Nance County Tales & Trails

with Whistlebritches Corner? Spring is my favorite season! When I hear the Canadian geese flying back North, see the trees beginning to swell their buds, and admire the Robins for returning, it makes me appreciate the fact that Spring is the season for renewal.

Look Upstream

Imagine living in a world that always looked upstream to address the problems we face. Instead of repeatedly putting out fires (whether real or metaphorical), we looked at how to prevent them in the first place.

Protecting Our Kids Is My Top Priority

Protecting Our Kids Is My Top Priority We all agree that our kids are our future. In every community across our state, no matter the size, we all want the same thing – a better future for our kids than we had.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Because life is important, inside and outside the womb, and because we, adults, want to protect children from short and long-term harm, I urge you to contact your state senator, Loren Lippincott concerning two bills.

This is Your Brain on Fake News

This is Your Brain on Fake News I just finished reading How to Build a Healthy Brain. I’ve always wanted one of those. Not surprisingly, there was a lot of information about the importance of sleep, nutrition and exercise for brain health.

Prioritizing Growth

By Rep. Adrian Smith A recent report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projected our nation will add nearly $19 trillion to the national debt over the next 10 years. CBO projects the debt will equal 118 percent of gross domestic product 2033.

Houseplant Tips

By: Kelly Feehan, Extension Educator Houseplants have increased in popularity. The benefits of caring for plants and having green plants around us all year are well documented. Here are a few houseplant tips for this time of year and a note about poisonous houseplants to be aware of.

Nance County Tales & Trails

First, I need to make corrections to a couple recent columns. In my story about Nance County Trails, I forgot to mention the Palmer Road in the western part of the county. When mentioning folks I remember from the village of Belgrade, I incorrectly listed the barber’s name.

Legislative News

With the aptly named Constitutional Carry Bill (LB77) soon to be debated on the floor of the Nebraska Legislature, it is important we spend some time considering the subject of the Second Amendment to the U.S.

Spreading Humor & Sharing Wisdom

Planning for That Final Trip I think many of us believe we’re going to be the only ones in history to defy the natural order of things and live forever. I know I do. But in case that’s not true, it behooves us to get our affairs in order before we take that final trip.