Norfolk Daily News Blog

Editor’s note: The author of the following is a former Daily News staff member who went on to teach journalism at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Arizona.

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By JIM PATTEN

Sometime in the next 24 hours, a group of journalists will gather in a small office near the newsroom of the Norfolk Daily News. There they’ll discuss what should be printed in the next Daily News or posted (right now!).

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A look at events from the past week.

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Now that the first round of the NFL draft is over, Husker fans can start watching. And come fall, they’ll be watching in prime time.

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Dear Mr. Brown,

Like many in the great state of Nebraska, I bleed Husker red.

I am a fan of Husker football. I am a fan of yours. In fact, I was never more proud to be a Husker fan than the moment you led that healing prayer before the game last fall at Penn State University.

It’s because of my great respect for you – for your courage to live as an outspoken Christian – that I am writing this letter.

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HA! ALF wants to tell you something, but he’s stuck under the kitty litter.

So his friend, Gordon Shumway, will tell you instead.

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By TOM CHVALA

The train called “High School” is approaching its final stop. Graduation.

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By OLIVIA BORER

Finally, it is here. I have been anticipating this moment since well before the beginning of my senior year, possibly before the moment I entered high school. This event, of course, is graduation.

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By KYLEE WHITEHILL

The hugging of relatives and friends, the reminiscing of events you’d rather forget, and lots and lots of tears; the joys and horrors of graduation day.

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