Opinion

Beth’s Bits

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Graduation

Beth’s Bits
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
This is graduation week for Polk County. Once again, I try to cover four graduations on the same day and get all the graduates in next week’s paper. Thanks to some wonderful yearbook sponsors and school staff, I will make it happen. It brings me back to my own graduations.
Reporter’s Notebook

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Words of Wisdom

Reporter’s Notebook
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Spring is always a weird time of year for me. The school year is winding down. Teams are making that last push to etch their names in the school record books.And another group of seniors wrap up their high school careers. I enjoy covering high school graduations.
Representing You

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Education Bills

Representing You
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
This past week debate began on a package of bills from the Education Committee. The package, LB705, began with 18 bills included and ended up with 4 more added to it as amendments were adopted.
Community Connection

Community Connection

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Community Connection

News Staff
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Melanoma/Skin Cancer Month May is Melanoma/Skin Cancer & Detection Month. More than 1.2 million people are diagnosed with skin cancer each year in the United States. Year-round sun protection is important. The sun’s harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation can penetrate many types of clothes.
Grads & Moms

Grads & Moms

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Grads & Moms

Beth Sparrow
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Every year I get an email or see a TV commercial that advertises Grads and Dads. This has long confused me as most graduations I have known take place in May. I have never attended a graduation in June. I have attended graduations in May, August and December but never June or even heard of any then.
Alan Sparrow is co-owner of the Polk County News. Find his column, Alan’s Anecdotes, each week in the newspaper and online at www.polkcountynews.net.

Alan Sparrow is co-owner of the Polk County News. Find his column, Alan’s Anecdotes, each week in the newspaper and online at www.polkcountynews.net.

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Age and Leadership

Alan Sparrow
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
I’m concerned about a trend I’m seeing. A lot of people are saying that you can be too old to be president. At one level, I think it’s just a lazy way to say they don’t like a particular official or candidate.
Rick Holtz is a co-owner for the Polk County News. Find his column in the newspaper and online at www. polkcountynews.net.

Rick Holtz is a co-owner for the Polk County News. Find his column in the newspaper and online at www. polkcountynews.net.

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Newspapers Aren’t Dead

Rick Holtz
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
There is a lie that has been told in this nation for a long time. Newspapers are dead. Now, don’t get me wrong. Newspapers today are not the newspapers of yesteryear. Information happens too fast. We live in the age of technology. So what are we to do then? Here is the thing though.
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Ethanol Bills

Jana Hughes
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
REPRESENTING YOU This week our country celebrates a truly Nebraska contribution to our nation, Arbor Day. This celebration was founded here in Nebraska over 151 years ago leading to a continued national effort to plant millions of trees across our country each and every year.
Community Connection

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Community Connection

News Staff
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
American Stroke Month May is American Stroke Month. Every 40 seconds, someone in America has a stroke. Every 3 minutes, 42 seconds someone dies of a stroke. Stroke warning signs are: · Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body.
Outdoor Adventure Day

Outdoor Adventure Day

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Outdoor Adventure Day

Alan Sparrow
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
ALAN’S ANECDOTES A month ago I mentioned Outdoor Adventure Day was coming and it finally arrived over the weekend. It was delayed because of rainy weather the previous weekend, but this weekend was a lot nicer. I think everyone had a great time.