Editorials

Memories of Linda

-Editor's note:Linda Beermann passed away on November 25 of this year. To many Nebraska journalists, she was best known as…

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I Beg Your Pardon

By Gordon Hopkins I grew up with dogs. I remember as a very young lad my family had a dog.…

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Excavating Mortgage Manor

By Don Shearon First Published February 13, 1973One distant day, some enterprising archaeologist may uncover Mortgage Manor while stripping sway…

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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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