When asked if he has a motto for life, Don Freimuth answers with a smile and points at the Optimist Creed hanging on the wall, something he has memorized. To be so strong that nothing can disturb your ...

This life is crazy: full of beauty and wonder, but with a dark and dirty underside. The enactment of Project 2025 has us sliding down a hill as steep as any slope on Aspen Mountain, right towards ...

If you want to sit around griping about the state of the world, don’t do it at a meeting of the St. Paul Optimist Club. They don’t call themselves “optimists” for nothing. The club members are “people ...

The Roseville Optimists are putting the spotlight on nearly 70 young students for good behavior. The children come from Steenland, Green, Fountain, Ament, Dort, Kaiser, and Patton elementary schools. ...

The last time Rochester played host to the District Optimist Club Convention was 25 years ago. Chuck Hazama, a man of Hawaiian heritage, was mayor of Rochester. And the theme of the convention was, ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. A local nonprofit marked 75 years this week of providing support and joy to local Gallatin County ...

PLATTSMOUTH – Plattsmouth Optimist Club members celebrated the works of several residents who have the word “optimist” in their list of character traits. The organization held its annual awards ...