Opinion

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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When did Christmas get moved to September?

Rick Holtz

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Hello friends! Another month is in the books. Last week we flipped to a new page on the calendar (do you even use a calendar anymore?), and pretty soon the leaves on the trees will start to turn colors, and the evenings will get cooler.

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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No place like Nebraska

Beth Sparrow

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

This week Nebraskans proved there is truly no place like Nebraska. Who else can pack a football stadium with 92,003 fans for a women’s volleyball game? No one, that’s who. It’s never been done before. Nebraska fans set a WORLD record, not just a state record. Most of those fans know volleyball.

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

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Exceptional USA

Loren Lippincott

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

While flying for Delta we would go in and out of San Diego, CA a lot. We would land and take off to the west due to the prevailing winds, but also for noise abatement (near idle power over downtown on approach).

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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Passing down values

Alan Sparrow

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Annually, for most of my daughter’s life, we’ve stopped at Atalissa, Iowa to get a picture of our daughter next to the town sign. On a couple occasions we’ve also stopped at Riverside, Iowa to get a picture of our son next to the monument marking the “future birthplace” of Captain Kirk.

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

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With New Knowledge comes New Discoveries

Andrew Ellsworth

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

My son is a Boy Scout. Hopefully, he will become an Eagle Scout like his dad, his grandpa, his uncle, and not to mention eleven of the twelve men that walked on the moon. Whether he does or not, it has been an honor seeing the program help him and other boys mature into responsible young men.

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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What is best for the schools may not be what is best for the taxpayers . . . and that’s OK

Rick Holtz

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Ballots have already begun coming in for the Twin River Special Election. We are under two weeks away from an election that will be felt in the Twin River school district for decades to come.

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

The value of work

Loren Lippincott

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Several years ago while flying at Delta I discovered the co-pilot I was flying with was a fellow farm boy, like me. Being in the cockpit with someone for 20-30 hours lends itself to a wide range of conversations.

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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Default Settings

Alan Sparrow

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

A couple weeks ago I wrote about a newspaper in Kansas being raided. I ended that column saying “Last, but not least, the story makes me grateful for the communities we serve. This incident couldn’t happen everywhere in our country, and I don’t think it would happen here.

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

August in Nebraska

Deb Fischer

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

As part of the August state work period, I’ve had the pleasure of working back home in Nebraska and traveling the state. All month, I’ve been hearing from my fellow Nebraskans about what they want to see happening in the U.S. Senate.

The Good Ol’ Days

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The Good Ol’ Days

Beth Sparrow

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

I’m going to sound old, but I remember the good ol’ days when I was in school. Things have changed, such as the invention of the internet. That’s right, kids, no email, cell phones or internet. We read books (in paper format). I also didn’t carry my own computer around.