Remember the scene in the first Harry Potter movie where the Dursley family is celebrating Dudley’s birthday? The actual gifts and the thought behind
Editorials
A Special Gift
This season called Advent is all about various kinds of expectations. The kids expect Santa to show up, merchants expect us to go overboard
Raising Minimum Wage
Recently, Nebraskans voted for a state Constitutional amendment to raise the minimum wage. Our current minimum wage of $9.00 an hour will increase in
Remembering Nebraska Football’s Last Winning Season
Like every Cornhusker football season that I have followed since staking an emotional claim in the Big Red 53 years ago (that’s 1969 if
Daddy Always Managed to Get the Money Somewhere
Listening to Loretta Lynn’s song about the coal miner’s daughter, I remembered that I too went barefoot all summer as a child, and had
San Francisco Oriole
A Baltimore Oriole appeared to almost peek into my window as I settled in for the flight from DIA to San Francisco. The bird
New Nonfiction for December
How We Heal: Uncover Your Power and Set Yourself Free by Alexandra Elle: Beloved wellness author and teacher Alexandra Elle shares this practical and
Donate Locally
It’s December, the month for giving. Our mail is full of requests for donations to several national and international organizations. Many people use these
I Remember the Anger
We welcomed Matt Rhule as Nebraska’s newest head football coach earlier this week with noted pomp and circumstance. Here’s a sobering fact. Since late
Out Of Town Visitors
Quarter till three, time to back in the pickups at the Keep Alliance Beautiful Recycling Center. Stepping out the door, I see someone who






