“O SUMMER! hither bend thy cheerful way, Our clime shall gladly hail thy sway; O! come in all thy flowery pride,” Elizabeth Bentley, Ode to Summer. It’s here! Summer has
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Forecasters were pretty sure their weather models were correct in the trajectory of Winter Storm Wesley, and that it would dump nearly two feet of snow on north-central Nebraska, including
Green grass, that first robin in your yard, baby animals, trees budding, warmer temperatures, and longer days. These are all sure signs that spring has arrived. With spring come thoughts
I remember overhearing some teenagers talking to their grandma at a funeral. Grandma was telling them about Jesus and Heaven. They replied to their grandma, “We don’t believe the Bible,
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