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Hanging for what seemed forever on my parents’ refrigerator was a newspaper clipping from 1987 of a dapper looking young man whose Voice of Democracy Speech had just won first place in …
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Curt Hineline
editorcurt@gmail.com
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10/3/24
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Driving the students to school on Monday morning I was reminded of last week’s column. Several people commented on last week’s opinion. The feedback is always appreciated.
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9/26/24
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According to MedicalNewsToday.com, Sun gazing is a meditative practice that involves staring directly at the rising or setting sun to help focus attention and clear the mind. Proponents of …
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Curt Hineline
editorcurt@gmail.com
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9/19/24
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As the story goes, the marble slab used to sculpt one of Michelangelo’s statues of David sat unused for 35 years as several different artists deemed it unusable for sculpting. Standing …
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9/12/24
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Just over a decade ago, the three-piece combo progressive rock band Rush was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. If you don’t know who Rush is, don’t worry about it. …
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Curt Hineline
editorcurt@gmail.com
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8/29/24
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This letter has been sent to the Burt County Zoning Board and the Burt County Commissioners.
I own PID #425300300 in the Craig Township. I also own land in Otoe County Nebraska, so I have …
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8/22/24
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Every week, we get at least a few emails like this one: “Could you add XXXXXX to your list of names that I gave you yesterday. His wife called and complained they used to get their papers on …
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8/22/24
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The state fair is nearly upon us, swimming pools are or soon will be closed for another season, and sports camps are nothing but another string of great memories. Our favorite college sports teams …
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8/15/24
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Not that many years ago, the best way you could find out about businesses in town would be through your local newspaper. Your local newspaper is still a great source of advertising information, but …
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DEAN RIDINGS, CEO
AMERICA'S NEWSPAPERS
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8/15/24
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As students return to school this week, I find myself excited about three aspects of the school year that have me excited.
A Need for Structure
To say that I am merely ready for school to …
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Curt Hineline
editorcurt@gmail.com
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8/15/24
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My family and I moved from Phoenix to a suburb of Chicago. Quite a change. A trip to the city was a trip to a concrete wonderland with majestic buildings and architecture to satisfy every taste. One …
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Colby Hansen
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8/8/24
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Beautiful landscapes, unique geographical features and amazing up-close wildlife encounters were expected in our family trip to Yellowstone National Park. Getting bit was not. This was …
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Curt Hineline
editorcurt@gmail.com
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8/8/24
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With tears streaming down his face falling into his lap, my young nephew was having a bad day and I knew for sure I was to blame. If I wasn’t careful, there was a good chance my cheeks …
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Curt Hineline
editorcurt@gmail.com
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8/1/24
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Dear Editor,
Thank you for this opportunity to thank those Burt County citizens who worked on the ‘No Wind’ float for the Burt County Parade. You all did a great job and it is very …
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7/25/24
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Three things are needed to make a county fair special. Those three things collided in spectacular fashion in Burt County over the weekend. Great crops, great weather, and dedicated …
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7/25/24
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With an eye to the forecast of cooler temperatures coupled with a wet growing season thus far, it is fair to assume the fair will fare fairly well when it comes to …
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Curt Hineline
Editorcurt@gmail.com
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7/21/24
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Little did I know what lay ahead as the late Dewaine Gahan came knocking on my door nearly 25 years ago. As the co-publisher of the Oakland Independent and Lyons Mirror-Sun, Dewaine was looking …
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7/11/24
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From one perspective, it would seem easy to support Gov. Jim Pillen’s all-but-officially-declared special session this summer designed to fix the state’s property tax problem.
We …
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7/11/24
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Welcome to summer. June 20th marked the first day of summer and the heat came right on time. For someone who considers the mid-70s to be the ideal temperature, the 90s of this week are …
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6/27/24
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It appears to me that wind turbines will soon be built in Burt County, and our Zoning Board and County Supervisors are tasked with the duty of setting the standards for the implementation of this …
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Bill Price
Lyons, NE
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6/27/24
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According to the National Weather Service (NWS), May was a record-breaking month for storms in the mid-west, and June is looking to be just as stormy.
Burt County has experienced a variety of …
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Jason Redding-Geu
Burt Count Emergency Manager
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6/20/24
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It was the calm after the storm that led Swedish editor and future politician Carl Boberg to pen a poem which would later become one of the most beloved Christian hymns.
As the story goes, in …
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Curt Hineline
editorcurt@gmail.com
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6/20/24
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Often quoted to encourage unity, the phrase “United we stand, divided we fall” has been attributed to the ancient Greek storyteller Aesop though its use is found in countless quotes over …
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Curt Hineline
Editorcurt@gmail.com
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6/13/24
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Newton’s First Law of Motion states that an object at rest remains at rest, and an object in motion remains in motion at constant speed and in a straight line unless acted on by an unbalanced …
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6/6/24
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Among the many things I learned growing up with a father in the United States Navy are how to shine a pair of dress shoes and equally shine a brass belt buckle. Skills I seldom use now, but the …
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5/30/24
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