Opinion

20,000 books…and counting!

A few numbers to start this week’s column:25,913: Number of books in the Morton-James Public Library20,000: Number of books presented to pre-K through second grade Nebraska City students by EDGE Nebraska City since 2016.28: The size of a student’s personal library from EDGE Nebraska City when he or she begins third grade (starting from pre-K).Northside Elementary hosted author Deanne Flessner-Beebe on Tuesday, May 7.

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Leftovers

I opened my refrigerator this morning and a sack containing a box of chicken fingers almost fell out.

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Cats, Cats, Cats!

I think the “stars” or something or other must have dictated cats would play an important part of my life.You see, my mother left my baby buggy outside one night.

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The Return of Law Day

At the end of Law Day on Thursday, May 2, the final score was Superman 2, State of Nebraska 0.To illustrate how the court system works, fifth-grade students from Lourdes Central Catholic and Hayward Elementary acted out a play in which Superman was accused of criminal mischief and trespassing and arrested by the sheriff as he attempted to rescue Lois Lane from a dangerous group of kidnapers who did not want her to write a story for the Daily Planet about welfare fraud.In the morning session, students who comprised the jury from Christina Atkins’ and John Stidd’s classes were unable to come to a unanimous decision about Superman’s guilt or innocence.

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