Nothing to Shrug About

ALAN’S ANECDOTESI recently introduced my kids to Ayn Rand. We finished watching the “Atlas Shrugged” trilogy on Father’s Day. No, it’s not a Father's Day movie, and I have a couple huge disagreements with Rand’s philosophy, but I wanted my kids to hear what she had to say through the story.

HUD Slashes More Red Tape to Improve Affordability

WASHINGTON – HUD is announcing fourteen policy changes to its Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Single Family mortgage insurance program that lower costs, reduce regulatory burdens, and improve affordability for Americans seeking FHA-insured mortgages.

Sports memories worth passing down

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOKI learned something new over the weekend: Old sporting events still live on YouTube.I don't watch nearly as many sports on television as I used to.

250 Years of American Agriculture

NEBRASKA SENATORAmerica has always been rooted in agriculture. George Washington didn’t want to be known as our first president. He wanted to be known as our first farmer. Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other Founding Fathers were steeped in agriculture. The U.S.

Community Connection

Call Annie Jeffrey Health Center at (402) 747-2031 for more informationCalcium and protein make up your bones. There is a hard outer bone and a spongy inner bone. As you grow from infancy through the early 30’s, your bone is steadily renewing and replacing itself to stay dense and strong.

Access to Legal Counsel

REPRESENTING YOUThe old saying goes, “Everyone hates lawyers until they need one.” Whether this well worn adage is a widely held sentiment or is actually a joke or is not important. Having access to legal counsel is important.

Dad’s are important

ALAN’S ANECDOTESI have a “friend” on social media that I went to school with in junior high and high school. She was one of the rare people that was brought up more conservatively than my upbringing.

Letter to the Editor

Politicians use labels to keep you from asking the right questions. Rural Nebraskans deserve better.I teach karate. One thing I teach students is how to feint — how to misdirect an opponent so they react to the wrong threat. Once you understand misdirection, you see it everywhere.

Inspirational People #101-105: Kings & Queens

BETH’S BITSThis week is Swedish Festival and Father’s Day. I’ve already mentioned my own father. My husband is writing about fathers. So I am picking some inspirational Swedish Festival kings and queens of the past.101.

“Gall”-y gee! What are these?

by Taylor Cammack, Extension Educator While doing some work around the yard, I came across the weirdest thing on the leaf of a red oak – a green bulbous growth on a leaf!This weird structure is an oak apple gall, caused by a gall wasp.