The Masters Tournament is the first of golf 's four major championships in the calendar year. Competitors tee off at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, GA, in April 2020. Americans Tiger Woods and Patrick Reed are the two most recent Masters champions, and fans are already eager to see who earns the fabled green jacket this year.
Athletes and fitness enthusiasts often must contend with injuries. Proper technique and safety protocols can greatly reduce a person's risk for injury while competing or exercising, but no one can completely eliminate their risk of being injured while engaging in physical activity.
A pair of runs in the bottom of the sixth inning broke a 3-3 tie and pushed homestanding Bennington past the Nebraska City baseball team, 5-3, on Monday, March 21. Nebraska City had three runs on six hits.
Garlic makes a delicious addition to various meals. Though some people may avoid garlic because of its potential to contribute to bad breath, doing so means people may miss out on some surprising health benefits produced by this powerful, if pungent, bulb.
As war rages on the doorsteps of our NATO allies, the United States is weighing the best path forward to provide additional support to Ukraine and hold Vladimir Putin accountable. The destruction and bloodshed in Ukraine are tragic, and I was moved by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s joint address to Congress earlier this week. I was pleased when the House took action on a bill for which I’ve been advocating to revoke Russia’s trade privileges, a vote which President Biden and Democrats in Congress needlessly delayed. The world needs strong, decisive leadership from the United States, and President Zelenskyy has made it clear time is of the essence.
For decades, the abortion industry has pushed the mantra that abortion is a human right. They’ve tried their best to normalize a culture of death, where the most vulnerable among us have fallen victim to the lie that one person’s so-called right to privacy trumps the right of another to live.
Kudos to Nebraska City Tourism and Commerce for three ribbon cuttings in as many days a week ago. It felt like the good old days before COVID! Day 1 was Friends of Faith, and the ribbon cutting there celebrated the fact that Friends of Faith has been able to purchase the building it's rented for many years...while also providing almost a half-million dollars of help to a variety of community groups in the past decade-plus.
Some non-quarterback news came to the forefront of the AFC West conversation on Wednesday with Kansas City deciding to move Tyreek Hill to Miami for a package of picks. As the NFL offseason spins toward the month of April, the quarterback news has dominated most of the headlines with multiple teams ironing out who their starter would be for 2022. Deshaun Watson and Russell Wilson seem to be the biggest bits of news as both deals involved multiple first round picks. Watson headed to Cleveland. Wilson headed to Denver.
Isabelle Bare, Dalton Cooper, Valerie Bennie, and Kelly Gonzalez were the state qualifiers. Issy competed in extemporaneous, Dalton and Kelly were in a duet, and Valerie competed in persuasive. Pictured from left are Gonzalez, Cooper, Bennie and Bare. Courtesy Photo
Reed Greger placed third overall in poetry finals for Cass C-2 at the state speech meet. Greger, a senior at Lourdes, will also be competing at the NIETOC speech meet in May which is a national speech meet. Courtesy Photo