Day: 7:00 am | 04/07/2016

Opinion

Stop making our pain your gain

I have discovered a practice that has quickly ascended to become my personal vexation. In last week’s paper, my column followed the terroristic attack in Brussels; a catastrophic affair in which numerous people were wounded, terrorized, and ripped away from their families. Many people rushed to their aid, however, a specific group of people instead fled to social media or media outlets to use this tragedy as an opportunity to push their political agenda (I’m looking at you presidential candidates).

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News

Spring: a time of renewal

Spring is the best season, for multiple reasons. First off, the environment is thriving. Everything starts to turn green, flowers bloom, and the outdoors come alive once again. Baby animals are born, and life continues its cycle. Finally, we gain some hope that winter is nearing an end. Here in Nebraska do we still get freak snowstorms? Absolutely. Unlike winter, however, usually the snow doesn’t stick and is gone in a couple of days.

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