Opinion

Loren Lippincott represents Legislative District 34 in the Nebraska State Senate. Read his column in the Nance County Journal.

Loren Lippincott represents Legislative District 34 in the Nebraska State Senate. Read his column in the Nance County Journal.

Reflections on the National Day of Prayer

Loren Lippincott
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Last Thursday May 2 was the National Day of Prayer and I was privileged to be asked to participate in a prayer breakfast that day in our district. It is laudable that we, as a nation, designate a day to focus on prayers to the God of Heaven.
Alan Sparrow is one of the co-owners of the Nance County Journal. Read his column each week in the newspaper and on the website.

Alan Sparrow is one of the co-owners of the Nance County Journal. Read his column each week in the newspaper and on the website.

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Congrats on the milestone

Alan Sparrow
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Graduation is an important milestone in the lives of most Americans. Almost nine out of ten Nebraskans graduate high school. Even though most of us graduate, it is still special because it is a rite of passage to adulthood.
Deb Fischer represents Nebraska in the United States Senate. Read her column in the Nance County Journal.

Deb Fischer represents Nebraska in the United States Senate. Read her column in the Nance County Journal.

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Time to rebuild

Deb Fischer
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
I never expected that after attending a couple events in Omaha I’d be rushing to a friend’s basement for cover from massive tornadoes at the end of April. But that’s what thousands of Nebraskans were doing that weekend.
Rick Holtz is one of the co-owners of the Nance County Journal. Read his column each week in the newspaper and on the website.

Rick Holtz is one of the co-owners of the Nance County Journal. Read his column each week in the newspaper and on the website.

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An open letter to the Class of 2024

Rick Holtz
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
I’ve been checking the mailbox every day for the last month. My invitation to speak at graduation probably got lost in the mail. But, never fear. I have a pretty nice platform to address the soon to be graduating class of 2024 right here in pages of the good old NCJ.
Loren Lippincott represents Legislative District 34 in the Nebraska State Senate. Read his column in the Nance County Journal.

Loren Lippincott represents Legislative District 34 in the Nebraska State Senate. Read his column in the Nance County Journal.

A look back at the 2024 session

Loren Lippincott
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
When the 2024 session of the Nebraska Legislature ended on April 18 we had passed less than 30 percent of the 1,240 bills before us this year. In this 60-day short session we passed a total of 370 bills.
Conference and tornados

Conference and tornados

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Conference and tornados

Beth Sparrow
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
This past weekend I had a double header of conferences.Friday and Saturday was both my state genealogy conference and our state newspaper conference. I decided earlier to split and do one day of each. Friday I went to Columbus for genealogy, and Saturday to Lincoln for newspaper.
Recognition and inspiration

Recognition and inspiration

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Recognition and inspiration

Alan Sparrow
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Last week was a special week for our family. It started with our daughter winning an award on Wednesday, our son winning several on Thursday, and then on Saturday Beth and Rick received a number of honors for their work at our newspapers.It’s fun getting to cheer for their successes.
Fifteen Senators will be replaced

Fifteen Senators will be replaced

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Fifteen Senators will be replaced

J.l.
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Term limits claim 13 Nebraska state senators while two are leaving for other reasons. That’ll mean 15 new faces in the nation’s only one-house nonpartisan legislature come January.I’ve made it clear before how I feel about term limits. I don’t like them. This isn’t the Washington, DC, swamp.
Prioritizing Nebraska’s infrastructure

Prioritizing Nebraska’s infrastructure

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Prioritizing Nebraska’s infrastructure

Deb Fischer
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Growing up, my dad was a civil engineer for the Nebraska Department of Roads. As kids, my brothers and I loved learning about his work. My dad would take us on Sunday road trips across Nebraska for “inspection tours” to check up on our state’s infrastructure.