Editorials
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The Rise and Fall and Rise (and Fall and Rise and Fall, etc.) of the Automat
By Gordon Hopkins So it is the day after Thanksgiving and in all probability you are slowly recovering from a…
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Gage County Committee and Board Meetings
By Don Schuller 11/14/22 Committee meeting:Planning and Zoning administrator Lisa Wiegand reported that P & Z is conducting a public…
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Nervous Breakdown
By Gordon Hopkins Nearly every movie that focuses on the newspaper biz has, at some point, that scene where the…
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What’s the Matter with Kansas?
First Published December 7, 1971It is worth pointing out that this column occurred decades before, and has nothing to do…
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We, The People Give The Directions
The system works. Never forget, ladies and gentlemen, the election system of the United States, although not perfect, works.Yes, things…
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Dare to Be Weird
By Gordon Hopkins As a teenager in the 80’s, I came of age during the MTV generation. Evidence in the…
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Should I Call an Exterminator or a Ghostbuster?
By Gordon Hopkins It is just a few days until Halloween. Apropos of the season, I have spent a better…
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Gage County Committee and Board Meetings
By Don Schuller 10/17/22 Committee meeting:Highway Superintendent Mark Kuhnke received two quotes for removal of three trees at the Pleasant…
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Tough Cookie
By Gordon Hopkins People think fatties are weak. They don't know how wrong they are.It is the mistaken perception that…
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No Sweat(er)
By Don Shearon First Published November 30, 1971Well, the Lady at Our House still is knitting up a storm. Her…
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