Opinion

Every fall, spring, and summer, my office provides some outstanding college students with the opportunity to intern in Washington, D.C. or at one of our state offices. These internships give students the chance to learn more about public policy, our system of government, and constituent service. This summer, I welcomed four interns to our D.C. team. These college students are all from Nebraska, and over the last 8 weeks they have done important work on behalf of the state. I am always delighted to welcome young people to our nation’s capital and am consistently impressed with the motivation and skills of our next generation of Nebraskans.

Granted – I would like some cooler weather – and like everyone else in agriculture, I would be so grateful for a cloudy day with a steady, gentle rain! But – I am nowhere, no way, ready for fall!

By Kenneth A. Bartholomew, M.D. As a physician with 45 years of practice, I’ve seen my share of diseases. I have usually been on the physician side of the diagnosis-treatment paradigm. However, knowing the rationale for diagnostic screening tests, I fortunately did not shirk my own.

The late Calvin Chapman finally got his hearing in front of the Nebraska Hall of Fame Commission, but his most enthusiastic supporter was not in attendance. Chapman’s great-granddaughter, Teresa Geer-Teater, has been faithfully submitting her ancestor for consideration by the commission (she called and visited the News-Press offices to discuss her project, and I last spoke with her about her great-grandfather while standing alongside her car on Central Avenue on a brisk December day in 2021), and her date had been set: July 20. Unfortunately, she passed away unexpectedly on July 12, and the application she had prepared for Chapman was submitted by her daughter and read into the official record by a member of the Hall of Fame Commission.

One of America’s greatest civil rights heroes is from Nebraska. Yet nationally, almost nobody knows about him.

As the American people continue to suffer under President Biden’s broken economy, disconcerting data in the latest jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) showed June as having the weakest overall job growth in the last 14 months. The data also revealed the workforce participation rate is decreasing at a time when employers need workers most.

While visiting Columbus recently, I was asked by a member of the press what was my favorite part of my time in the area. I explained that the truth is visiting with Nebraskans is one of the best parts of my job.

Genesis 2:16-17 And the LORD God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die." NIV

I know there are the same amount of days in each year – really, I do. But – it doesn’t always seem that way, does it? I thought the year before I moved to Elmwood would never end.

Anglers can use all the help they can get in the heat of summer when fishing gets tough. They, and their baits, really are up against it.