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Looking Back 9.3
1871A post office was established at Bryant, Jefferson county, Neb., 100 years ago, with Jas. J. Lawrence, postmaster. The Fairbury…
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The Cat’s Meow (Prohibited by Law)
By Gordon Hoppkins I do love a nice train ride. I’ve ridden trains across the Midwest and across the Far…
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Taking Your Medicine
“I’ve had nothing but bad luck since the day I saw the cat at my door.” – from “Devil Woman,”…
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From Senator Tom Brandt
By Senator Tom Brandt During the legislative interim, senators step back from the rush of floor debate to focus on…
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Quick Quips
My son, Elijah, has started his junior year of high school. It is amazing that it seems like only yesterday…
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Just Like Mother Used to Simulate
By Gordon Hopkins Nobel Prize-winning Geoffrey Everest Hinton, a British-Canadian computer scientist, cognitive scientist, former vice-president of Google and cognitive…
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What Will Happen When the Rain Comes?
Like most of you, I appreciate the extra rain that we’ve had this summer. And that rain has me thinking…
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Leroy Niederklein
The family of Leroy Niederklein would like to honor him with a card shower for his 90th birthday on August…
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Who’s The Big Bad Wolf Afraid Of?
By Gordon Hopkins The saving of a species from extinction is a good thing. It is one of the most…
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Shedding Weather
By Gordon Hopkins I have very little patience for people who say things like, “It's not the heat, it's the…
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