Stories from Saturday, March 25, 2006

John Bingham was back in his seat Friday at noon in the City Council chambers, with an ordinance to set his salary and compensation up for approval on April 3. Bingham's employment contract with the city began March 22. Mayor Dennis Berry explained a little of what took place prior to Bingham's rehiring...

Not only did Pilate wash his hands of the whole "Jesus problem" on that long ago day in Jerusalem, he also danced, quite capably, around the issues of the day. But, as demonstrated by the Rev. Jon Albrecht of McCook Harvest Church, neither the basin, nor the dance, excused his failure to acquit an innocent man. And, Albrecht stated, human nature hasn't changed much in 2,000 years. "We dance around the issue of Jesus as ably as Pilate did."...

There are many rewards in teaching, especially at the college level. Those of us fortunate enough to be in that arena are able to watch an amazing metamorphosis take place as kids grow into adults, literally right in front of our eyes. It's exciting to see them gain in maturity and awareness of the lives they live and their attempts to find their place in the world...

A story by The Associated Press this weekend points out how Nebraskans are performing an unique experiment on the fly. It would be interesting to watch from a distance. Unfortunately, the future of our state depends on the outcome. Nebraska is the last state to have imposed legislative term limits, approving them by 56 percent of Nebraska voters following a citizen petition drive...

CURTIS -- Curtis city officials haven't located the source of the 50 to 70 gallons of oil, dirt and sludge that city workers have scooped out of the sewer works and a filtration lagoon since the end of February. "No one's 'fessed up yet," city clerk Jerry Wilcox said earlier this week...