S-N Editorial

Reminders come in several forms. Sometimes it’s the ding of a phone; other times it’s a Post-It note. Last week, it was tornadoes.

A scourge of dangerous twisters ripped across Nebraska and Iowa last Friday, wreaking havoc and leaving a path of destruction in its wake. Hundreds of homes were damaged or destroyed, and many people are homeless now – they’re just feeling lucky to have escaped with their lives.

That will count as a huge victory down in Minden. Drone footage from the small Pottawattamie County community revealed a harrowing scene as houses and buildings were completely flattened by...