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303Totally Random: Astrology: It’s all in the stars…
31The Good Life: It’s hard to believe, the Citizen is four years old
298Across the Fence: Bose Ikard; Texas Cowboy
464Across the Fence: James Butler Hickok: The thoughtful gunfighter
916Across the fence: Something worth remembering
Most Read News Stories of 2013
867From the Pastor's Pen: Unbelievable breaking news
589Completely Different: The good, the bad, and the remedy
501A Stray Moment : Carry the weight
372A Stray Moment: Earth Day, am I doing my part?
362Our View: County Manager option leads to Good Old Boys' Club
362Teen Voice: Learning calculus more than numbers
351Our View: Come home to Nebraska, but not just anywhere
311Teen Voice: What senior year taught me
303Teen Voice: Catfished
303Totally Random: Astrology: It’s all in the stars…
298Across the Fence: Bose Ikard; Texas Cowboy
298From the Superintendent’s Desk: Early Childhood Education
291Across the Fence: Discovering Ed Stemler
287Jane’s Secret, part XX: Change of plans
286A Stray Moment: All's well that ends well, usually
286Totally Random: The Golden Rule
284The Good Life: The best Christmas gift
279Across the Fence: Dull Knife’s Quest, part 1
266From the Superintendent’s Desk - Parent Teacher Conferences
263From the Superintendent’s Desk - Option Enrollment
253Across the Fence: Dull Knife’s Quest: Part 2 of 2
248Jane’s Secret, part XXII: While the cat’s away
245Completely Different: What’s speech got to do with it?
244From the Pastor's Pen: Lord, teach us to pray
243Teen Voice: Fifty reasons to smile
239From the Superintendent’s Desk - Haig and Aurora Buildings
238From the Superintendent’s Desk: Summer School – 2013
236Miss Movies: Ten movies for romance
234Completely Different: The Marilyn Monroe conundrum
224Completely Different: New Year’s Resolutions
223Completely Different: That’s so Pinteresting
222A Stray Moment: Now is the winter of our disconnect
219Teen Voice: The benefits of online learning
218From the Superintendent’s Desk - District purchase of building
215A Stray Moment: Tacos! Our embarrassment of riches
209Jane’s Secret, Part XVIV: Crystal Waters
208Across the Fence - Boston: April 18, 1775
207Teen Voice: New Year’s goals
204Jane’s Secret, part XXI: Gertrude’s Agenda
203Across the Fence: Fort Mitchell on the Great Platte River Road
202A Stray Moment: I love Sookie Stackhouse
202Observations Only: Going home
201Teen Voice: Don’t be fooled by fads
201The Good Life: A farm girl in my heart
200Across the Fence: Judge Roy Bean : Texas prizefight promoter
199Observations Only: Curious things
196Across the Fence: Fact, fiction or fragmented dreams?
195Life in the Rearview Mirror: The Moments we live for
194Our View: The elephant in the room
194Our View: Pipeline not a solution to oil problems
190Jane’s Secret, XXIII: Molly’s plan
185Teen Voice: Serendipity
184From the Superintendent’s Desk : Draft Calendar 2013-14
183Observations Only: Sisters Lost, part III
183Across the Fence: Burnett’s Mound and the Topeka tornado
181Teen Voice: Twitter as sleep criminal
180Across the Fence: Bloody Pocket, the final battle
176Across the Fence: Rural free delivery
172Our View: County has some ‘splainin’ to do
171Observations Only: Sister lost
169Observations Only: Critical thinking
169I hate coffee
169A Stray Moment: God Knows
168Completely Different: Do you know John Green?
167Observations Only: Uneventful flight
167Guest Voices…
166A Stray Moment: World War Two is not forgotten
166From the Superintendent's Desk: School Safety and Security
166Observations Only: Curious things, part II
164Observations Only: Sisters Lost, part IV
164Observations Only: A Soul’s journey
164The Good Life: Mom, my partner in life
158Observations Only: Journey's end
158A Stray Moment: Star Trek: Infinite diversity in infinite combinations
157I'm falling for Tumblr?
156Completely Different: The mystery of Vivian Maier
154Five Good Reasons to Create an Investment Strategy
154Teen Voice: Equality
153Life in the Rearview Mirror: Personal control of an individual response
152Political Cartoon by Doug Hoevet
150A Stray Moment: - The case for Hagel
150Across the Fence: Standing on the wagon
146Teen Voice: Pinning your interest
139Teen: Voice : Drinking enough water
136Teen Voice: Living within our means
136Jane’s Secret, XXIV: The Last Drive
135Completely Different: The bucket list phenomenon
134Observations Only : White water
132Observations Only: Sisters lost, part two
132Across the Fence - Catherine’s boys
122Observations Only: A soul's journey, part two
122Capitol View: Wild life proposal costly but worthwhile
121Jane’s Secret, XXV: Mysteries
119Across the Fence: Wasicu Wakan
118Observations Only: A soul's journey, part III
114Observations Only: Expect the best
112Teen Voice: Go ahead, make my day
111Teen Voice: What’s so great about pizza?
111Across the Fence: A Cheyenne weekend
103Observations Only: Expect the best, part II
103Teen Voice: Being a girl
101Across the Fence: Class of ’67, last remnants of home
100Teen Voice: By my side until the newness wears off
99Across the Fence: The Pony Express
98Observations Only: Good and evil
92Teen Voice: Previously unwritten cell phone rules
92Observations Only: A fine line
91Political Cartoon by Doug Hoevet
90Teen Voice: Go ahead, make my day
84Guest Voice: If I could do it over again
82Observations Only: Beginnings
73The Good Life - The worst day on record at the Citizen
72Across the Fence: Cheyenne County, Nebraska: cattle country
72Life in the Rearview Mirror: Experiencing life passion
72Teen Voice: Dealing with stress
60Observations Only: Temptation
54Jane’s secret, XXVI: The suitcase
53A Stray Moment: For the love of theatre
45Across the Fence: The hand dug well
41Observations Only: Willfulness
37Completely Different - The magic of spring
31Across the Fence: Cynthia Ann Parker, Comanche captive
31The Good Life: It’s hard to believe, the Citizen is four years old
27From the Superintendent’s Desk - Financial Outlook for Gering Public Schools
26Jane’s Secret, XXVII: Town Meeting
24Teen Voice: Congratulations, you’re awful
Most Read News Stories of 2012
1501Elizabeth's top ten movie list of 2011
1392What's the deal with organic milk?
1378A Small World: Time traveling
1364Teen Voice: Thank you, Gering Speech Team
1356Life in the rearview mirror : Invisible scars have lasting effects
1331The Good Life: Campaign ad using Jesus goes too far
1328Teen Voice: Just ten minutes
1323Completely Different: It's all in the family
1322Completely Different : Could you come down off your soap box please?
1317We need a few good people
1279Our View... Preserve Gering’s form of government
1278The Soldier’s Free Homestead Colony of Gibbon
1249Completely Different: Look around, what are you missing?
1248Completely Different: Tales from the mat
1247Letter to the Editor
1241Observations Only : The orphanage
1237Let’s get back to the subject of bullying
1227Livestock Production: My Paradigm Shift
1226Life in the west: Betting on the end of the world
1223Observations Only : Mission accomplished
1221Teen Voice: March Madness
1221Our view . . .Sports Complex
1221Our View: Mayor should insist on civility
1220Time keeps flowing like a river
1215My mini Pen and me
1205A last look at the Nebraska Zone
1203Curiosity Corner : The tale of the travelling train station
1199Bright Ideas! Brighter Future! Common sense prevails
1198Jane’s Secret, part II: Gertrude’s choice
1190Observations Only: Little girl lost, part 3
1188Our view... Gering stands upon important threshold
1183Completely Different: Your local government and you
1180Bright Ideas, Brighter Future: Leaving a Legacy
1179Observations Only: Little Girl Lost: Adopted
1172Observations Only: Little Girl Lost, part six
1167Our View: Museum merger a good thing, but let’s go slowly
1165Observations Only: Sisters lost, part I
1162Teen Voice : Leave your legacy
1152Observations only : Sisters of the world
1143It's a small world : Everything we do has meaning
1048Our View: Scottsbluff attitude damages future collaborations
1000Being a Nebraskan – border to border
916Across the fence: Something worth remembering
891Completely Different: The Quest
867From the Pastor's Pen: Unbelievable breaking news
589Completely Different: The good, the bad, and the remedy
546Observations Only - Two ages of man
501A Stray Moment : Carry the weight
492Roosevelt’s campaign tour of the west
464Across the Fence: James Butler Hickok: The thoughtful gunfighter
440Across the Fence: All aboard the Transcontinental Express
427The zombie apocalypse and you
411Cat on a Hot Tin Roof a mixed bag
400Across the Fence: Ah-ho-appa (fallen leaf)
398The Good Life: Your dollar is a vote for what you care about
390Observations Only: Blinders aren’t just for horses
389Theatre West’s Cabaret torch burns brightly
372A Stray Moment: Earth Day, am I doing my part?
371A Stray Moment - Celebrating Gering's Quasquicentennial
362Our View: County Manager option leads to Good Old Boys' Club
362Teen Voice: Learning calculus more than numbers
357Seeing the works of the master
351Our View: Come home to Nebraska, but not just anywhere
343Across the Fence: Consumed by fire
336Jane’s Secret, part VII Clem’s confession
335Lyman Review - Tales of the renegade rooster
333Jane’s Secret, part VI: Molly’s surprise
333Teen Voice: Experiencing versus remembering
333Across the Fence: Lions, wolves and bears
332Life in the West: Inside the minds of serial killers
329Across the Fence: The Spirit of Crazy Horse
328Across the Fence: Wyoming settlers lay siege to the TA Ranch
327Timing makes perfect
324Welcome to Gering
323Trash cans
323Across the Fence: A hometown 4th of July
321Across the Fence: Just For the Thrill of It
320Teen Voice: Let us be beautiful
317Teen Voice: 'Pretty Little Liars'
317From the Superintendent's Desk: Thank You
313Across the Fence: Mud Springs revisited
313The Good Life: Our most precious right, gagged
311Teen Voice: What senior year taught me
310A Stray Moment: Merry Christmas – God save us all
309Across the Fence: The much maligned Ms. Watson
309From the Superintendent’s Desk: Welcome to new certified staff
309Miss Movies: Ten great horror flicks for Halloween, part I
307Teen Voice: Confessions of the financially disabled
307Observations Only: Saturday delight
306Assad’s endgame
306Observations Only: Giving up
305Hubby’s got my goat
303Our View: Extreme caution needed with fireworks
303Jane’s Secret, part VIII: Molly's plan
303Teen Voice: Catfished
303Totally Random: Astrology: It’s all in the stars…
302From the Superintendent's Desk: NePAS – State Accountability
301Jane’s Secret, part XI: Grand Duchess
298Jane’s Secret, part V: Aggie’s complaint
298From the Superintendent’s Desk: Accountability
298Across the Fence: Bose Ikard; Texas Cowboy
298From the Superintendent’s Desk: Early Childhood Education
297 Taking a big risk
297Guest Editorial: Fischer will see U.S. ‘living within means’
296Life's curve balls
296Observations Only: Painting a picture
296From the Superintendent’s Desk: Get ready for Parent-teacher conferences
295Our view: Gering’s future needs your vote
293View from the block
293Teen Voice: Sticks and stones
293Teen Voice: Lessons I learned from my eight-year-old brother
292Teen Voice: The road of hatred
291I’m on a road to someplace
291Across the Fence: The Great Solomon River Stampede
291Across the Fence: Discovering Ed Stemler
289A new direction
287Jane’s Secret, part XX: Change of plans
286A Stray Moment: All's well that ends well, usually
286Totally Random: The Golden Rule
284The Good Life: The best Christmas gift
282The joy of money
282Completely Different: Confessions of an out of shape twenty something
281Jane’s Secret, part XIII: Blackberry pie
279Miss Movies: “Bully” a powerful documentary
279Across the Fence: Dull Knife’s Quest, part 1
275Teen Voice: Not according to the plan
275Across the Fence: On The Road
275Guest Editorial: Bob Kerrey is the true fiscal conservative
274The Good Life: Hey, I’m a winner!
272The ghost of Ayn Rand
271Economic development update
271Completely Different: Remembering Aurora
271Silence please
269From the Superintendent’s Desk : Thank You for another Great Year
269SELL-OUT!
268Jane’s Secret, part XIV: Molly’s dream
267Jane’s Secret, part IX: Mrs. Huber’s chagrin
266The Block
266From the Superintendent’s Desk - Parent Teacher Conferences
263From the Superintendent’s Desk - Option Enrollment
262A Stray Moment: On Canada and the forgotten bicentennial
262Teen Voice: The more the merrier
262From the Superintendent's Desk: Elementary attendance areas
262Completely Different: The Hills, part 3: Rediscovering the spirit
261Do You Tube?
260Completely Different: The Hills, part 2: The Civilian Conservation Corps
258Jane's Secret, part X: The arrival
256Life in the Rearview Mirror: Is it possible to just drive in the 21st Century?
256Observations Only: Just around the corner
256Completely Different: It’s the end of the world as we know it
255Age of reason
255Teen Voice: I guess it’s just a western Nebraska thing
253Social time has important benefits
253From the Superintendent's Desk: School year now in full swing
253Observations Only: Counting chickens
253Across the Fence: Dull Knife’s Quest: Part 2 of 2
252A Stray Moment: The last time
250Our View: Bravo OTD committee
249It's no surprise
249A Small World: Scotts Bluff Valley Fiber Arts Fair classes offer great variety
249From the Superintendent’s Desk: Current enrollment count
248Across the Fence: Sioux Ordnance Depot: stories to be told
248Jane’s Secret, part XXII: While the cat’s away
247A Stray Moment: In praise of silence
246Observations Only: Extreme measures
246Jane’s Secret, part XV: Unrequited love
245Completely Different: What’s speech got to do with it?
244From the Pastor's Pen: Lord, teach us to pray
243Teen Voice: Fifty reasons to smile
241Practice safe barbecue basics
241Observations Only: No thank you
241Across the Fence: Building Barns
239From the Superintendent’s Desk - Haig and Aurora Buildings
238Teen Voice: Respond to defeat
238From the Superintendent’s Desk: Summer School – 2013
237LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Gering Public Schools seeks imput
236Jane’s Secret, part XII: Jane's Vow
236Miss Movies: Ten movies for romance
234Completely Different: The Marilyn Monroe conundrum
233From the Superintendent's Desk: Our goal: Improve student performance
232The hills, part 1: Mustangs
232From the Superintendent’s Desk: Parents’ role in the educational process
230Our View: Visionaries wanted
230Home of the Brave
229From the Superintendent's Desk: Student transportation changes for 2012-13
228A Stray Moment: Waiting on a train
228Observations Only: Together again
228Completely Different: The Mind Palace Memory Technique
227Permission to remember
226Observations Only: What's in a word?
225Observations Only: Sister odyssey
224Completely Different: New Year’s Resolutions
223Man's best friend
223Completely Different: That’s so Pinteresting
222A Stray Moment: Now is the winter of our disconnect
219Teen Voice: Not just another ride
219Teen Voice: The benefits of online learning
218From the Superintendent’s Desk
218From the Superintendent’s Desk - District purchase of building
217Across the Fence: Faded photos and vivid memories
216The Wellnitz Fire; Day 1 and 2
215Across the Fence: First scalp for Custer
215A Stray Moment: Tacos! Our embarrassment of riches
214Jane’s Secret, part XVI: Fate takes a hand
212From the Superintendent's Desk: Why so soon?
211A Stray Moment: It's a dog's life
210A Stray Moment: Guilty pleasures
209Jane’s Secret, Part XVIV: Crystal Waters
208Across the Fence - Boston: April 18, 1775
207Observations Only: North Powder
207From the Superintendent's Desk: Election over – work begins
207Teen Voice: New Year’s goals
205The Good Life: Leave the quilt shop and laundromat alone
205Miss Movies: Ten great horror flicks for Halloween, part 2
205The Good Life: We are not separate, we are one family
205Observations Only: Scourge of violence
204Jane’s Secret, part XXI: Gertrude’s Agenda
203Across the Fence: Fort Mitchell on the Great Platte River Road
202Teen Voice: Sit back and enjoy YouTube
202A Stray Moment: I love Sookie Stackhouse
202Observations Only: Going home
201Teen Voice: Don’t be fooled by fads
201The Good Life: A farm girl in my heart
200Across the Fence: Judge Roy Bean : Texas prizefight promoter
199Observations Only: Curious things
197LETTER TO THE EDITOR: No tax state unrealistic
196Across the Fence: Sitting Bull: The Last Surrendering Sioux
196Across the Fence: Fact, fiction or fragmented dreams?
195Life in the Rearview Mirror: The Moments we live for
194Observations Only: Surprises
194Our View: The elephant in the room
194Our View: Pipeline not a solution to oil problems
192From the Superintendent's Desk: PLAS School
191Teen Voice: An eventful homecoming
190Teen Voice: Today’s television
190Jane’s Secret, XXIII: Molly’s plan
189Jane’s Secret, part XVII : Plans gone awry
188Submarines and railroads
185Life in the Rearview Mirror: Cleaning off the ‘what if’ shelf
185Teen Voice: Serendipity
184Observations Only: Blue chip stock
184From the Superintendent’s Desk : Draft Calendar 2013-14
183Observations Only: Sisters Lost, part III
183Across the Fence: Burnett’s Mound and the Topeka tornado
182Observations Only: Spider adventure
181Jane’s Secret, part XVIII : Devil’s bargain
181Teen Voice: Twitter as sleep criminal
180Across the Fence: Bloody Pocket, the final battle
178Observations Only: The two faces of poverty
176Remembering When
176Across the Fence: Rural free delivery
174Across the Fence: Tomb of the Unknown
174Observations Only: Musings of an odd duck
173Teen Voice: Eighth day of the week - Someday
173Across the Fence: Wounded Knee; December 29, 1890
172Our View: County has some ‘splainin’ to do
171Observations Only: Sister lost
169Observations Only: Critical thinking
169I hate coffee
169A Stray Moment: God Knows
168On becoming politically active
168The Good Life: The economic footprint of one small business
168From the Superintendent’s Desk: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
168Completely Different: Do you know John Green?
167My Thanksgiving prayer
167Observations Only: Uneventful flight
167Guest Voices…
166Observations Only: A strange Thanksgiving
166A Stray Moment: World War Two is not forgotten
166From the Superintendent's Desk: School Safety and Security
166Observations Only: Curious things, part II
165From the Superintendent's Desk: State report card
164Observations Only: Sisters Lost, part IV
164Observations Only: A Soul’s journey
164The Good Life: Mom, my partner in life
161Completely Different: Happy Hollowthanksmas
158Across the Fence: Places near forgotten
158Across the Fence: Thanks for the memory
158Observations Only: Journey's end
158A Stray Moment: Star Trek: Infinite diversity in infinite combinations
157Observations Only: Wilkerson Pass
157I'm falling for Tumblr?
156Completely Different: The mystery of Vivian Maier
155Completely Different: How the savings stole Christmas
154Five Good Reasons to Create an Investment Strategy
154Teen Voice: Equality
153Life in the Rearview Mirror: Personal control of an individual response
152Their View: Hey Gering, mind your own business!
152Political Cartoon by Doug Hoevet
151Miss Movies: The top ten films of 2012: The year of the geek
150A Stray Moment: Ready for the storm
150A Stray Moment: - The case for Hagel
150Across the Fence: Standing on the wagon
146Teen Voice: Happy news
146Teen Voice: Pinning your interest
145The Good Life: A very interesting meeting indeed
142Miss Movies: Top Ten Holiday Films
141Teen Voice: Practice makes perfect
139Observations Only: The meeting
139Teen: Voice : Drinking enough water
137Miss Movies: Top ten holiday films, part II
136Teen Voice: Making sense of the Sandy Hook tragedy
136Teen Voice: Living within our means
136Jane’s Secret, XXIV: The Last Drive
135Completely Different: The bucket list phenomenon
134Teen Voice: Outbreak of the Gamers
134Observations Only : White water
132Observations Only: Sisters lost, part two
132Across the Fence - Catherine’s boys
131Across the Fence: A boy called Slon-Ha
129Across the Fence : November 1864: Pole Creek, Politics and Patriots
129Life in the Rearview Mirror: The cumulative effects of giving
122Observations Only: A soul's journey, part two
122Capitol View: Wild life proposal costly but worthwhile
121Jane’s Secret, XXV: Mysteries
119Across the Fence: Wasicu Wakan
118Observations Only: A soul's journey, part III
114Observations Only: Expect the best
112Teen Voice: Go ahead, make my day
111Teen Voice: What’s so great about pizza?
111Across the Fence: A Cheyenne weekend
103Observations Only: Expect the best, part II
103Teen Voice: Being a girl
101Across the Fence: Class of ’67, last remnants of home
100Teen Voice: By my side until the newness wears off
99Across the Fence: The Pony Express
98Observations Only: Good and evil
92Teen Voice: Previously unwritten cell phone rules
92Observations Only: A fine line
91Political Cartoon by Doug Hoevet
90Teen Voice: Go ahead, make my day
84Guest Voice: If I could do it over again
82Observations Only: Beginnings
73The Good Life - The worst day on record at the Citizen
72Across the Fence: Cheyenne County, Nebraska: cattle country
72Life in the Rearview Mirror: Experiencing life passion
72Teen Voice: Dealing with stress
60Observations Only: Temptation
54Jane’s secret, XXVI: The suitcase
53A Stray Moment: For the love of theatre
45Across the Fence: The hand dug well
41Observations Only: Willfulness
37Completely Different - The magic of spring
31Across the Fence: Cynthia Ann Parker, Comanche captive
31The Good Life: It’s hard to believe, the Citizen is four years old
27From the Superintendent’s Desk - Financial Outlook for Gering Public Schools
26Jane’s Secret, XXVII: Town Meeting
24Teen Voice: Congratulations, you’re awful
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