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Protecting Women’s Sports from the Biden Administration

Protecting Women’s Sports from the Biden Administration

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Protecting Women’s Sports from the Biden Administration

Senator
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
In Nebraska, we have a lot to be proud of. Our women’s sports are no exception. The UNL Women’s Volleyball team has won five national championships and is one of UNL’s three profit-producing teams, along with football and men’s basketball.

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Community Connection

News Staff
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Call Annie Jeffrey Health Center at (402) 747-2031 for more information Men's Health Month Now is the time when more and more people are enjoying the outdoors. Keep in mind that prolonged exposure to the sun has the potential of causing skin cancer.
Child Care

Child Care

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Child Care

Representing You
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Access to childcare is a significant issue with over 500 children waiting for childcare in Legislative District 24 (Polk, Seward and York counties and the area of Butler County from Surprise to Rising City). This is indicative of a larger state-wide issue.
Family Celebrations

Family Celebrations

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Family Celebrations

Beth’s Bits
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
My aunt turns 80 this week, so we are going down to celebrate with her. I can’t remember the last time I saw my aunt. She doesn’t go to funerals, weddings or graduations. She is mentally handicapped. I have known this my entire life. If you speak to her, you know.
Rick Holtz is a co-owner of the Polk County News. Find his column in the newspaper and online at www. polkcountynews.net.

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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Confessions of the Concession Stand

Rick Holtz
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Well, last week my family was tasked with working the concession stand for Penny and Charlie playing youth baseball and softball. I will not lie, I was not looking forward to it. To be honest I was dreading it. Growing up my family was no stranger to a softball diamond over the summer.
Alan Sparrow is co-owner of the Polk County News. Find his column, Alan’s Anecdotes, each week in the PCN.

Alan Sparrow is co-owner of the Polk County News. Find his column, Alan’s Anecdotes, each week in the PCN.

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Fathers’ Day

Alan Sparrow
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
This Sunday is Father’s Day. It’s a day to celebrate fathers, father figures, and fatherhood in general. Why celebrate Father’s Day? Because fathers are important. The people and things in life that can bring us the most joy can also bring us the most pain. A good father can be a great blessing.
Beth Sparrow is a co-owner of the Polk County News.

Beth Sparrow is a co-owner of the Polk County News.

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Swedish Festival

Beth Sparrow
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Do you remember your first Swedish festival? Some of you may not, as you might have been babies in a stroller. I’m sure my children were babies or toddlers at their first. My first Swedish festival was June 2005.Alan and I had not been dating long, but he wanted me to come to meet all these people.
Deb Fischer represents Nebraska in the United States Senate. Read her column in the Polk County News.

Deb Fischer represents Nebraska in the United States Senate. Read her column in the Polk County News.

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Nebraska’s New Icon

Deb Fischer
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
“Let your fiction grow out of the land beneath your feet,” Willa Cather once wrote. The famed literary artist first came to Nebraska at the age of nine, when her family settled in Webster County. Years later, she reflected on what it was like to first step foot in our great state.
Voter ID

Voter ID

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Voter ID

Jana Hughes
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
REPRESENTING YOU The 1st Regular Session of the 108th Legislature concluded last week. On the second to last day of the session we considered several motions to override Governor Pillen’s vetoes of specific budget items.
Community Connection

Community Connection

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Community Connection

Men's Health Month
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Call Annie Jeffrey Health Center at (402) 747-2031 for more information June is Men’s Health Month, a time to increase awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys.