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tschram

  • Joined: August 30, 2022
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Investing in young leaders

One of the most rewarding aspects of serving Nebraska’s Third Congressional District is the opportunities I get to engage with young people interested in government service. This spring, I’ve welcomed students from Bayard, Oakland-Craig, Boone Central, Summerland, and Doniphan-Trumbull schools, as well as Peru State College, to our nation’s capital. Fielding students’ questions is always a pleasure, and I deeply appreciate their thoughtful feedback and ideas about the issues we are working on in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Garry W. Morrison

Gary W. Morrison, 78 of Syracuse passed away on April 18, 2022, at the Syracuse Hospital. He was born on March 10, 1944, in Salina, KS to Wayne & Ethel (McDiffit). Gary joined the Navy 1962 and worked with the…

The Skin You’re In

Skin is the largest organ in the human body, but it’s easy to take it for granted. Unless we notice pain or itching or funny spots, most people don’t give it much thought.

Rockets record personal bests, narrowly miss team title

Eleven teams competed in breezy and cool conditions at the Scott Niseley Track Invitational in Syracuse on Thursday, April 14. Coach Rick Nordhues commented that 42 Syracuse athletes had their personal bests at the meet. Senior Kennedy Stanley set a meet record in the pole vault at a height of 10’02’ and the girls’ missed first place as a team by a half a point to Norris.

Rocket golf schedule trimmed due to weather

The Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca High School boys’ golf schedule dwindled from three competitions to one last week because of weather. On Monday, April 11, the boys competed at the competitive Bob Simpson Classic at Ashland-Greenwood. Norris won the 16-team event. Syracuse placed 15th. The highest placed golfer for Syracuse was Logan Zoller with a personal best of 85 for 25th. The home dual against Nebraska City on Tuesday and an Invite at Nebraska City on Thursday were canceled.

The most popular recreational activities

Summer is a season for recreation. Warm weather beckons people outdoors every day and during every season, but a quick glance outside your living room window in June, July and August will illustrate just how much people cherish any chance to spend time in nature when the mercury rises. So how are people spending their time outdoors? According to a recent report from the Outdoor Foundation that studied participation in various sports and activities, the most popular outdoor activity in the United States is running. The Outdoor Foundation report indicated that more than 61 million U.S. residents did some recreational running in 2019. To put that in perspective, 61 million people represents roughly 19 percent of the American population ages six and up. Fishing was the second most popular outdoor recreational activity among adults in the U.S., attracting more than 50 million participants. Outdoor recreation also is popular in Canada, where winter-dominant sports like skiing, snowboarding and hockey aren’t the only ways to enjoy the great outdoors. For example, the Trans Canada Trail, a recreational trail that connects every province and territory in Canada, attracts cyclists, joggers and hikers throughout the warm weather seasons

Football back on plus so much more

An excellent weekend of four-sport entertainment concluded with the realization that, at least for me, the football offseason is over already. In addition to watching NBA playoff basketball action, Major League Soccer regular season competition and Major League Baseball on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball, this sports fan was treated to some tackle football as the USFL (United States Football League) began its first campaign after a near four-decade hiatus.

Biden’s border crisis

There is a crisis at our southern border, and President Biden is only making it worse. At the end of March, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced it was on track to surpass one million encounters with immigrants illegally crossing our borders over the last six months. CBP data show there were 164,973 migrant encounters at our southern border in February, up 7 percent from January and 63 percent from February of last year. These staggering numbers do not include the number of illegal migrants who eluded border agents.