Body In early October, I made one of several trips this fall to Palmer High School to catch my hometown Tigers in action on the volleyball court. Rarely is there a time that I don’t enjoy making the trip back to my alma mater, and that day was no different.

Body I was driving home from a fishing trip the other day when I heard the news: Pete Rose, probably the best hitter in the history of baseball, had died. When I played in high school, I used a “Pete Rose” Louisville Slugger bat.

Body In the middle of the MLB Playoffs, I figured it was probably an appropriate time to provide our readers with a little “inside baseball.

Body There are few moments in life where I feel more like an adult than when I accomplish the type of task that only a real “grown-up” would undertake, or even remember to attempt.

Body Hard to imagine, but in our deep-red state we now have a competitive race for the United States Senate. It’s been a while since a Republican had to break a sweat to get re-elected to the Senate in Nebraska.

Body Last Thursday, while sitting in the stands at the St. Paul softball diamond, I was starting to get a little irked.

Body Nebraska doesn’t get many national headlines about politics, but a recent, last-minute push by major Republicans to get the state to ditch its unique system of awarding electoral votes for president did just that.

Body Back in the day, our high school basketball team used to employ a full-court press when we’d fallen behind. It was mostly a desperation measure toward the end of a game, a frantic effort in hopes that we could suddenly trip up our opponent, and turn a defeat into a victory.

Body Several months ago, my vehicle started making a funny noise when I was driving down the road. Then, a couple weeks after that, I started to hear another new noise, neither of which sounded like they were indicators of anything good.

Body Taken from the files of The Wolbach Messenger Ten Years Ago, 2014 On the “Sonny” Side—Considering that spankings are child abuse today, there are several generations that have been involved for the purpose of “attitude adjustment.