During each election cycle those of us who have managed to land ourselves in the editor's chair at local newspapers across the country are required by tradition to endorse a candidate for the position of President of the United States of America.

Another good friend, Steve Small Sr. perhaps summed it up best: 'We’ve been in a state of emergency ever since Custer got here.'

It’s not often that someone hands you a large sum of money and says 'Go follow your dream.'

Years from now when people look back over the four years Kobey O’Rourke spent playing basketball for Red Cloud, they might remember he made the varsity as a freshman.

The one thing we can absolutely count on is that this battle is not over. It will continue to be waged far into the foreseeable future.