Finding gratitude in the worst of times

Sometimes I feel like we are living in Charles Dickens’A Tale of Two Cities.

Giving thanks for family, friends, and Nebraska values

Next week, Americans across the country will gather around their dining tables with family and loved ones to pause, reflect, and give thanks. As I prepare to do the same, I’ve been thinking deeply about the blessings in my own life.

We deserve transparency, not ‘no comment’

There’s an old saying about government — “it’s not that ‘what is said isn’t so,’ it’s what is so isn’t said.

Thanksgiving and gratitude

Have you ever given to someone something of value and not received a “thank you” or even an acknowledgment of the gift? How did you feel about that?

We have plenty of work to do

While we have successfully enacted major legislation this year to protect our borders, cut taxes for families, and restore faith in government this year, opportunities abound for further progress to improve the lives of Nebraska families.

Strengthening paths to safety: Supporting domestic violence survivors

When someone escapes domestic violence, their journey to healing has only just begun.As physicians, you are often the first professionals to recognize signs of abuse and can play a pivotal role in connecting survivors to lifesaving resources.

Memory is a funny thing

Sometimes I am amazed at how my mind works.I remember the most random things — random occurrences, random scenarios from my childhood.Last week my mind hit a brick wall.I was getting ready for Thanksgiving travel and looking up directions to my parents’ new house.

Reopening the government and delivering for Nebraska

After weeks of debate in Washington, the House and Senate finally came together to pass a bipartisan funding package that reopens the federal government. President Trump signed it into law Wednesday night, marking the end of the longest shutdown in American history.

State climate report says it’s getting hotter

As I sit down to write this column, my tomatoes have finally met with a hard freeze and the cannas we plant in the local park are giving up their red-topped glory.It was one, long fall in my section of southeast Nebraska, with lots of warm days and only recently, a couple of cold snaps.

Is it time to dump the filibuster?

The filibuster became part of the Nebraska Legislature’s procedures in 1937, when the one-house Unicameral first convened.