AI in the Classroom

ALAN’S ANECDOTESI got to do something fun a couple weeks ago. I shared with students at one of our schools about my path into an IT career. Hopefully some of them will follow in my footsteps. They asked great questions, but one of them stood out for me and inspired me to write this week’s column.

Paving the ROAD to Housing

NEBRASKA SENATORNebraska is the best place in the world to live. But for so many potential first-time homebuyers, the market has become out of reach. This year, the average age of a first-time homebuyer is 40 across the country.

Community Connection

Call Annie Jeffrey Health Center at (402) 747-2031 for more informationFebruary is American Heart Month – Heart attacks and strokes are life-and-death emergencies – every second counts. If you see or have any of the symptoms, immediately call 911.

Nebraska Legislature had 546 bills introduced

Nebraska Legislature had 546 bills introducedREPRESENTING YOUWe’ve completed 17 of our scheduled 60 Legislative Days. We have been spending our mornings debating bills and our afternoons in hearings on new legislation.

Groundhogs and Winter Blues

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOKI don’t know about you, but I am just about wintered out.Don’t get me wrong, we have had a mild winter this year. But I am ready for warm weather and spending an afternoon outside at the park with my kids.

Inspirational People #21-24

BETH’S BITS21. Juliette Gordon Low: If you know what she is famous for, you might have sold cookies as a child. She was the founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA. She established the Girl Scouts (then called Girl Guides) in 1912. That’s 114 years of selling cookies.

Dr. Jennifer Janousek recognized for 25 years of service to Concordia Nebraska.

SEWARD, NE (01/29/2026) Concordia University, Nebraska Professor of Health and Human Performance and Master of Public Health Program Director Dr. Jennifer Janousek has served as a commissioned minister in The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod for 25 years and at the university for almost 25 years.

My Predictions for 2026

ALAN’S ANECDOTESThis week I got my crystal ball back from the repair shop, so I thought I would share my predictions for the year.First, I predict that my kids will make me proud. I have a son graduating high school and entering college, and a daughter entering high school.

Pillen Supports LB730 To Protect Women’s Spaces

Governor Jim Pillen released the following statement as the Nebraska Legislature’s Government, Military and VeteransAffairs Committee holds a hearing on LB730, which would protect the privacy rights of Nebraskans and prohibit members of the opposite sex from utilizing locker rooms and bathrooms...

You’re Invited: The Nebraska Breakfast

REPRESENTING YOUAt 8 a.m. every Wednesday that both chambers of Congress are in session, all five members of Nebraska’s federal delegation gather for a long-standing tradition: the Nebraska Breakfast.