Editorials

The Times Are A Changing

Postal rates may be going up again soon. A first class stamp may go up a few cents in hopes…

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Any Port in a Storm

So we got some rain last night. It came down pretty hard at times. I don't know how much we…

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Gage County Meetings

By Don Schuller 9/26/23 Planning and Zoning MeetingI attended the public hearing for Dean Otto/Summit Pork swine operation in Island…

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Gooo BiiigGreeen…Go Big Green

The University of Nebraska is spending $450 million to better Memorial Stadium. My question is, will all of that money…

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More, Please

By Gordon Hopkins It is the first week of October. That means I intend to eschew my normally informative columns…

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Artificial Intelligence and Other Natural Disasters

By Gordon Hopkins Should you be able to “opt out” of the coming AI (Artificial Intelligence) revolution?The big debate right…

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From the Supervisor’s Desk

By Don Schuller 9/18/23 Committee Meeting:Highway Superintendent Mark Kuhnke told us he and engineer Mark Mainelli looked at intersections on…

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The Short-Term Vs. The Long-Term

There is the long-term and the short-term. In the short-term, the City of Fairbury was able to make a considerable…

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The Last Movie Star

By Gordon Hopkins The movie star is an endangered species.The last ever movie star has already been born. In fact,…

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Melancholy Trees

By Gordon Hopkins Growing up, there were probably TV shows your parents didn't want you watching. Especially if you grew…

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