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Be careful how you respond

Be careful how you respond

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Be careful how you respond

Rick Holtz
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
I was taught a harsh lesson by a six-year-old this weekend. Charlie was helping clean up after lunch on Sunday. I made a feast fit for a royal family (OK, really it was nuggets, fish sticks and french fries. But my kids loved it).
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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Be heard during the election season

Rick Holtz
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Opinions are like belly buttons, everyone has them. Unlike belly buttons though, your opinion can appear in your favorite community newspaper. Newspapers have long been seen as the town square for sharing ideas.
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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There are three sides to every story

Rick Holtz
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
One thing I have learned over the years is that the true story is not always the first thing that comes out. Some people like to say that there are two sides to every story, but that is not really the case. There are three sides: One person’s side, the other person’s side and then the truth.
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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Superbowl commercials left me scratching my head

Rick Holtz
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
The Superbowl has come and gone, and if I am honest, the commercials left a lot to be desired. Sure, you had some good ones. But there was not really any one commercial that left me laughing like they have in previous years. I always love when the E-Trade Baby makes an appearance.
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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Cookies and donuts can fix any bad mood

Rick Holtz
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Moods can be a fickle thing. You can be walking along, having a great day, and then out of nowhere your mood can shift 180 degrees. I woke up in a bad mood one recent weekend. I couldn’t begin to tell you what put me in my bad mood (probably an argument I had with myself in my head).
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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NSAA has a State Wrestling PR problem

Rick Holtz
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
You plan for the worst and hope for the best. And maybe, if you are lucky, you can make it out unscathed. In recent weeks there have been grumblings in the high school wrestling world leading up to the state tournament.
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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Say what you mean and mean what you say

Rick Holtz
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
My daughter, Penny, finds it funny that I am not the most limber person out there. Well, last week she would have been pretty amazed at how flexible I have become. I managed to find a way to put my foot squarely in my mouth.
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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Snow causes delays, confusion and cabin fever

Rick Holtz
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
It’s good to be out again. In my nearly 20 years in the newspaper business, I cannot remember a snow storm that completely shut things down like the one that hit central Nebraska last week. Sure, there would be snow days here and there — but that storm knocked me off my game.
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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Birthday celebrations and snow days

Rick Holtz
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Today is my 41st birthday. My kids are more excited about it than I am. For me, it is just another Wednesday. I go to work and I spend most of my day in the office working on newspaper stuff. But to my kids a birthday means cake and ice cream. It means birthday dinners and presents.
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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Take time to reflect, plan for the new year

Rick Holtz
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
It’s hard to believe that Christmas is in the rearview mirror. To be honest, the last couple of months have really been flying by. It feels like just last week that we were lighting off fireworks and cleaning up from Thanksgiving dinner.