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1373Teen Voice: Save now for Gering's 8th grade trip to D.C.
219From the Superintendent's Desk: Student transportation changes for 2012-13
1152Our View: Museum merger a good thing, but let’s go slowly
242Teen Voice: I guess it’s just a western Nebraska thing
1515Anno Domini: Exceptionalism: Our national mission statement
Most Read News Stories of 2013
846From the Pastor's Pen: Unbelievable breaking news
546Completely Different: The good, the bad, and the remedy
494A Stray Moment : Carry the weight
357Teen Voice: Learning calculus more than numbers
355Our View: County Manager option leads to Good Old Boys' Club
345Our View: Come home to Nebraska, but not just anywhere
306A Stray Moment: Earth Day, am I doing my part?
305Teen Voice: What senior year taught me
299Teen Voice: Catfished
291From the Superintendent’s Desk: Early Childhood Education
287Across the Fence: Bose Ikard; Texas Cowboy
282Jane’s Secret, part XX: Change of plans
281A Stray Moment: All's well that ends well, usually
274The Good Life: The best Christmas gift
272Across the Fence: Dull Knife’s Quest, part 1
272Across the Fence: Discovering Ed Stemler
264Totally Random: The Golden Rule
261From the Superintendent’s Desk - Parent Teacher Conferences
256From the Superintendent’s Desk - Option Enrollment
247Across the Fence: Dull Knife’s Quest: Part 2 of 2
239Jane’s Secret, part XXII: While the cat’s away
238Completely Different: What’s speech got to do with it?
236Teen Voice: Fifty reasons to smile
235From the Superintendent’s Desk: Summer School – 2013
232Miss Movies: Ten movies for romance
232From the Superintendent’s Desk - Haig and Aurora Buildings
229Completely Different: The Marilyn Monroe conundrum
227From the Pastor's Pen: Lord, teach us to pray
219Completely Different: New Year’s Resolutions
219Completely Different: That’s so Pinteresting
218A Stray Moment: Now is the winter of our disconnect
214From the Superintendent’s Desk - District purchase of building
214Teen Voice: The benefits of online learning
204A Stray Moment: Tacos! Our embarrassment of riches
203Teen Voice: New Year’s goals
200Jane’s Secret, Part XVIV: Crystal Waters
200Jane’s Secret, part XXI: Gertrude’s Agenda
198Across the Fence: Fort Mitchell on the Great Platte River Road
196Observations Only: Going home
193A Stray Moment: I love Sookie Stackhouse
193Across the Fence: Judge Roy Bean : Texas prizefight promoter
192Observations Only: Curious things
192Our View: Pipeline not a solution to oil problems
192Across the Fence - Boston: April 18, 1775
190Our View: The elephant in the room
190Across the Fence: Fact, fiction or fragmented dreams?
190The Good Life: A farm girl in my heart
188Life in the Rearview Mirror: The Moments we live for
182Teen Voice: Don’t be fooled by fads
181Observations Only: Sisters Lost, part III
180Teen Voice: Serendipity
179From the Superintendent’s Desk : Draft Calendar 2013-14
176Teen Voice: Twitter as sleep criminal
172Across the Fence: Burnett’s Mound and the Topeka tornado
171Across the Fence: Rural free delivery
170Across the Fence: Bloody Pocket, the final battle
168Our View: County has some ‘splainin’ to do
167Observations Only: Sister lost
165Jane’s Secret, XXIII: Molly’s plan
163I hate coffee
163From the Superintendent's Desk: School Safety and Security
163Observations Only: Sisters Lost, part IV
162Observations Only: Uneventful flight
161Observations Only: Curious things, part II
160Observations Only: Critical thinking
158Completely Different: Do you know John Green?
157A Stray Moment: World War Two is not forgotten
156Observations Only: Journey's end
152Teen Voice: Equality
152I'm falling for Tumblr?
151Five Good Reasons to Create an Investment Strategy
151Guest Voices…
149Life in the Rearview Mirror: Personal control of an individual response
148Observations Only: A Soul’s journey
146A Stray Moment: Star Trek: Infinite diversity in infinite combinations
144A Stray Moment: - The case for Hagel
144A Stray Moment: God Knows
143Across the Fence: Standing on the wagon
138Teen Voice: Pinning your interest
134Teen: Voice : Drinking enough water
134Teen Voice: Living within our means
133Political Cartoon by Doug Hoevet
133The Good Life: Mom, my partner in life
130Observations Only : White water
127Observations Only: Sisters lost, part two
127Completely Different: The bucket list phenomenon
127Completely Different: The mystery of Vivian Maier
122Jane’s Secret, XXIV: The Last Drive
119Across the Fence: Wasicu Wakan
115Capitol View: Wild life proposal costly but worthwhile
114Across the Fence - Catherine’s boys
110Jane’s Secret, XXV: Mysteries
109Observations Only: A soul's journey, part two
105Observations Only: A soul's journey, part III
103Teen Voice: What’s so great about pizza?
102Observations Only: Expect the best
97Across the Fence: The Pony Express
92Across the Fence: A Cheyenne weekend
91Teen Voice: Go ahead, make my day
90Teen Voice: Being a girl
88Teen Voice: By my side until the newness wears off
87Observations Only: Good and evil
85Observations Only: Expect the best, part II
83Teen Voice: Previously unwritten cell phone rules
80Political Cartoon by Doug Hoevet
80Across the Fence: Class of ’67, last remnants of home
76Teen Voice: Go ahead, make my day
73Guest Voice: If I could do it over again
72Observations Only: Beginnings
58Across the Fence: Cheyenne County, Nebraska: cattle country
48Life in the Rearview Mirror: Experiencing life passion
42The Good Life - The worst day on record at the Citizen
39Observations Only: Temptation
34Jane’s secret, XXVI: The suitcase
31Teen Voice: Dealing with stress
19Across the Fence: The hand dug well
17Observations Only: Willfulness
17Completely Different - The magic of spring
12From the Superintendent’s Desk - Financial Outlook for Gering Public Schools
Most Read News Stories of 2012
1487Elizabeth's top ten movie list of 2011
1380What's the deal with organic milk?
1364A Small World: Time traveling
1344Life in the rearview mirror : Invisible scars have lasting effects
1343Teen Voice: Thank you, Gering Speech Team
1314The Good Life: Campaign ad using Jesus goes too far
1313Teen Voice: Just ten minutes
1305Completely Different : Could you come down off your soap box please?
1302Completely Different: It's all in the family
1300We need a few good people
1260Our View... Preserve Gering’s form of government
1257The Soldier’s Free Homestead Colony of Gibbon
1236Completely Different: Tales from the mat
1236Completely Different: Look around, what are you missing?
1229Letter to the Editor
1223Let’s get back to the subject of bullying
1223Observations Only : The orphanage
1213Livestock Production: My Paradigm Shift
1209Life in the west: Betting on the end of the world
1208Teen Voice: March Madness
1206Our view . . .Sports Complex
1206Our View: Mayor should insist on civility
1205Time keeps flowing like a river
1203Observations Only : Mission accomplished
1197My mini Pen and me
1191A last look at the Nebraska Zone
1188Curiosity Corner : The tale of the travelling train station
1183Bright Ideas! Brighter Future! Common sense prevails
1178Jane’s Secret, part II: Gertrude’s choice
1173Observations Only: Little girl lost, part 3
1172Our view... Gering stands upon important threshold
1166Completely Different: Your local government and you
1164Bright Ideas, Brighter Future: Leaving a Legacy
1164Observations Only: Little Girl Lost: Adopted
1158Observations Only: Little Girl Lost, part six
1152Our View: Museum merger a good thing, but let’s go slowly
1151Teen Voice : Leave your legacy
1149Observations Only: Sisters lost, part I
1134Observations only : Sisters of the world
1133It's a small world : Everything we do has meaning
1033Our View: Scottsbluff attitude damages future collaborations
985Being a Nebraskan – border to border
900Across the fence: Something worth remembering
880Completely Different: The Quest
846From the Pastor's Pen: Unbelievable breaking news
546Completely Different: The good, the bad, and the remedy
527Observations Only - Two ages of man
494A Stray Moment : Carry the weight
472Roosevelt’s campaign tour of the west
449Across the Fence: James Butler Hickok: The thoughtful gunfighter
415The zombie apocalypse and you
414Across the Fence: All aboard the Transcontinental Express
395Cat on a Hot Tin Roof a mixed bag
388Across the Fence: Ah-ho-appa (fallen leaf)
380The Good Life: Your dollar is a vote for what you care about
378Theatre West’s Cabaret torch burns brightly
372Observations Only: Blinders aren’t just for horses
357Teen Voice: Learning calculus more than numbers
356A Stray Moment - Celebrating Gering's Quasquicentennial
355Our View: County Manager option leads to Good Old Boys' Club
345Seeing the works of the master
345Our View: Come home to Nebraska, but not just anywhere
327Life in the West: Inside the minds of serial killers
326Lyman Review - Tales of the renegade rooster
324Across the Fence: Consumed by fire
322Across the Fence: Wyoming settlers lay siege to the TA Ranch
319Jane’s Secret, part VII Clem’s confession
319Across the Fence: Lions, wolves and bears
317Teen Voice: Experiencing versus remembering
316Jane’s Secret, part VI: Molly’s surprise
314Welcome to Gering
313Across the Fence: The Spirit of Crazy Horse
310Timing makes perfect
310Teen Voice: Let us be beautiful
309Trash cans
309Across the Fence: A hometown 4th of July
308Teen Voice: 'Pretty Little Liars'
307Across the Fence: Just For the Thrill of It
306A Stray Moment: Earth Day, am I doing my part?
305Teen Voice: What senior year taught me
304Across the Fence: The much maligned Ms. Watson
304From the Superintendent's Desk: Thank You
304The Good Life: Our most precious right, gagged
301Across the Fence: Mud Springs revisited
300Miss Movies: Ten great horror flicks for Halloween, part I
299Teen Voice: Catfished
297Observations Only: Giving up
297A Stray Moment: Merry Christmas – God save us all
293Jane’s Secret, part VIII: Molly's plan
292Hubby’s got my goat
292Observations Only: Saturday delight
291Teen Voice: Confessions of the financially disabled
291Assad’s endgame
291From the Superintendent’s Desk: Early Childhood Education
289Guest Editorial: Fischer will see U.S. ‘living within means’
288From the Superintendent’s Desk: Welcome to new certified staff
287Across the Fence: Bose Ikard; Texas Cowboy
285Jane’s Secret, part XI: Grand Duchess
285Our view: Gering’s future needs your vote
285From the Superintendent's Desk: NePAS – State Accountability
284From the Superintendent’s Desk: Get ready for Parent-teacher conferences
284From the Superintendent’s Desk: Accountability
282Jane’s Secret, part V: Aggie’s complaint
282Our View: Extreme caution needed with fireworks
282Jane’s Secret, part XX: Change of plans
281A Stray Moment: All's well that ends well, usually
280Teen Voice: Sticks and stones
279View from the block
279 Taking a big risk
279Teen Voice: Lessons I learned from my eight-year-old brother
279A new direction
279Observations Only: Painting a picture
277Life's curve balls
277Teen Voice: The road of hatred
276Across the Fence: The Great Solomon River Stampede
274I’m on a road to someplace
274Guest Editorial: Bob Kerrey is the true fiscal conservative
274The Good Life: The best Christmas gift
272Across the Fence: Dull Knife’s Quest, part 1
272Across the Fence: Discovering Ed Stemler
270Miss Movies: “Bully” a powerful documentary
269The joy of money
269Jane’s Secret, part XIII: Blackberry pie
267Completely Different: Confessions of an out of shape twenty something
264Totally Random: The Golden Rule
261From the Superintendent’s Desk - Parent Teacher Conferences
260The Good Life: Hey, I’m a winner!
260Across the Fence: On The Road
259Economic development update
259The ghost of Ayn Rand
258Teen Voice: Not according to the plan
258SELL-OUT!
258Silence please
256From the Superintendent’s Desk - Option Enrollment
255A Stray Moment: On Canada and the forgotten bicentennial
255Completely Different: Remembering Aurora
254The Block
253From the Superintendent’s Desk : Thank You for another Great Year
253Jane’s Secret, part XIV: Molly’s dream
249Teen Voice: The more the merrier
249From the Superintendent's Desk: School year now in full swing
249Completely Different: The Hills, part 3: Rediscovering the spirit
248Our View: Bravo OTD committee
248Completely Different: The Hills, part 2: The Civilian Conservation Corps
247Do You Tube?
247Across the Fence: Dull Knife’s Quest: Part 2 of 2
246Jane’s Secret, part IX: Mrs. Huber’s chagrin
246Jane's Secret, part X: The arrival
246From the Superintendent's Desk: Elementary attendance areas
244Life in the Rearview Mirror: Is it possible to just drive in the 21st Century?
243Completely Different: It’s the end of the world as we know it
242Teen Voice: I guess it’s just a western Nebraska thing
241Social time has important benefits
241Age of reason
241Observations Only: Just around the corner
241A Stray Moment: The last time
240It's no surprise
239A Small World: Scotts Bluff Valley Fiber Arts Fair classes offer great variety
239From the Superintendent’s Desk: Current enrollment count
239Jane’s Secret, part XXII: While the cat’s away
238Completely Different: What’s speech got to do with it?
237Observations Only: Counting chickens
236Teen Voice: Fifty reasons to smile
235From the Superintendent’s Desk: Summer School – 2013
234Observations Only: Extreme measures
234LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Gering Public Schools seeks imput
234Across the Fence: Sioux Ordnance Depot: stories to be told
232A Stray Moment: In praise of silence
232Miss Movies: Ten movies for romance
232From the Superintendent’s Desk - Haig and Aurora Buildings
231Observations Only: No thank you
231Jane’s Secret, part XV: Unrequited love
229Practice safe barbecue basics
229Jane’s Secret, part XII: Jane's Vow
229Completely Different: The Marilyn Monroe conundrum
227From the Pastor's Pen: Lord, teach us to pray
226Across the Fence: Building Barns
224Teen Voice: Respond to defeat
223The hills, part 1: Mustangs
223From the Superintendent's Desk: Our goal: Improve student performance
222Our View: Visionaries wanted
220Home of the Brave
219From the Superintendent's Desk: Student transportation changes for 2012-13
219Completely Different: New Year’s Resolutions
219Completely Different: That’s so Pinteresting
218Completely Different: The Mind Palace Memory Technique
218A Stray Moment: Now is the winter of our disconnect
217From the Superintendent’s Desk: Parents’ role in the educational process
217Observations Only: Together again
215Permission to remember
215A Stray Moment: Waiting on a train
214From the Superintendent’s Desk - District purchase of building
214Teen Voice: The benefits of online learning
213Observations Only: Sister odyssey
211Observations Only: What's in a word?
210Man's best friend
210The Wellnitz Fire; Day 1 and 2
209From the Superintendent’s Desk
206A Stray Moment: Guilty pleasures
206Across the Fence: First scalp for Custer
205Across the Fence: Faded photos and vivid memories
204Teen Voice: Not just another ride
204A Stray Moment: Tacos! Our embarrassment of riches
203Teen Voice: New Year’s goals
201Jane’s Secret, part XVI: Fate takes a hand
200Jane’s Secret, Part XVIV: Crystal Waters
200Jane’s Secret, part XXI: Gertrude’s Agenda
199A Stray Moment: It's a dog's life
198Observations Only: North Powder
198From the Superintendent's Desk: Why so soon?
198Across the Fence: Fort Mitchell on the Great Platte River Road
197The Good Life: Leave the quilt shop and laundromat alone
196Observations Only: Going home
195The Good Life: We are not separate, we are one family
194Miss Movies: Ten great horror flicks for Halloween, part 2
193From the Superintendent's Desk: Election over – work begins
193A Stray Moment: I love Sookie Stackhouse
193Across the Fence: Judge Roy Bean : Texas prizefight promoter
192Observations Only: Curious things
192Our View: Pipeline not a solution to oil problems
192Across the Fence - Boston: April 18, 1775
191Teen Voice: Sit back and enjoy YouTube
191Observations Only: Scourge of violence
190Our View: The elephant in the room
190Across the Fence: Fact, fiction or fragmented dreams?
190The Good Life: A farm girl in my heart
188Life in the Rearview Mirror: The Moments we live for
185LETTER TO THE EDITOR: No tax state unrealistic
183Observations Only: Surprises
183Across the Fence: Sitting Bull: The Last Surrendering Sioux
182Teen Voice: Don’t be fooled by fads
181Observations Only: Sisters Lost, part III
180From the Superintendent's Desk: PLAS School
180Teen Voice: Serendipity
179From the Superintendent’s Desk : Draft Calendar 2013-14
178Submarines and railroads
177Teen Voice: Today’s television
177Jane’s Secret, part XVII : Plans gone awry
176Observations Only: Spider adventure
176Teen Voice: An eventful homecoming
176Teen Voice: Twitter as sleep criminal
175Life in the Rearview Mirror: Cleaning off the ‘what if’ shelf
172Across the Fence: Burnett’s Mound and the Topeka tornado
171Across the Fence: Rural free delivery
170Observations Only: Blue chip stock
170Across the Fence: Bloody Pocket, the final battle
168Our View: County has some ‘splainin’ to do
167Jane’s Secret, part XVIII : Devil’s bargain
167Observations Only: Sister lost
165Remembering When
165Jane’s Secret, XXIII: Molly’s plan
164On becoming politically active
163Observations Only: The two faces of poverty
163Across the Fence: Wounded Knee; December 29, 1890
163I hate coffee
163From the Superintendent's Desk: School Safety and Security
163Observations Only: Sisters Lost, part IV
162Across the Fence: Tomb of the Unknown
162Observations Only: Uneventful flight
161Observations Only: Curious things, part II
160Teen Voice: Eighth day of the week - Someday
160Observations Only: Critical thinking
159Observations Only: Musings of an odd duck
158The Good Life: The economic footprint of one small business
158Completely Different: Do you know John Green?
157A Stray Moment: World War Two is not forgotten
156From the Superintendent’s Desk: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
156Observations Only: Journey's end
154Observations Only: A strange Thanksgiving
152Teen Voice: Equality
152I'm falling for Tumblr?
151My Thanksgiving prayer
151Five Good Reasons to Create an Investment Strategy
151Guest Voices…
149Across the Fence: Thanks for the memory
149Life in the Rearview Mirror: Personal control of an individual response
148Completely Different: Happy Hollowthanksmas
148Observations Only: A Soul’s journey
146Across the Fence: Places near forgotten
146From the Superintendent's Desk: State report card
146A Stray Moment: Star Trek: Infinite diversity in infinite combinations
145Completely Different: How the savings stole Christmas
144Observations Only: Wilkerson Pass
144A Stray Moment: - The case for Hagel
144A Stray Moment: God Knows
143Across the Fence: Standing on the wagon
142Miss Movies: The top ten films of 2012: The year of the geek
141Their View: Hey Gering, mind your own business!
139A Stray Moment: Ready for the storm
138Teen Voice: Pinning your interest
136Teen Voice: Happy news
134Teen: Voice : Drinking enough water
134Teen Voice: Living within our means
133Political Cartoon by Doug Hoevet
133The Good Life: Mom, my partner in life
132The Good Life: A very interesting meeting indeed
132Miss Movies: Top Ten Holiday Films
130Observations Only : White water
129Teen Voice: Practice makes perfect
128Observations Only: The meeting
127Observations Only: Sisters lost, part two
127Completely Different: The bucket list phenomenon
127Completely Different: The mystery of Vivian Maier
126Miss Movies: Top ten holiday films, part II
124Teen Voice: Outbreak of the Gamers
124Teen Voice: Making sense of the Sandy Hook tragedy
122Life in the Rearview Mirror: The cumulative effects of giving
122Jane’s Secret, XXIV: The Last Drive
120Across the Fence: A boy called Slon-Ha
119Across the Fence: Wasicu Wakan
116Across the Fence : November 1864: Pole Creek, Politics and Patriots
115Capitol View: Wild life proposal costly but worthwhile
114Across the Fence - Catherine’s boys
110Jane’s Secret, XXV: Mysteries
109Observations Only: A soul's journey, part two
105Observations Only: A soul's journey, part III
103Teen Voice: What’s so great about pizza?
102Observations Only: Expect the best
97Across the Fence: The Pony Express
92Across the Fence: A Cheyenne weekend
91Teen Voice: Go ahead, make my day
90Teen Voice: Being a girl
88Teen Voice: By my side until the newness wears off
87Observations Only: Good and evil
85Observations Only: Expect the best, part II
83Teen Voice: Previously unwritten cell phone rules
80Political Cartoon by Doug Hoevet
80Across the Fence: Class of ’67, last remnants of home
76Teen Voice: Go ahead, make my day
73Guest Voice: If I could do it over again
72Observations Only: Beginnings
58Across the Fence: Cheyenne County, Nebraska: cattle country
48Life in the Rearview Mirror: Experiencing life passion
42The Good Life - The worst day on record at the Citizen
39Observations Only: Temptation
34Jane’s secret, XXVI: The suitcase
31Teen Voice: Dealing with stress
19Across the Fence: The hand dug well
17Observations Only: Willfulness
17Completely Different - The magic of spring
12From the Superintendent’s Desk - Financial Outlook for Gering Public Schools
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