December 2022

Connecting Nebraska through 21st century infrastructure

Soon, I will gather with state and local officials to celebrate the opening of the Lincoln South Beltway. This 11-mile, four lane freeway connects U.S. Highway 77 to the Nebraska Highway (N-2). It’s expected to divert over 75% of the truck traffic to the new highspeed facility, saving significant travel time and bringing much needed relief to a congested thoroughfare through the city of Lincoln.

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Pancakes That Don’t Burn

1 Corinthians 3:13-14 “Each one's work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. If the work that anyone has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward.” ESV

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NC Rotary learns about mission of Honor and Remember group

“It’s said that people die twice. The first time is at that last heartbeat, and the second is when people stop saying their names.” Jim Meier, director of the Nebraska chapter of Honor and Remember, is making sure people are still saying the names of heroes who died in service to our nation, as first responders, from wounds received in battle, or by losing their battle with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

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Silver and Gold

Like the holiday song says, there will be silver and gold decorations on e’ery Christmas tree this holiday season. There are many ways to use these classic holiday colors in your decorating this year and, believe it or not, there’s still some room for innovation.

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