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

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Making Memories

Rick Holtz

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Hello friends! We are just a few short weeks away from Thanksgiving and it got me to thinking about some holidays from my childhood. When I was a kid my grandparents lived just a few towns away in northwest Indiana. We saw them all the time.

If I Could Turn Back Time...

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If I Could Turn Back Time...

Jana Hughes

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

REPRESENTING YOU We have again crossed the date on the calendar when most Americans unite together as one to change their clocks back an hour as we revert back to standard time.

Unmasking The Truth

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Unmasking The Truth

Alan Sparrow

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

ALAN’S ANECDOTES In our last parent teacher conference, I found out that our oldest would be reading “The Lord of the Flies” by William Golding. I was also interested in reading it, so I ordered the audio book. He’s just a few chapters in and I’ve just about listened to it a second time.

Community Connection

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Community Connection

News Staff

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Call Annie Jeffrey Health Center at (402) 747-2031 for more information November is American Diabetes Month. Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin.

Honoring Our Heroes

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Honoring Our Heroes

Deb Fischer

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

REPRESENTING YOU Nebraska is home to over 100,000 of our most honorable American heroes. These heroes left home and family to follow a call. They showed grit and dedication throughout taxing training. They fought hard for their homeland and made countless sacrifices.

Falling Back and Stomach Flu

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Falling Back and Stomach Flu

Beth Sparrow

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

BETH’S BITS Is anyone still tired after falling back? I look forward to the falling back time change but not the springing forward. Springing forward seems too early in the year and falling back too late. I was ready to fall back a week or two ago.

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

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What’s Your Version of Truth?

Alan Sparrow

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

This weekend I wore my Purdue shirt on Saturday. I grew up in Indiana and even went to Purdue for a little over a year before transferring. My little sister was a toddler at the time, probably not a lot older than her youngest child’s age is now.

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

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Plenty of reasons to be thankful

Rick Holtz

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

November is here and with Thanksgiving right around the corner, I started thinking about all that I am thankful for. The quick answer is I am thankful for my wife and kids. They put up with my antics daily and a little of my crazy has started to rub off on them.

ADRIAN SMITH

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Addressing Our Affordability Crisis

News Staff

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Economic hardships brought about by severe inflation and supply chain challenges continue, creating an ongoing affordability crisis in our country. Small businesses and families across the nation have had to make difficult choices and dig into savings to make ends meet in recent years.

DEB FISCHER

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The Internet is Open

Deb Fischer

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Despite hysteria from social media, late night comedy shows, or even presidential administrations, net neutrality is not a policy that needs to be controversial.