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    Gaza - August 26, 2025 IDF forces dismantled two underground tunnel routes in Gaza. One contained multiple exit shafts, weapons, food supplies, and living quarters, and was permanently sealed with concrete. The second extended for hundreds of meters underground before being dismantled. Durin…

      Donald Trump, once a fierce critic of Taylor Swift, is now wishing her and Travis Kelce “a lot of luck” after their engagement. From blasting her as “woke” to calling her “terrific,” this turnaround has everyone talking. #DonaldTrump #TaylorSwift #TravisKelce #CelebrityNews #HollywoodDrama #…

      Nebraska’s conservative political establishment fought against medical marijuana for nearly a decade, killing the “Cannabis Compassion and Care Act” when it was introduced in the Legislature in 2015, getting a 2020 medical cannabis ballot initiative thrown out by the Nebraska Supreme Court and filing multiple challenges to the initiative put before voters in November.

      If nothing else, we can be grateful for surviving another election season. But if you look a little harder -- and a little closer to home -- there is a wealth of things for which we can give thanks. They are often the things we take most for granted -- food, shelter, relationships, the goodness of today and the hope for even better things tomorrow. 

      Mark Anderson is a mental health therapist specializing in couples therapy. He is in private practice in Scottsbluff at Oregon Trail Mental Health and can be reached at 635-2800 or online at panhandlecouples.com.

      Read enough headlines about artificial intelligence and you can be excused for thinking we’re headed for a dystopian future ruled by AI-powered robot overlords. Mass unemployment, including people being forced to train their robot replacements to get that last paycheck, seems to be a common theme in the dire forecasts. 

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