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Did I ever tell you I was immortal? Once long ago (I can’t remember when) I was with someone who was looking through the 1974 Concordia yearbook and someone (I can’t remember who) said, “Lauren! It’s you!” Lo and behold, there I was. Well, Bernita Thaete was there, and sure enough, she looked just like [...]

Here’s the letter I almost sent to the Seward County Independent last week: There exists between Seward and Lincoln an uncomfortable difference that we often ignore in polite company. After all, sometimes when faced with a disturbing idea, it is easier to simply pretend that it doesn’t exist than to face it head on. I [...]

Remember a little while ago when we toured Feral Cat City? Remember a week ago when Kristi visited? Well, it turns out that Kristi hadn’t seen the new Wal*marts or that the old Wal*marts was slowly turning into a church. We went out to do a little investigative reporting… Boy, that third picture sure could [...]

The eastbound light at 6th & Seward was red instead of green this morning, so I turned south. Walking across the street brought me that much closer to the one thing that could negate my healthy walking.  I was unable to resist looking back at it.  Tomorrow I might not be so strong….

It’s been a wet couple of weeks around these parts. All the storms have brought rain that has flooded the creeks and rivers. We have little floods every so often, but this one is a doozy. I didn’t realize how bad it was until I went out to Wal-Mart Saturday morning. Here’s the parking lot [...]

If they handed out awards for being lazy and forgetful, I’d wonder why all these awards are cluttering up my house. Today did not go as planned. It was filled with promise – I got up at a reasonable hour, went to the post office and bakery before 9:00, then came home and made a [...]