We’ve all had our fill of political news. So, I thought that, this week, we’d delve into a topic that’s equally as timely— pheasant hunting.

Everyone has a “wish list”—things they’d like to get done, things they’d like to see happen, things they wish would come true. But the Nebraska Republican Party recently put together the mother of all wish lists.

I am not sure were, exactly, it fell in the world of child labor laws, but back when I roamed the halls at Palmer Public Schools, there was a rite of passage for elementary- school students that was unlike any other.

From time to time, there are moments in life where I find myself staring off into space and thinking “What am I doing here?” That was the case earlier this month when I traveled to the south-central Nebraska berg of Bladen to cover the opening round of the six-man football playoffs. I love high school football, but it had been a minute since I had taken in a six-man football game.

Prison is not a very pleasant place. We can all agree on that.

Last week, I threw my camera bag in the back of the truck, pulled out of the garage, and, at the end of my driveway, I headed north. The leaves were falling, it was starting to get cold, and the sun was quickly dropping to the west.

We’re all glad the election is over and we’re no longer subjected to wall-to-wall campaign ads on television and radio. The faster we can get back to watching “Green Acres” reruns the better! But I can’t get over how differently Nebraskans in the east, and Nebraskans in the west voted this year.

Taken from the files of The Wolbach Messenger Ten Years Ago, 2014 The 2014 Farm Bill, which was signed into law earlier this year, repeals certain programs, continues some programs with modifications, and authorizes several new programs administered by the Farm Service Agency...On Wednesday, December 3rd, producers may attend a meeting at the community center (320 Center Avenue) in Wolbach from 9:00 until 11:30 a.m...The programs are presented by the University of Nebraska—Lincoln Extension and the Nebraska Farm Service Agency. On the “Sonny Side” by R.D.

The election is thankfully over, but I still can’t get over how much money pours into these campaigns. Back in the day, if a state legislative candidate spent more than $100,000 on a campaign to get elected to a $12,000-a-year post at the state capitol, it was a big deal.