I often say one of Nebraska’s most precious resources is our children. They represent the next generation of great entrepreneurs, family farmers, doctors, police officers – you name it – that make our state the incredible place that it is. For this, they deserve our full support and care.
This summer has been the summer of the 1980s with the release and then the re-release of Top Gun Maverick in theaters. The long-awaited return to the Top Gun fighter school had us all wanting for those Hot Summer Nights (Miami Sound Machine).
People have many options when they seek to lose weight. Fad diets may promise quick results, but highly restrictive eating plans or marathon workout sessions can be dangerous. Taking shortcuts or risks in the hopes of losing weight can lead to various health issues and ultimately put people's overall health in serious jeopardy. Thankfully, there are many safe ways people can lose weight.
Editor’s note: This column was printed with observations about memories of Farm Aid 3, twenty-five years later. It has now been 35 years. The 2022 Farm Aid is set for Saturday, Sept. 24, in Raleigh, North Carolina. To see more information about Farm Aid, visit the website at www.farmaid. org/about-us/ Today’s Sunday Journal-Star newspaper featured an article that surprised me. It concerned a Saturday I spent in Memorial Stadium. It was about Farm Aid III, spearheaded by Willie Nelson It doesn’t seem possible that memorable day occurred 25 years ago. It was held at the height of the foreclosures on farm families during the farm crisis of the 1980’s.
Panama Wind Project makes sense for Otoe County I know there has been much discussion about the changes a wind project would bring to the community. I think it’s time to focus on the facts.
We’re successfully growing Nebraska and creating jobs here in the Good Life. Nebraska had the nation’s lowest average unemployment rate in 2020 and 2021, and we do again so far in 2022. In fact, we currently have the lowest unemployment rate in state history at 1.9%. As of Sunday, August 14th, the State’s job website (NEworks.nebraska.gov) listed 51,835 available openings.
Nebraska opens its football season in Ireland with a match up against Northwestern. And that’s appropriate because Nebraska needs what Ireland is known for—a heavy dose of luck. It’s going to be the difference between a good season and a fifth disappointment for Coach Scott Frost.
Every American deserves to feel safe in their community. Yet over the last few years, violent crime has spiked across the country.
Ephesians 2:8-9 “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.” ESV My family’s intestinal fortitude had finally given out, having our beautiful cabin picture-framed in mud, muck, and weeds. So for the first time, I actually spent money on landscaping. That takes a heap of faith for me, given my black thumb of death. I also got the romantic notion to plant a vineyard.
with Phyllis Buell As the years go by, I occasionally find myself thinking about those “forks in the road.” You know the kind. What if we had done this or that instead of .