Representing You

When I was going through the year-long Air Force pilot training program years ago, I found most of the instructor pilots to be patient, encouraging and helpful.However, the training was rigorous and the washout rate in my class of 63 was 42 percent. The stress level was extremely high, indeed!

All Things Nebraska

In November, Nebraska voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot initiative allowing workers to earn sick leave for personal or family needs. They also voted to legalize marijuana used for medical purposes.

The Activation of the 95th Wing

On March 4, 1944, the 95th Bombardment Group was doing what few others could do. Just three months before D-Day, in the thick of World War II, poor weather conditions threatened to derail an important bombing raid.

Stopping IRS overreach in its tracks

As we near the final days of tax season, customer service at the IRS is on the minds of many Americans.

Understanding credit

Credit is a tool that lets you borrow money or access goods and services with the promise to pay later. It’s essential for personal and business finances, enabling large purchases like homes or cars and helping small businesses grow.

Angry shouts & disruptions part of political discourse today, unfortunately

The other day, I got a text from my uncle in California.He’d just watched a news report about the tumultuous, March 18 town hall held by U.S. Rep. Mike Flood, a Republican, in which shouts and boos dominated.

How do you see the world?

I have a question for you today: How do you see the world? What is the framework you use when viewing things that happen in front and around you?I had this same conversation — granted at different levels — with Calvin, Penny and Charlie recently.

Kratom and N2O: No laughing matter

As the top-ranked state for commercial cattle slaughter and the nation’s top beef exporter, Nebraska has long earned the title “The Beef State.” In fact, 58 percent of the total value of state’s agricultural production originates from livestock.

A small farm town still rides atop the Blarney Stone, not the ‘Irish Capital’

St. Patrick’s Day has come and gone, but as always, you probably saw buttons reading “Kiss me, I’m Irish” from all sorts of people, Irish or not.We are all Irish on St. Paddy’s Day, they say.But according to U.S. News & World Report, only about 9.

Waterboy: It’s your turn

Pivot and irrigation pipe orange crud sampling along with 3 water filters are complete now. They are in Lincoln now for Heavy Metals and Radioactivity tests. Thanks to those farmers that volunteered their stained-up pivots and crudded up pipe.