State Fair offers up a genuine snapshot of Nebraska

Twelve years after lawmakers made a bold decision to move the Nebraska State Fair out of Lincoln, the event has become an anchor piece of the late summer calendar from its grand, Grand Island venue.

A special moment for the Boerkirchers

I had this nagging feeling watching the Nebraska game on Saturday that I was in the wrong place.  With too much going on around here, I decided against going to the game as a media member and instead watched from home.

How many times a day do adults pretend?

A close friend Minnesota journalist Gerrie Anderson wrote a scrapbook of life in 1999 that contained over 50 years of her columns. She is now deceased, but her book, My Say,  brought me lots of smiles.

Pillen has far more to lose by not stepping on debate stage

Nebraska’s Republican candidate for governor in the November general election remains the best choice for the job, though he is making a mistake by rejecting an invitation to debate Democrat Carol Blood.

For many, President Biden’s loan forgiveness program is a miracle

Dear Editor: After 35 years of marriage, we finally paid off my wife’s college loans... two years into her retirement.  It made Social Security go that much further :)  still, we don’t resent those who might benefit from this move to provide loan forgiveness.

Sixty-three years and still counting with my gal

You know you are in trouble when you answer the phone to an early morning call from your son in Texas and you answer , “What’s  going on?” The son’s  answer: “Just wanted to tell you and mom,  ‘Happy wedding anniversary.’” Oops. . . I didn’t realize this was Aug.

Clothing of future may soon be wired to help wearer

Just when we thought we were keeping up with a changing world  it again jumped out ahead of us.  We had come to accept such things as a robotic vacuum cleaner, etc. and a future where robots have begun to replace some us in the repetitive job workforce.

Rise in valuations should not be invitation to increase spending

Some critical decisions lie head in the next few weeks for elected officials tasked with approving budgets in the midst of turbulent economic times. Though Nebraska has weathered the pandemic storm and supply chain challenges far better than some states, our local economy has been impacted.

Car show one of many lasting legacies for Roger Bamesberger

There was one guy missing Friday night in Hampton, but it felt very much like he was there. Roger Bamesberger spent 20 years building up the TDLC Cruise Night, starting from scratch with just a few cars and a relatively small crowd.

Which is worse, summer sweat or winter ice?

There’s no question most of us -- if not -- all, are sick of hot weather. It was reported a Los Angeles area community had blacktop streets that were scorching with the asphalt radiating 127-degree heat at noon and an hour later rising to 141.8-degrees.