Politics keep costs high for families

Over the hundreds of visits I’ve had with Nebraskans these past few months, one issue keeps rising to the top: everything still costs too much.

HPV causes cancer, and can be prevented

What do warts, pap smears, cervical cancer, head and neck cancer, and a vaccine all have in common? Three letters: HPV Human papillomavirus ( HPV) is a common virus that can cause growths on skin and mucous membranes.

We need a courageous leader

A leader rejects passivity, accepts responsibility and leads courageously. However, in politics, “leaders” often pander to those with the loudest voices, have the largest “identity groups”, and have the broadest appeals.

Will God gaffe affect the Presidential election?

Can a candidate do or say anything to make you flip your vote?We are less than two weeks away from the Nov. 5 General Election and things are getting pretty interesting.Last week Vice President Kamala Harris was at a rally in Wisconsin when she was talking about abortion. No shock there.

Spending in Fischer-Osborn race says something about the views of the candidates

Labels in politics are a tricky thing, particularly in Nebraska.If you’re a “Republican,” do you align with the wing of the party that identifies with former governor and U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts? Or do you roll with the new GOP, the group that tossed out Ricketts’ loyalists?

LETTER: Fall Festival was success because of you

Our annual Fullerton Fall Festival was a success! Many hours were dedicated to making this event possible. We would like to say “THANK YOU” to all your help and support of this event.

Thank a Farmer Today

As Third District farmers round out the fall harvest season, it is an appropriate time to note how hard agriculture producers work to feed and fuel the world and how this drives our state’s economy.

General Election is underway with early voting

Voting has begun! Early voting began Oct. 7 in Nebraska, but the sad fact of this or any other election is that nationally only 67 percent of the population who are eligible to vote are actually registered to vote, meaning 33 percent of Americans are not registered to vote!

Reader: I hope you enjoyed your stolen apples

I have one small apple tree which we have fertilized and watered since it was planted.This year, it produced about 30 apples. We were looking forward to an apple pie.

Voters will get to choose whether to revoke state vouchers to attend private and parochial schools

Nebraskans will vote on six ballot issues during this fall’s general election, including two initiatives to legalize medical cannabis.