Coming Together to Grow Nebraska

Nebraska is experiencing terrific growth. We’ve seen big success creating jobs, cutting taxes, and attracting investment to our state. Thisweek,I’mhostingNebraska’s Ag and Economic Development Summit in Kearney.

Grace Notes

Oh, be careful, little feet, where you go. I am astonished at the scores of holidays that have been created to celebrate anything from A (Asparagus Day—May 24) to Z (Zipper Day—April 29). There are so many, in fact, that National Wiggle Your Toes Day nearly slipped by me unnoticed.

Community Connection

Call Annie Jeffrey Health Center at (402) 747-2031 for more information Digital Mammograms Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women in the U. S. It is second only to skin cancer.

Alan’s Anecdotes

On my drive to work everyday I listen to an information security briefing. It helps me keep up with the latest information security threats. It’s way too easy to lose data or have a bank account emptied by bad actors. There are so many scams. How can anyone possibly be ready for all of them?

Convince Me Why We Need Voter ID

It appears that Nebraska voters will decide at the November election if they want to require voter identification cards for elections. Signatures collected by Citizens for Voter ID are being verified before the matter is placed on the November ballot.

Back to the Basics

We’re just a few weeks away from a new season of Husker football. In living here for almost 24 years, I’ve become a fan. I think it’s almost impossible not to. As the Cornhuskers have struggled over the years, I’ve heard a general piece of coaching advice over and over again.

Heading Back to School

It’s August and in the Holtz Castle that means one thing — time to go back to school. My kids have a long commute for school each day. They roll out of bed, get dressed and walk down the hallway of our apartment to their piles of school books.

Community Connection

August is Cataract Awareness Month. A cataract is a clouding of the eye’s lens, which blocks or changes the passage of light into the eye. The lens of the eye is located behind the pupil and the colored iris, and is normally transparent.

Improving Air Travel

If you or a loved one has traveled recently, you’ve likely experienced flight delays or cancelations. A combination of factors has disrupted our air travel system. According to the latest federal data, an astounding 88,161 flights were canceled from January to May this year.

Lighthouses

For nearly a quarter of a century I taught in what is often referred to as the land of 10,000 lakes (and a zillion mosquitoes.) Each summer after school was out and things in my classroom were put away, I would load my car and head to a cabin along the North Shore of Lake Superior for a few days.