romantic love that all the advertisers were trying to get us indulged in will be forgotten, and we will be back to the regular schedule of events and happenings. Or will we? I hear in the back of my mind the phrase from Tina Turner’s song, “What’s love but a second hand emotion.” Is  that all there is?

A Good Man

Published by admin on Tue, 02/18/2020 - 12:59pm
I remember it was ‘one of those days.’
My son was having a hard time in school. His autism diagnosis was evolving and his behaviors had everyone at school on edge. The girls were facing drama in school, I was working quite a few hours at the office as was my wife. I called Bruce for a few questions on insurance regarding Elijah.
“Well, Timmy, tell me what’s going on son?” he asked. Only Bruce could call me Timmy or son. He then proceeded to make me laugh, dole out some life advice and answer my insurance question.

Isn't It Romantic?

Published by admin on Fri, 02/14/2020 - 1:52pm
So today is St. Valentine's Day. It is the day when loved ones get together and celebrate the massacre of a bunch of gangsters in a Roger Corman flick. It is also the single most annoying date of the year for the unattached.
However, for couples (and perhaps triples and quadruples, who are we to judge?), it is the time of the years that they get to rub their couplehood in the faces of their single friends, oblivious to just how close they are to getting punched in the nose.

Thank You

Published by admin on Tue, 02/11/2020 - 8:45am
We are truly humbled to have been honored last Friday evening by our peers in the community with the Fairbury Chamber of Commerce Community Service Award.
When we made the decision to return to our hometown 10 years ago after many years’ absence, we knew we were going to have to be “all in.” We had a debt to repay for everything the community had given us when we were growing up, and we were determined to see that our daughters had the same distinct experiences and joyful rewards of small-town Nebraska as we settled in to raise them here in Fairbury.

Delight Yourself In The Lord, And He Will Give You The Desires Of Your Heart. Psalm 37:4

Published by admin on Tue, 02/11/2020 - 8:44am
Let me begin by saying that I don’t value fishing above God. 
If I ever had, though, it would have been when I was living in northern Michigan. In late summer and early fall, salmon congregate at the mouths of Michigan rivers, and then, compelled by a wild urge, swim upstream to the place they were hatched (or stocked). When they arrive there the female sweeps out a redd on a gravel bar with her tail and the males line up behind her, waiting for her to lay her eggs. 

Meowna Loy

Published by admin on Fri, 02/07/2020 - 1:37pm
Any parent will tell you the hardest part of raising children is discipline. Even little, furry children.

Letters to the Editor

Published by admin on Tue, 02/04/2020 - 12:59pm
Dear Editor:

Models for Our Time

Published by admin on Tue, 02/04/2020 - 12:58pm
When my family and I sat in the darkness and waited for the film to begin I thought I knew what we were in for. The 1994 version of “Little Women” was a frequently played VHS cassette in my home growing up, and the novel was a well-regarded and often read important piece of American literature. And yet I was not prepared for the experience of seeing Greta Gerwig’s new interpretation of the classic Louisa May Alcott story. I wept, more than once. The creative and passionate young women portrayed in the film gave me hope in our ongoing moment(s) of national crisis.  

Planning Ahead, Walking Tall

Published by admin on Tue, 02/04/2020 - 12:57pm
The question on the front page of last week’s edition was to be on several different levels. It is a complex issue dealing with blight, crime and drugs in a community.
The overall issue of housing in this community is complex and one that needs to be addressed. Someone recently told me, ‘You get what you pay for in Fairbury,’ when it came to houses. If you buy a $25,000 house, it is a low-end dwelling. You buy a $500,000 property, it is a luxurious home. There is no in-between.

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