There’s nothing more exciting than the first glimpse of your baby at an ultrasound. It’s hard to describe the wave of joy and overwhelming sen…
We in North Platte are at the outset of a year that presents many opportunities. A new city attorney will soon be on board following the retir…
As the 2020 session begins, it’s important to remain clear-sighted about the most pressing priorities of Nebraskans. As special interests clam…
There is an overabundance of titles that pundits pinned on the year of 2019. Some may describe the year as one of “disaster and destruction.” …
This week, the Nebraska Legislature kicks off a new session at the State Capitol. Over the interim, I’ve been working with my team and senator…
Happy New Year! Here are some of my wishes for news in the coming year.
It was a great honor of my life to join a bipartisan Senate delegation to Belgium and Luxembourg to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Ba…
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During North Platte’s first century, today — not tomorrow — was the day to observe Memorial Day.
North Platte has had another run of good economic news. It again shows what happens when a community with so much going for it resolves to tak…
After leading his nation during the carnage of World War I, the wartime French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau famously remarked that war wa…
While they’re at it, Nebraskans ought to ask their state senators why they’re talking again about ending their “long” session early.
One thing’s for sure: Today’s high school graduations in North Platte will be a lot cooler.
We submit this as a Top 5 list of typical gripes about economic development proposals and how local leaders handle them:
This week, Judy D. Steele reminisces about Father's Days past and her memories of her families celebrations together.
This week, columnist Rick Windham describes the habitat of the ornate box turtle, a near-threatened turtle that thrives in the prairie hills a…
Master Gardener Julie Jacobson writes about what herbs can be grown in your garden and used in homemade herbal teas.
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This is Nebraskaland Days week. The flags are up, the tourists are arriving, the motels are filling and the celebrations is underway. The cowb…
A one-size-fits-all approach that puts Washington in charge of Americans’ personal health and child care decisions is dangerous, especially in…
This week I will continue talking about the bills that either passed or failed in this legislative session. One that passed was LB 147. The go…
As the city of North Platte prepares to welcome thousands of visitors to our community during Nebraskaland Days, the North Platte Police Depar…
I haven’t eaten in a restaurant since the pandemic shut everything down in early 2020. I hope to do so soon, but I got out of the habit of eat…
For the one in seven kids who may face hunger today in Nebraska, summer is usually the hungriest time of year. This summer, however, may be a …
In response to Ruth Swoboda’s letter (June 4 Telegraph):
Just what we need, as if we don’t get enough from Fox News: another far right journalist, extremist, radical, white nationalist, antisemite, n…
There have been so many recent letters to the editor and news reports that have fueled my already smoldering anger that I have a need to respo…
I agree totally with Ruth Swoboda’s letter regarding Sen. Ben Sasse. Time for him to go. He needs to be recalled, or censure him. I am ashamed…
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