Home-made prank

My house played a prank on me Friday night.Well, it wasn’t so much a prank as my doorknob breaking and my house refusing to let me leave.I had plans to go to a movie Friday night with some friends. They were picking me up at 7 p.m., giving us plenty of time to get to Grand Island for an 8 p.m.

Data centers: Weighing the costs, benefits

There’s much in the news and social media today about data centers, but what are they? They are facilities that house powerful computers needed for artificial intelligence (AI), cloud services and the digital economy.

Hitting the ground running

Now that the August district work period is officially underway, I am excited to spend the coming weeks on the road, listening to Nebraskans across the Third District and seeing firsthand the opportunities and challenges facing our communities.

Foreign trade is a big deal, so trade mission makes sense

Some folks, I see, are criticizing Gov. Pillen for embarking on a trade mission to the Far East at a time when the state budget is bleeding red ink.It’s a fair gripe. But someone has to get out there and try to repair relationships with our foreign trade partners.

Why connectivity matters more than ever in the age of AI

When Nebraskans sent me to the U.S. Senate, I sought to serve on committees that address important matters back home, and I was able to secure a seat on the powerful Commerce Committee.

Don’t blink

They say that every time you blink, you run the risk of missing something important happening around you.Well, I must have been blinking a lot this summer.We are in the final days of July and are about to turn the calendar to August.

The blessing of timely rain for ag communities

Growing up on a farm with irrigated acres, summertime meant lots of work with siphon tubes, open ditches and later, gated irrigation pipes. “Changing water” meant constantly making the rounds to move siphon tubes or open and close gates on irrigation pipes. It truly was a round-the-clock operation.

Honoring our Korean War veterans

On July 27, our nation pauses to observe National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, marking the anniversary of the 1953 signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement.

Delivering results for Nebraska

As Congress begins its August work period, I’m looking forward to being back home meeting with Nebraskans across the Third District. As I prepare for my travels, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on my work for you over the past several months.

Candidates do the ‘one foot in, one foot out’ dance

Things are getting plenty confusing about who is running for office this fall, and who isn’t.And that’s probably the intent. Every day, it seems, we have new candidates joining races, old candidates dropping out, and at least a couple new political parties forming to field even more candidates.