Ragged Right
1873: Bids "not to exceed $17,000" were being accepted by Lancaster County commissioners on a proposed new jail and sheriff's office. Built in…
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Bats usually are in the spotlight only around Halloween and during Bat Appreciation Week. However, we are going to break the norm, because Aug…
A DARK BLUE SKY GREETS TEENAGERS as their parents drop them off or they pull their cars into the gravel church parking lot around 5 a.m. They …
August is National Peach Month, and there's no better time to sing the praises of the luscious gift to fruit lovers. Now is the time to get th…
When one high school football season ends, the seeds for the next one are planted soon after. now, it's time for harvest. the state of Nebrask…
Is it a cliché to put some of Nebraska's top football players in a cornfield for a photo shoot? Sure it is. But it also makes plenty of sense.…
In the recent point/counterpoint over the next farm bill (LJS, July 30), neither Benjamin Powell nor Lily Roberts mentioned the impact of our …
I see our newest governor is sending National Guard members to Texas, one reason being drugs coming across the border.
Home-and-garden
Extension programs this fall can offer knowledge that will help make your fall and next spring more rewarding in the garden and on the lawn.
Tom Sawyer didn't have stain to whitewash his fence, but if he did, he might not have minded doing it himself. If you have a wood fence needin…
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Hello Helaine and Joe: I am cleaning out my grandparent's estate and would appreciate your input and value on this vase. It is 9 ½ inches long…
Meals are served at 11:30 a.m.; the exception is noon at the Belmont Senior Center.
Tabitha Meals on Wheels are delivered to people who cannot prepare their own meals for health-related reasons. The basic menu, listed below, i…
Nearly 5,000 property valuation protests were filed this year; NU's Ted Carter on course for $144K bonus; fans can now reserve parking spots for sporting games.
With apologies to companies that build the tennis barns that already exist in Woods Park, they are ugly. They are barns, pure and simple, and …
On Purple Heart Day, which was Aug. 7, we noted that the Major Richard Star Act, which gives full disability retirement pay to 50,000 severely…
In May, the Nebraska Legislature made K-12 education better by finally passing Nebraska’s first school choice program to empower more families…
After reading “Who’s Your Founding Father?” by David Fleming, the reader may no longer be certain of key facts about the Declaration of Independence.
Aubrey Trail seeks execution date; LPS fills all its teacher jobs; Hoiberg salary restored to $3.5 million.
North Dakota regulators on Friday rejected a route permit for a regional carbon dioxide pipeline that has been opposed by some landowners and …
Contrary to Michael Henkenius’ recent letter attacking Support Our Schools Nebraska ("Petition isn't about the kids," Aug. 2), the petition is…
I recall sitting through debate on the death penalty in the Nebraska Unicameral, considering the debate useless, that Nebraska was never going…