Body Nothing ruins a public hearing on a legislative bill like the public showing up. Wait, what? A former boss said it years ago at the end of a particularly long day of hearings at the State Capitol.

Body An open letter to Colorado. It’s fitting that I am writing this on the twenty- second Anniversary of the September 11th attacks on America, the day that hatred manifested itself openly on American soil.

Body There once was a time when, if you wanted to be a newspaper man, or desired to carve out a living in any of the other trades for that matter, you would have had to first undergo a lengthy hands-on education.

Body At a time when people’s trust in government is waning, Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued an opinion that the Legislature’s Office of the Public Counsel, better known as the Ombudsman’s Office, is unconstitutional.

Body A couple weeks ago, I was at the office on Sunday afternoon when I received the most peculiar phone call.

Body Labor Day is an opportunity to acknowledge and show appreciation for the contributions of the American workforce. Unfortunately, American workers don’t have much to celebrate this Labor Day. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1.

Body Early last month, I was at a party with some friends, when one of them had to excuse themselves. They had gotten a phone call, and their cows were out.

Body A couple of weeks ago, a brown patch started to show up in the middle of my front yard. Ample rain this summer, and relatively little trouble with sprinklers, had kept my yard green and lush all year.

Body We should know soon if a group called Support Our Schools Nebraska was successful in gathering enough petition signatures to allow voters to decide the fate of the Opportunity Scholarship Act passed by the Legislature in its tumultuous session.

Body Over the years, I have written a lot of unique stories. However, on Friday evening, I believe I was confronted with writing one of the most unexpected and toughest stories of my career.