Body Be wary of unintended consequences. That’s good advice for any endeavor, and appears to be the problem facing proposed retail/ sports/ entertainment developments called “Good Life Districts.” The recent effort to create such districts was well intended.

Body A couple of weeks ago, on a Tuesday afternoon, I received a voicemail that piqued my interest. It was from a woman in Syracuse, Nebraska and she was looking for some information that could only be found in the archives of the Palmer Journal.

Body After a decade in this business, I have come to one realization. If I can find a reason to get out of the office and still claim to others that I am “working,” you better believe I am going to take the opportunity.

Body As the Nebraska State Legislature gets to work on its ninety-day session, it’s time to consider whether the Unicameral should resolve an important, and regularly overlooked matter—designating a state dessert.

Body I was running late for church on Saturday afternoon, later than I would like anyway, but before I got cleaned up and headed back for town—I had worked in the office earlier that morning and the day had slipped away from me—there were a couple of chores that I had to check off my...

Body Years ago, I had the pleasure of covering the dedication of a new, seventeen-million-dollar bridge spanning the Missouri River east of Niobrara. The bridge was named after Chief Standing Bear, whose people, the Poncas, once ruled over that area of northeast Nebraska.

Body Now that Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen appears to be on the road to recovery after a wild ride aboard a bucking bronco, his next rodeo act will be roping up enough votes to lower property taxes, cut government spending, and return Nebraska to a “winner-take-all” system of doling...

Body Like a lot of people, for me, the goal was that the holiday season be both merry and bright. However, what I instead discovered in the run-up to the holidays was a period that was dark and smokey.

Body This week, world events have emphasized the importance of American readiness to keep our country safe and stand with our allies across the globe.

Body On Thanksgiving of all days, I stepped on my scale, and nothing happened. No numbers flashed, and I was left standing there wondering just exactly how much turkey I could get away with eating later that day before I tipped the thing past an acceptable point.