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. Others get most of their information from websites, social media or alerts popping up on their phones throughout the day.

An invitation to serve state, engage with democracy

If you’ve ever visited Washington, D.C. as a Nebraskan, you may already know about one of our federal delegation’s most cherished traditions. Every Wednesday morning at 8 a.m.

A win for consumers, farmers, and energy independence

From Falls City to Lyman, Valentine to Superior, and everywhere in between, Nebraska’s Third District is home to some of the hardest-working people I know. Serving them in Congress remains the honor of a lifetime, and one I will never take for granted.

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. Sometimes they are not overly excited about the options in front of them.

‘Hall of Hot Winds’ gasses up for election season

Rumors are as common around the State Capitol as brome grass in a roadside ditch.

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.

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.

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?’

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.” But it was kind of important.

The risks of video games, social media

When I was flying for Delta Airlines I would routinely step back into the cabin and briefly visit with passengers as they were boarding. And at the end of the flight I made it a practice to stand near the exit door to say thank you as they deplaned.