Opinion

The dangers of AI to youth, education, society

The dangers of AI to youth, education, society

The dangers of AI to youth, education, society

Artificial Intelligence, or AI for short, is changing our world quickly. From chatbots that write essays to apps that create videos and images, AI tools are now a part of everyday life.
News may change, but the mission remains

News may change, but the mission remains

News may change, but the mission remains

How do you consume news?Some people still enjoy sitting down with a printed newspaper and flipping through the pages with a cup of coffee nearby.
Rick Holtz

Rick Holtz

Your guy lost . . . now what?

One of the hardest lessons to teach kids is that they do not always get their way.My wife is not a short-order cook. The kids do not get to order breakfast off a menu.
Paul Hammel

Paul Hammel

‘Hall of Hot Winds’ gasses up for election season

Rumors are as common around the State Capitol as brome grass in a roadside ditch.It’s not called “The Hall of Hot Winds” for nothing, And that rumor mill gets cranked up big time during election season, when there’s speculation aplenty about who is running and who is not, and who can win and who...
Loren Lippincott

Loren Lippincott

Motherhood, healthy families matter

Motherhood and intact families — homes with a married mother and father raising children together — form a strong foundation for American culture. In our busy modern world, however, these fundamental truths sometimes get overlooked or purposely ignored.
Deb Fischer

Deb Fischer

Backing Nebraska’s men and women in blue

Beginning Sunday, May 10 through Saturday, May 16, we celebrate National Police Week — a time that brings our nation together to honor the courage, sacrifice, and dedication of our brave law enforcement officers.
Adrian Smith

Adrian Smith

A long-overdue farm bill for producers

For many, spring is a season full of new beginnings. A time when the sun sets later, the weather gets a little nicer, and excitement for summer plans begins to grow.For ag producers across the Third District, spring is filled with hard work.
Is a federal gas tax an ‘aging rock star on a farewell tour?’

Is a federal gas tax an ‘aging rock star on a farewell tour?’

Is a federal gas tax an ‘aging rock star on a farewell tour?’

Back in the day, twice each year, a debate would break out at the news bureau where I used to work: “Who is going to write the gas tax story?”It was a story you could write in your sleep. “Nebraska’s variable gas tax is rising/ dropping to … blah, blah, blah.”