Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
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Since we opened the Advocate-Messenger, Scott and I have fielded several questions about the inner workings of the newspaper, so after discussion, we decided to take this opportunity to respond. One of the first questions we were asked is if the Advocate Messenger is a legal newspaper. The answer is yes and no. We formed a limited liability company when we created ColdType Publishing and trademarked our name, so the business, itself, is a legally-operated business according to the State of Nebra...
21-5309 may belong to Jenny. 555-1212 offers all kinds of assistance. What does your phone number say about you? Plenty, according to tech writer Brian Chen of the New York Times. After reading one of his articles, I thought about the number of times an individual’s phone number is tied to us as a means of identification. Turns out, quite often. Chen says we’ve been “conditioned to share a piece of personal information without a moment’s hesitation: our phone number.” Sign up for an app? Supp...
The to-do list resting on my desk has 37 items requiring completion. Each line includes a box for a checkmark or bullet point, denoting it is done. The list grows or narrows, depending on the day of the week, and some of the entries have been included for more than two weeks. "I'll get to those tomorrow," I tell myself while perusing the contents and deciding which items are today's priority. This weekend, while on our way to Ponca State Park for a family shindig, I started another list and was...
During the Antelope County Fair, I saw a lot of fun T-shirts proclaiming "Keep calm, it's fair week" or "I heart 4-H" or "4-H Head Heart Hands Health." Next year, I think I'll sport one that declares "I survived being a 4-H grandma." Not that I did as much work as my grandson's parents overseeing the preparing of projects for the week-long event, but ... I did push, -er, help him decide which projects to try. And I did survive a two-day barn quilt workshop, where hopes for more Husker decor to...
Recently, I read an article about the structure of high school and how it sets up students for failure. The article's premise and subsequent offer for solution, gave me pause. The basic theme: "We are married to a system that has not been properly re-evaluated for 21st-century capabilities and capacities." An example featured the structure of the seven- or eight-class period day, how student attention is diverted multiple times during each 50-minute class period. And, to top it off, we uproot...
If you are reading this on July 25, today’s a special day. I am celebrating another trip around the sun, for which I am grateful. It’s a tale old as time: sometimes, you think you have life mapped out and believe you know where you’re headed. Then, God sets up a roadblock, noting something different is about to play out in your life. Take a right turn and you’ll head down the beaten path. Venture left and discover the proverbial road less traveled. I suspect he knew what direction I would c...
