Keeping nursing homes open

Almost 10,000 Nebraskans live in certified nursing facilities. These facilities are a home for our seniors, a community where they receive care, meet friends, and visit with family.For years, the number of these facilities has dwindled.

Pillen still plugging for property tax relief, despite defeat of initial plan

Let’s face it, Nebraska has high property taxes, the seventh highest in the country according to the Tax Foundation, which tracks such things.“Lots of land, not a lot of people,” has always been the catchphrase, which translates into a higher burden of property taxes.

A busy holiday weekend

I grew up in northwest Indiana. I don’t come from a family of racing fans, but since I moved to Nebraska, I’ve really enjoyed watching the Indy 500. With the rain delay this year, I missed all the pageantry before the race.

New beginnings

Happy End of May! We made it through Memorial Day and have just a few days left. I made it through my birthday. I had a great day off shopping with my family and eating a nice lunch in Grand Island. Each member of my family needed a pair of shoes, and most of us found one.

We don’t always have to agree

This may come as a shock, but I love hearing from people who disagree with me. Whether it is politics, religion, or which sports team is going to have a better season, it is important to be exposed to views different than yours.

Thoughts on Memorial Day

Our country’s greatest generation— the fighting men and home front heroes who won World War II—are leaving us rapidly. Once a fighting force of 16.4 million, less than one half of one percent of the veterans of that war still survive.

Observing Memorial Day

Memorial Day was born out of our nation’s most fractured and pivotal moment: the Civil War.Battered and worn after four years of internal strife, America nonetheless emerged intact in 1865, the dream of the Union preserved.

Talking Husker projects

One of the great, unsolved mysteries in the state has been why the beloved Trev Alberts left his alma mater to become athletic director at Texas A&M.

It’s hard to be tolerant of all the intolerance

The world is changing . . . and not for the better.My kids recently found some of my old yearbooks from when I was in school. They enjoyed thumbing through the books and trying to find me.I’ll admit, it brings back good memories. Friends I have not seen in years, some I will never see again.

An ode to farmers

Spring in Nebraska brings the sight and sounds of tractors in the fields and the smell of freshly tilled earth. The truly oldest profession is farming! Right away in Genesis 2:15, God puts Adam in the garden to “work it and take care of it.