Body Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Body One afternoon this summer, after getting home from work, I got a phone call. On that afternoon, in my corner of the county, a local landowner was going to release some quail into the wild, and they wanted to know if I would be interested in getting some photographs of the event.

Body My family has always loved to travel. Whether it was camping trips, a road trip to the 1967 World’s Fair in Montreal, or a drive to the Black Hills to see relatives, we could put some miles on the family car.

Body Years ago, on the back page of the Omaha World Herald’s living section—once a daily mainstay of the state’s largest newspaper—there was an article about a growing trend in the news media.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body From time to time, there are moments in life where I find myself staring off into space and thinking “What am I doing here?

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

Body Taken from the files of The Wolbach Messenger Ten Years Ago, 2014 Friday, November 21st was the last day for elementary school at Wolbach, as the students will be attending school at the new elementary building in Scotia beginning Monday, December 1st.