Romney/Ryan, wrong for U.S.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, and his running-mate Paul Ryan, are wrong for America. Wrong because they hate Americans. Well, maybe not all Americans, but at least 47 percent of us.
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Saturday, May 2, 2026
Opinion
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Entitlement programs; more debt than benefit
Our culture has a growing sense that we are owed a great debt by others. Our rights and freedoms come with a heavy cost. Those who have stood in war-torn countries understand these freedoms must be paid for with more than just taxes.
Read MoreDon’t stay stuck in a degree
Your life isn’t defined by the degree that you get, but the decisions that you make. So, make a goal, find your path, and go. You have your entire life ahead of you and don’t take that for granted.
Read MoreGet off your duff, do stuff
All of us have been in school for about four weeks now, and hopefully everyone’s settled in pretty well. We all know our routine, the amount of time to spend on homework, and how to arrange our schedules around our class periods. But some people are claiming that they have nothing to do, and that life in Chadron and on campus is boring.
Read MoreHow-to survive the zombie apocalypse
You awake one morning to a deafening silence. You turn on the television to find that an annoying rainbow and high pitch squeals have now taken up residence on your flat screen. You open your front door to find cars strewn across roads and yards. The smell of death lingers in the air, but you’re not worried.
Read MoreFiremen deserve respect, thanks
This past week’s fires brought disastrous consequences and smoky air to Chadron. Scanning Facebook the first day of the fires showed many reactions that included “my thoughts and prayers to those moved from their homes,” or “I hope that my Chadron friends are safe and well.”
Read MoreUndeclared: The gray wasteland of academic indecision
I was literally shocked after talking to a few incoming freshman about what they wanted to do in the future. They were undeclared majors that could not even list the professions they wanted to go into.
Read MoreLetter: Matthew Brust on parking
I am led to believe that every one of us is guilty of judging something without knowing all of the facts, especially as often as I remember myself doing so.
Read MoreHey, lay off the rape comments
Just when the Internet had quieted down over the Daniel Tosh “rape-is-funny” controversy, the camp of men who claim to know how rape is for women launched another salvo of stupidity.
Read MoreHow do you beat the heat?
“I”m from the east coast so I’m used to the weather. I jog around Chadron.”
—Joseph Brown,
21, freshman,
Physical Education major,
of Virginia Beach, Va.