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

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The power of mentoring and accountability

Loren Lippincott

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Each of us has a select few people in our life who have truly helped shape who we are today. Our parents certainly exert a great influence over what kind of adults we ultimately become, but the impact of mentors outside the family sphere cannot be understated.

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

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My heart broke this week

Beth Sparrow

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

My heart broke this last week, and it nearly made me cry. It happened when my daughter had an assignment to write about her hero. She picked me and basically said I work all the time at the paper and have no free time. I think that’s her way of saying she misses me or misses spending time with me.

J.L. Schmidt has been covering Nebraska government and politics since 1979. He has been a registered Independent for more than 20 years.

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Dear Colorado, What is hatred anyway?

J.l.

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

An open letter to Colorado. It’s fitting that I am writing this on the 22nd Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on America, the day that hatred manifested itself openly on American soil.

Debra Johnson, M.D. is part of The Prairie Doc team of physicians and currently practices family medicine in Brookings, South Dakota.

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Breast cancer can affect anyone

Debra Johnston

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

My mother had 6 siblings, 16 aunts and uncles, and innumerable cousins. She was the first of them all to be diagnosed with breast cancer. I think of my mom every time one of my patients tells me they aren’t concerned about breast cancer because it doesn’t run in their family.

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

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Memories of a past life

Rick Holtz

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

They say that kids say the darnedest things, but they also ask some of the most interesting questions. Over the weekend we were driving to Penny’s first volleyball match. When we load the entire Holtz crew in the van, normally we will play some sort of a road game.

Genealogy myths & legends

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Genealogy myths & legends

Beth Sparrow

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

My husband wrote about his area of expertise, so maybe I should write about mine. Have you ever heard that one of your ancestors married an Indian princess? Or that three brothers came over from the “old country?” Or that the name was changed at Ellis Island? Or your ancestry is all online?

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

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The cost of addiction

Loren Lippincott

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Early this month a longtime friend of mine was to celebrate her 70th birthday so I reached out with a text greeting. When there was no reply, I Googled her name. Sadly, I found it with her obituary published in a newspaper in another state.

Keep it secret; keep it safe

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Keep it secret; keep it safe

Alan Sparrow

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

At the beginning of the Lord of the Rings movies, Gandalf tells Frodo to “keep it secret, keep it safe,” referring to the Ring of Power. A lot of times, we think that’s all we need to do with our passwords, but unfortunately, it’s not. How many passwords do you have? That’s not the right question.

J.L. Schmidt has been covering Nebraska government and politics since 1979. He has been a registered Independent for more than 20 years.

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Bonehead move by state attorney general should not stand

J.l.

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

At a time when people’s trust in government is waning, Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued an opinion that the Legislature’s Office of the Public Counsel, better known as the Ombudsman’s Office, is unconstitutional.

Jill Kruse, D.O. is part of The Prairie Doc team of physicians and currently practices as a hospitalist in Brookings, South Dakota.

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ALS: Not just Lou Gehrig’s Disease

Jill Kruse

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

On July 4, 1939 Lou Gehrig said these famous words at Yankee Stadium, “For the past two weeks you have been reading about the bad break that I got. Yet today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.