Body 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.

Body 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!

Body 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...

Body 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.

Body Among the litany of household chores that I find myself being less than apt at accomplishing is grocery shopping.

Body Like a comet that swings by the earth every few years, there’s been talk now and then about placing some huge development between Omaha and Lincoln along the Platte River.

Body When I was a senior in high school, something major happened at Palmer Public Schools.

Body Over the years, I’ve covered a few elections— probably more than I’d like to remember. Back in the day, we didn’t get the wallto- wall commercials slinging mud or the daily update on what the polls say.

Body Around my office there is a bit of a running joke that, at this point, nothing surprises us. We will write stories that we think will turn heads, and all we hear are crickets.

Body Labels in politics are a tricky thing, particularly in Nebraska. If you’re a “Republican,” do you align with the wing of the party that identifies with former governor and United States Senator Pete Ricketts?