Opinion

By David Lindeman

I stood with Daniel’s cousins as we sang song after song. It was one of those priceless moments — too precious for words, yet not something any of us would have chosen. Daniel’s aunt by marriage, who was 66 years old had passed on into heaven. Yes, we grieved together, yet there was a pronounced joy in my heart as we sang yet another song of heaven. It was one which we as a family sung years ago after my baby sisters had passed, “Would we truly long for heaven, if this life were perfect here…?”

It was another stellar basketball season for Shelby County teams, with two squads advancing to state, four earning district championships and six advancing to district finals.

By Nick Moeller

Most of us were captivated by the shocking news of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. Due to the quick action of authorities the loss of life was minimized as traffic was halted just before the ship hit the support structure bringing it down instantly. I am still feeling grief for the highway maintenance workers that were unaware of the eminent danger and they unfortunately perished. Without warning they were swept into the inescapable waters of the Patapsco River. This is yet another reminder of the brevity of life.

This coming Sunday (March 24) is a day commonly known to Christians as Palm Sunday. It is a day set aside in remembrance of Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem as the people greeted him waving branches of palm trees. They saw Jesus and because they had seen and heard of His teachings, healings, and miracles they knew in their hearts that He was indeed the one spoken of by the prophet Zechariah who had proclaimed, “Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.” (Zech. 9:9)

In Dan Cecil’s editorial column, which appeared in Saturday’s newspaper, Cecil was writing the column as a citizen of Sidney and registered voter, and not as the chairman of the Shelby County Republican Party.

I need to rebut some things Mayor Mike Barhorst said in his column entitled “Let’s keep Sidney moving forward” in last Wednesday’s paper. That column was at least the sixth major article totaling nearly 7,000 words in the last six weeks advocating for a tax increase. This rebuttal provides factual corrections to Mike’s column.

To the Editor:

By Mike Barhorst