The Norfolk Daily News is one of the few remaining locally owned, independent and politically conservative daily news organizations in Nebraska and the Midwest. The Daily News and its editors strive to publish editorials and columns that are thought-provoking and affirming -- ranging from local and regional to national and global issues. It's our hope that the content on the "Uncommonly conservative" page to be worthy of readers' time and consideration.
To contact the editor, emails can be sent to editor@norfolkdailynews.com
The Norfolk Daily News is one of the few remaining locally owned, independent and politically conservative daily news organizations in Nebraska and the Midwest. The Daily News and its editors strive to publish editorials and columns that are thought-provoking and affirming -- ranging from local and regional to national and global issues. It's our hope that the content on the "Uncommonly conservative" page to be worthy of readers' time and consideration.
To contact the editor, emails can be sent to editor@norfolkdailynews.com
The Norfolk Daily News is one of the few remaining locally owned, independent and politically conservative daily news organizations in Nebraska and the Midwest. The Daily News and its editors strive to publish editorials and columns that are thought-provoking and affirming -- ranging from local and regional to national and global issues. It's our hope that the content on the "Uncommonly conservative" page to be worthy of readers' time and consideration.
To contact the editor, emails can be sent to editor@norfolkdailynews.com
The Norfolk Daily News is one of the few remaining locally owned, independent and politically conservative daily news organizations in Nebraska and the Midwest. The Daily News and its editors strive to publish editorials and columns that are thought-provoking and affirming — ranging from local and regional to national and global issues. It's our hope that the content on the "Uncommonly conservative" page to be worthy of readers' time and consideration.
To contact the editor, emails can be sent to editor@norfolkdailynews.com
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There is a tension visible in virtually every Democratic presidential contender’s campaign. At last Thursday’s debate in Houston, candidates offered hopeful, optimistic appeals for national unity—along with ferocious attacks on President Trump. Some even added denunciations of America. In co…
Everyone counts. That’s the hope for the 2020 Census. Ever since 1790, the U.S. government has been counting people every 10 years.
On a Monday evening last November, a dedicated group of shoppers sipped wine and pored over hundreds of unique rings, bracelets and necklaces at a downtown Des Moines eatery.
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It’s scarcely over yet, this effort to grab President Donald Trump around the head for things that weren’t his fault, drag him through the mud and say, there, we’ve got him now.
A little more than a century ago during World War I, a large photograph of the German kaiser was burned at the intersection of Norfolk Avenue and Fourth Street.
What to do about Afghanistan? It’s a problem so complex that even ardent Trump critics might muster a little sympathy for his predicament.
Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, society pumps garbage into the heads of impressionables who have neither the mental capacity nor the physical maturity to handle the onslaught in a reasoned, rational manner.
“Value spending” was a term that Arnie Robinson, a member of the Norfolk school board, recently used in referring to the school district’s 2019-2020 efforts to balance the educational needs of the students with the interests of property taxpayers.
On the first day of September, a diverse flock of worshipers shared their hardships and successes at the Sunday morning bilingual service at Trinity Las Americas church in Des Moines.
California politicians are up to their stupid legislative tricks again.
Have you ever refused an apology?
When Great Plains Express announced in 2004 that it would no longer provide commuter airline service into and out of Norfolk, the prevailing thought among many was that the decision didn’t bode well for the future of the local airport.
During the 1980s, my brother Teddy was a volunteer firefighter with our local firehouse. I remember more than a few late nights when an alarm would go off and Teddy would jump into his 1976 Monte Carlo and rush to the firehouse or, more frequently, just run the block and a half up the street.
When it comes to teaching about modern agricultural practices, having modern facilities to do so makes sense. Not only is learning easier when students see firsthand what is being taught, it is a necessity.
During the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump was asked whom he talked with consistently about foreign affairs. “My primary consultant is myself,” he said on MSNBC’s Morning Joe.
President Donald Trump and his third national security adviser, John Bolton, seemed to be in lockstep. Sort of. Trump didn’t really want a traditional national security adviser. And Bolton didn’t really want to perform the role of a traditional national security adviser. A perfect match — no…
DUBLIN — “When would you like to schedule your knee replacement surgery?” asked my American doctor before I left for Ireland? I gave him a date that works for me (I’m calling it the result of an old basketball injury, not advancing age). His office scheduled it for that date.
When Norfolk Mayor Josh Moenning took office nearly three years ago, he expressed a goal of making the city’s main thoroughfares and entryway points more inviting and welcoming to newcomers.
WASHINGTON — The reality TV show presidency is on a roll.
With fall coming on, it already feels as if only former Vice President Joe Biden and Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders can win the Democratic nomination for president.
Blueprint Nebraska — a nonprofit effort led by business leaders that seeks to grow and develop the economy and quality of life across the state — continues to gain momentum and impress with its action plans.
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It’s scarcely over yet, this effort to grab President Donald Trump around the head for things that weren’t his fault, drag him through the mud and say, there, we’ve got him now.
A little more than a century ago during World War I, a large photograph of the German kaiser was burned at the intersection of Norfolk Avenue and Fourth Street.
What to do about Afghanistan? It’s a problem so complex that even ardent Trump critics might muster a little sympathy for his predicament.
Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, society pumps garbage into the heads of impressionables who have neither the mental capacity nor the physical maturity to handle the onslaught in a reasoned, rational manner.
“Value spending” was a term that Arnie Robinson, a member of the Norfolk school board, recently used in referring to the school district’s 2019-2020 efforts to balance the educational needs of the students with the interests of property taxpayers.
On the first day of September, a diverse flock of worshipers shared their hardships and successes at the Sunday morning bilingual service at Trinity Las Americas church in Des Moines.
California politicians are up to their stupid legislative tricks again.
Have you ever refused an apology?
When Great Plains Express announced in 2004 that it would no longer provide commuter airline service into and out of Norfolk, the prevailing thought among many was that the decision didn’t bode well for the future of the local airport.
During the 1980s, my brother Teddy was a volunteer firefighter with our local firehouse. I remember more than a few late nights when an alarm would go off and Teddy would jump into his 1976 Monte Carlo and rush to the firehouse or, more frequently, just run the block and a half up the street.
When it comes to teaching about modern agricultural practices, having modern facilities to do so makes sense. Not only is learning easier when students see firsthand what is being taught, it is a necessity.
During the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump was asked whom he talked with consistently about foreign affairs. “My primary consultant is myself,” he said on MSNBC’s Morning Joe.
President Donald Trump and his third national security adviser, John Bolton, seemed to be in lockstep. Sort of. Trump didn’t really want a traditional national security adviser. And Bolton didn’t really want to perform the role of a traditional national security adviser. A perfect match — no…
DUBLIN — “When would you like to schedule your knee replacement surgery?” asked my American doctor before I left for Ireland? I gave him a date that works for me (I’m calling it the result of an old basketball injury, not advancing age). His office scheduled it for that date.
When Norfolk Mayor Josh Moenning took office nearly three years ago, he expressed a goal of making the city’s main thoroughfares and entryway points more inviting and welcoming to newcomers.
WASHINGTON — The reality TV show presidency is on a roll.
With fall coming on, it already feels as if only former Vice President Joe Biden and Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders can win the Democratic nomination for president.
Blueprint Nebraska — a nonprofit effort led by business leaders that seeks to grow and develop the economy and quality of life across the state — continues to gain momentum and impress with its action plans.
