Columns Archive
- Sweatshirts, Jazzercise, and an unforgiving political climate (11/19/24)
- After the election: Lessons from history (11/5/24)
- Candy or cash: candidates and causes trick-or-treat for donations (10/29/24)
- You are fired! (10/1/24)
- Enduring heritage: Model T’s and Nebraska’s Unicam (9/24/24)
- YMCA project, coming changes and another attack (9/17/24)
- Class of '55 to share memories for Heritage Days (9/10/24)
- Local legacies: How do we define success? (9/3/24)
- Taxes and ice cream (8/20/24)
- An end of an era (8/13/24)
- Guys and gals (8/7/24)
- And the winner is ... (7/30/24)
- Recalling fun time, unexpected romance at the fair (7/23/24)
- Pausing to remember (7/16/24)
- I love a parade (7/9/24)
- Fireworks, family fun and community spirit (7/2/24)
- War on Warriors (6/25/24)
- McCook’s 27-year journey from controversy to celebration (6/18/24)
- A gift that keeps on giving (6/11/24)
- A thankful life (6/4/24)
- Honoring a local businessman, other heroes (5/28/24)
- Celebrations, dedications and community spirit (5/21/24)
- From Fiji to Nebraska: Getting to know our neighbors (5/14/24)
- Adventures down east (5/7/24)
- Deja Vu all over again (4/30/24)
- Elected office memories, roads and the race for commissioner (4/23/24)
- Enjoying the art in our midst (4/16/24)
- Lives touched across thousands of miles (4/9/24)
- Funerals and other happy times (4/2/24)
- Blizzards, tornadoes and Easter traditions (3/26/24)
- From making our bed to making democracy work (3/19/24)
- Biden's speech, a missed opportunity and theater triumph (3/12/24)
- From Plain Jane to high tech: Nostalgia vs. modern conveniences in automobiles (3/5/24)
- Taxes, inflation and support for veterans (2/27/24)
- Feed the flock (2/20/24)
- Seeing things clearly now: Grateful for modern medicine (2/13/24)
- Practice what you preach (2/6/24)
- A brush with royalty and current conditions in Jordan (1/30/24)
- Caring for the old folks (1/23/24)
- Honoring McCook's 'movers and shakers' (1/16/24)
- Border crisis: Reflections on then and now (1/9/24)
- New Year, Old Memories (1/2/24)
- A wonderful time of the year (12/26/23)
- The tradition continues (12/19/23)
- A new way of thinking (12/12/23)
- Hunters, a heated hangar and a 40-year tradition (12/5/23)
- Largess at home and war in the East (11/28/23)
- Thanksgivings remembered (11/21/23)
- A day of gratitude for our community's veterans (11/14/23)
- To a homesick soldier (11/7/23)
- Golden cinnamon rolls (10/31/23)
- A beautiful fall, colors and all (10/24/23)
- Good times here, but war in Israel (10/10/23)
- Some times you win, some times you lose (10/3/23)
- Venezuela and the influx of immigrants (9/26/23)
- Death and taxes (9/19/23)
- An ode to COVID (9/12/23)
- In search of the McCook Army Airbase (9/5/23)
- County-wide law enforcement? We can only hope (8/29/23)
- Good or bad, the choice is yours (8/22/23)
- Warmer and wetter (8/15/23)
- A summertime treat (8/8/23)
- Retired life in a small town (8/1/23)
- Togetherness (7/25/23)
- Fair to good times (7/18/23)
- Let no good deed go unpunished (7/11/23)
- Nothing more fun than time with people (6/27/23)
- Grateful for a caring community (6/20/23)
- Common Man vs. the Giant (6/13/23)
- Prayerfully thankful (6/6/23)
- A sense of place (5/30/23)
- A revolution in progress (5/23/23)
- Remembering an old roommate (5/16/23)
- Spreading an addictive virus (5/9/23)
- Garage sales and getting OLD (5/2/23)
- Conflict brewing in Israel (4/25/23)
- Airman Jack the Leaker (4/18/23)
- A nice and welcoming China (4/11/23)
- Opportunity abounds (4/4/23)
- The 'gift' just keeps on giving (3/28/23)
- An example of Christian love (3/21/23)
- Lawsuits and taxes (3/14/23)
- From our Sandhills to Mexico (3/7/23)
- Love and military aid (2/20/23)
- The unidentified above us (2/14/23)
- Bringing out the big balloon (2/7/23)
- Thank you (1/31/23)
- No politics here (1/24/23)
- Soup and dessert with neighbors (1/17/23)
- Biden's border visit (1/10/23)
- This year's resolutions (1/3/23)
- Christmas memories (12/20/22)
- Christmas is coming (12/13/22)
- Power and light (12/6/22)
- It's about people and family (11/29/22)
- Giving thanks (11/22/22)
- An old vet's pleasure (11/15/22)
- Thoughts on the election (11/8/22)
- Celebrating diversity; combining law enforcement (11/1/22)
- Maybe it is time for another look (10/25/22)
- On the bond issue, vote Yes? (10/18/22)
- Fun times at Heritage Days (10/11/22)
- A special cornerstone (10/4/22)
- Oh, to celebrate! (9/27/22)
- It's about community (9/20/22)
- Our U.S. Navy (9/13/22)
- The cost of water (9/6/22)
- A bit of history (8/30/22)
- North Pointe venture (8/23/22)
- Made in China (8/16/22)
- Eastern edge of Nebraska (8/9/22)
- Will history repeat itself on the new swimming pool? (8/2/22)
- Parents and kids (7/26/22)
- Sales tax a' comin' (7/19/22)
- Lessons on life and losing a younger brother (7/12/22)
- They've arrived! (7/5/22)
- Frustration, and satisfaction (6/28/22)
- Boom or bust (6/21/22)
- A flight down memory lane (6/14/22)
- The Queen (6/7/22)
- The Queen (6/7/22)
- Remembrances (5/31/22)
- All the news that is news (5/24/22)
- Hometown America (5/17/22)
- Graduate pride (5/10/22)
- A special tanker at a museum (5/3/22)
- Prairie fires and our changing countryside (4/26/22)
- Easter and continuing prayer (4/19/22)
- A nursing home and our future (4/12/22)
- Thoughts on Comeca and Pickrell (4/5/22)
- SAC Museum and the Cold War (3/29/22)
- The war and the Run for the Roses (3/22/22)
- Overdosed and dumb (3/15/22)
- An EPIC dumb idea (3/8/22)
- Watching the war on Ukraine (3/1/22)
- World Affairs (2/22/22)
- Our community in action (2/16/22)
- The Olympics and more (2/8/22)
- The Good and the Bad (2/1/22)
- To War or Not to War (1/25/22)
- Remembrance (1/18/22)
- Get your vaccination (1/11/22)
- Local news in perspective for 2021 (1/4/22)
- Christmas in action (12/21/21)
- Hearing the angels sing (12/14/21)
- The real issue behind supply-chain problems (12/7/21)
- City has role in keeping Hillcrest, community strong (11/30/21)
- A Look Back (11/23/21)
- Squaring the circle (11/16/21)
- Squaring the circle (11/15/21)
- Veterans Day reflections on a military career (11/9/21)
- Dealing with lost children (11/2/21)
- The chickens are coming home to roost (10/26/21)
- A look at the past from the air (10/19/21)
- The real Columbus Day (10/12/21)
- Turmoil in Haiti (10/5/21)
- A great celebration (9/28/21)
- A happy birthday just past (9/21/21)
- An ending and a start (9/14/21)
- Twenty years since 9/11 (9/7/21)
- Our Senate and an open house (8/31/21)
- Welcome to our world (8/17/21)
- It's déja vu all over again (8/10/21)
- Squirrels and Hmongs (8/3/21)
- Academy Cadet Sabre (7/27/21)
- Wonderful journey in a labor of love; ready for fair time (7/20/21)
- Car show and Cuba (7/13/21)
- The week that was (7/6/21)
- The blessings of inland living (6/29/21)
- Term limits and an air show (6/22/21)
- The graduate (6/15/21)
- Let us go fishing (6/8/21)
- Mid-Nebraska Community Action Partnership (6/1/21)
- Assumed emergency powers (5/25/21)
- Take another bite (5/18/21)
- This 30-30 bodes ill for the West (5/11/21)
- The Good Life (5/4/21)
- Prod our politician (4/27/21)
- Your TSA at work (4/20/21)
- Your property taxes (4/13/21)
- An awesome sunrise (4/6/21)
- The Iceman begot the Spy Man (3/30/21)
- Liberty or Security? (3/23/21)
- His life was good (3/16/21)
- Our long tradition of welcoming visitors (3/9/21)
- R.I.P, riot speculation, and really cold weather (3/2/21)
- Wonderful, respectful Americans (2/23/21)
- Political division and President(?) Sasse (2/16/21)
- Weather revives memories of Christmas in Alaska (2/9/21)
- President 'Dictator Joe' Biden (2/2/21)
- An insult! (1/26/21)
- A passenger from the past (1/19/21)
- Good news and a riot (1/12/21)
- A two-ring circus in Georgia (1/5/21)
- Time to replace our congressional delegation (12/29/20)
- Two Christmases in one year (12/22/20)
- In the spirit of Christmas (12/15/20)
- The Christmas spirit, amid frustration (12/8/20)
- The Good Life (12/1/20)
- Remembering the good things this Thanksgiving (11/24/20)
- We'll weather the election turmoil (11/17/20)
- A miracle in the Gulf of Tonkin (11/10/20)
- Election Day is here -- finally (11/3/20)
- Prime time for a political junkie (10/27/20)
- The treat of fall foliage (10/13/20)
- An awesome visit (10/6/20)
- Business as usual in flyover country (9/29/20)
- A first class pest (9/22/20)
- Forty years of faithful service (9/15/20)
- Marking a sad anniversary (9/8/20)
- Watching the conventions, caring for elders (9/1/20)
- Strangers in paradise (8/25/20)
- Year-round attractions (8/18/20)
- Mission of mercy (8/11/20)
- Time on his hands (8/4/20)
- Red and yellow black and white (7/28/20)
- Contacts near and far (7/21/20)
- Giving thanks (7/14/20)
- Only in our America (7/7/20)
- Our atmosphere disturbed (6/30/20)
- Out of the blue (6/23/20)
- Turmoil and water (6/16/20)
- A few thoughts on space, race (6/9/20)
- Keeping kids busy during the summer (6/2/20)
- Restrictions and a flyby (5/26/20)
- Time for life to get back to normal (5/19/20)
- 'Card tremors' and other virus effects (5/12/20)
- A scrapbook of life (5/5/20)
- 'Rushen rolls' (4/28/20)
- The graduate (4/21/20)
- Continuing the Easy Mode (4/14/20)
- Quinine: An old drug back in the spotlight (4/7/20)
- Sheltering in place (3/31/20)
- For old time's sake (3/24/20)
- Crisis in peace time (3/17/20)
- Home again and back at work (3/10/20)
- He's Baaack! (3/3/20)
- Reading and surgery (2/18/20)
- The morality of taxes (2/11/20)
- The right choice (2/4/20)
- Holiday (1/21/20)
- What a treat (1/14/20)
- Thank you, Jimmy Carter (1/7/20)
- Introspection as the new year dawns (12/31/19)
- A different Christmas eve (12/24/19)
- Urijah and Comeca (12/17/19)
- Does it fit? (12/10/19)
- All the fuss about impeachment (12/3/19)
- Two steps forward (11/26/19)
- A road less traveled (11/19/19)
- Gone (11/12/19)
- Reflections on a large family (11/5/19)
- The Karen People (10/29/19)
- The Lady that is Aviation (10/22/19)
- Common sense (10/15/19)
- Columnist honored, reunited with Vietnam-era plane (10/8/19)
- Your brother's keeper (10/1/19)
- Heritage Days 2019: A lot to celebrate (9/24/19)
- Living the dream (9/17/19)
- Military wife (9/10/19)
- A history lesson (9/3/19)
- Yes, go ahead and buy Greenland (8/27/19)
- From hacked to green (8/20/19)
- Good news and bad (8/13/19)
- Good news and bad (8/13/19)
- A 60-year reunion, and promise for the future (8/6/19)
- The other side of the coin (7/23/19)
- Thunderstorm (7/16/19)
- Enjoying family, in its many forms (7/9/19)
- Independence Day (7/2/19)
- Living right (6/25/19)
- Tradition (6/18/19)
- Generous (6/11/19)
- Yes, dear (6/4/19)
- Just the ticket (5/28/19)
- A look at school taxes (5/21/19)
- Taxes and more taxes (5/14/19)
- People helping people (5/7/19)
- 200,000+ (4/30/19)
- Road trip (4/23/19)
- The Max (4/16/19)
- Good deeds, trees and healthcare (4/9/19)
- Crunch time for the county nursing home (4/2/19)
- Anything good (3/26/19)
- Fish Fry Fridays (3/19/19)
- A kinder, gentler approach to engine brakes (3/12/19)
- A response, and an observation (3/5/19)
- A problem (2/26/19)
- The South (2/19/19)
- Show and tell (2/12/19)
- Unintended consequences (2/5/19)
- The life of a good man (1/29/19)
- Liberals in action (1/22/19)
- Mission trip (1/15/19)
- First in 2019 (1/8/19)
- I love watching people (12/18/18)
- Good deeds (12/11/18)
- Deer camp, and a time to be proud (12/4/18)
- The Speaker (11/27/18)
- Thankful (11/20/18)
- The Border Wall (11/13/18)
- Thoughts on Election Day (11/6/18)
- A jewel in the community (10/30/18)
- First snow in Omaha (10/16/18)
- The joy of small-town living (10/9/18)
- Memories (10/2/18)
- Reunion (9/25/18)
- Show and tell (9/18/18)
- Mixed blessings (9/11/18)
- A bit grumpy (9/4/18)
- Congratulations, condolences (8/28/18)
- Time for a course correction (8/21/18)
- Boring? Nah! (8/14/18)
- EAA at Oshkosh (7/31/18)
- Local kid makes good (7/24/18)
- Medicaid for all and more (7/17/18)
- A few thoughts on salaries (7/10/18)
- Skydive! (7/3/18)
- 'Tis the Reunion Season (6/26/18)
- The story a farmstead tells (6/19/18)
- Road trip (6/12/18)
- Cars, bikes and planes (6/5/18)
- Social capital and the Stone Church (5/29/18)
- Beautiful race relations (5/22/18)
- Projects and taxes (5/15/18)
- The way it was (5/8/18)
- Support the Guard and Reserve (5/1/18)
- Splendid youth (4/24/18)
- Potpourri (4/17/18)
- Human relations (4/10/18)
- Enlisted pilots? (4/3/18)
- Our spy agencies (3/27/18)
- Above and beyond (3/20/18)
- All we can do is wonder why (3/13/18)
- The opioid scourge (3/6/18)
- Our airport (2/27/18)
- Travel to classroom (2/20/18)
- Then and now (2/13/18)
- Our Body Politic (2/6/18)
- Will he or won't he? (1/30/18)
- Your government at work (1/23/18)
- Our American Legion in action (1/16/18)
- In defense of nurture (1/9/18)
- Prognostication (1/2/18)
- Pondering the reality of Christmas (12/26/17)
- A tour of the WD-40 headquarters (12/19/17)
- Deer camp and more (12/12/17)
- 'Tis the season for generous donations (12/5/17)
- Recognition delayed (11/28/17)
- Local signs of generosity are many (11/21/17)
- Big tax spenders (11/14/17)
- Rodeo and more at the Kiplinger Arena (11/7/17)
- Destination Kiplinger (10/31/17)
- More reasonable development (10/24/17)
- The good, the bad, and the ugly (10/17/17)
- Fresh coffee perking (10/10/17)
- Aging gracefully (10/3/17)
- Our American heritage (9/26/17)
- The seasons, they are 'a changin' (9/19/17)
- Oregon vs. Nebraska (9/12/17)
- Spend that tax money (9/5/17)
- Beautiful Nebraska (8/29/17)
- Excited about the eclipse (8/22/17)
- White privilege? (8/15/17)
- Strong women (8/8/17)
- Aviation lover (8/1/17)
- A good vacation (7/25/17)
- The Zoo (7/18/17)
- False fiscal prudence (7/11/17)
- A muddled future (6/27/17)
- Time to tighten belts, reduce budgets (6/20/17)
- SAC Museum: One of Nebraska's priceless jewels (6/13/17)
- Modern prodigal (6/6/17)
- A couple of car stories, and a 50th anniversary (5/30/17)
- In the presence of patriots (5/23/17)
- Government grants: It is what it is (5/16/17)
- Celebration time (5/9/17)
- ESGR (5/2/17)
- Mission of mercy (4/25/17)
- A pilot's pilot (4/18/17)
- Homes for sale (4/11/17)
- One of the jewels of the area (4/4/17)
- Allowing alley houses, or not (3/28/17)
- Go to the smoke (3/21/17)
- Faith (3/14/17)
- My hero, gone (3/7/17)
- Back home again (2/28/17)
- Politically incorrect nonsense (2/21/17)
- School choice (2/14/17)
- Out of sight, out of mind (2/7/17)
- Elections have consequences (1/31/17)
- Rogue agency (1/24/17)
- A positive experience (1/17/17)
- A difficult proposition (1/10/17)
- President-elect (1/3/17)
- The year that was (12/27/16)
- Hometown Christmas (12/20/16)
- Annexation (12/13/16)
- Big anniversary (12/6/16)
- A failed invasion and a call to duty (11/29/16)
- Blessed by OUR community (11/22/16)
- Happiness is hope (11/15/16)
- Voting for Ahab or Jezebel (11/8/16)
- Campaign fun (11/1/16)
- Marking history (10/25/16)
- Spread the cheer (10/18/16)
- Spread the cheer (10/18/16)
- Christopher Columbus and a Latin American pilot (10/11/16)
- State of our nation (10/4/16)
- This, that and meth (9/27/16)
- Into the lion's den (9/20/16)
- A crown for Hillcrest (9/13/16)
- Water, water everywhere (9/6/16)
- The continuing budget saga (8/30/16)
- Bite the other side of the apple (8/23/16)
- A question for Sasse (8/16/16)
- A family reunion and other observations (8/9/16)
- Bull buffalo and Oshkosh (8/2/16)
- Buffalo what? (7/26/16)
- A sure sign (7/19/16)
- Helping our neighbor (7/12/16)
- Independence and the EPA (7/5/16)
- The matriarch of the family (6/28/16)
- Uncle Charlie (6/21/16)
- Into each life some rain must fall (6/14/16)
- Living the dream (6/7/16)
- Road trip (5/31/16)
- Sacrificin' grandmas (5/24/16)
- You voted for LB840 (5/17/16)
- Vote and vote again (5/10/16)
- Treat yourself (5/3/16)
- Homestyle Christianity (4/26/16)
- Guardians of 'correct' (4/19/16)
- Beauty among us (4/12/16)
- Peanut butter spring (4/5/16)
- Odds and ends (3/29/16)
- Palm Sunday to Easter (3/22/16)
- Observing at the Democratic caucus (3/15/16)
- Storms at Hillcrest (3/8/16)
- Taking a trip back in time (2/23/16)
- Reaction (2/16/16)
- A variety of thoughts (2/9/16)
- Small town America (2/2/16)
- Foundation of faith (1/26/16)
- Long-time human relations (1/19/16)
- Taxes and tankers (1/13/16)
- Taxes and tankers (1/12/16)
- Let's call them Daesch (1/5/16)
- Political theatre (12/29/15)
- Happy Christmas (12/22/15)
- Time for change in the Muslim world? (12/15/15)
- Happy thoughts (12/8/15)
- World history (12/1/15)
- Retreat and Rejoice (11/24/15)
- America at its best (11/17/15)
- The POW Choir in the Hanoi Hilton (11/10/15)
- Non-governmental giving (11/3/15)
- Return on investment (10/27/15)
- Ahh, the Democratic debat (10/20/15)
- Willis Jones, hero (10/13/15)
- We were soldiers once, and young (10/6/15)
- Reunion and more (9/29/15)
- A chance roosting at Roosterville (9/22/15)
- While you were gone ... (9/15/15)
- Just and unjust (9/8/15)
- Music and taxes (8/25/15)
- The Mormon War (8/18/15)
- Payback (8/11/15)
- Know thine enemy (8/4/15)
- Immigration dustup (7/28/15)
- Requiem for a hangar (7/21/15)
- Sixty years and counting (7/14/15)
- Patriotism on display (7/7/15)
- The pruning hook (6/30/15)
- Black and white (6/23/15)
- Distinguished and proud (6/16/15)
- Sunrise (6/9/15)
- Number Four (6/2/15)
- Body parts needed (5/26/15)
- General aviation's importance to our area (5/19/15)
- Time to pay attention (5/12/15)
- Ballot Blues (5/5/15)
- Potpourri (4/28/15)
- WTIF? (4/21/15)
- A city worker's price (4/14/15)
- Good news (4/7/15)
- Tradition (3/31/15)
- A better idea (3/24/15)
- Former military (3/17/15)
- Too much money (3/10/15)
- Sales tax defeat would mean prioritization of spending (3/3/15)
- Vote NO on sales tax extension (2/24/15)
- Upset in flight (2/17/15)
- Christian happenings (2/10/15)
- Lessons learned from Cuba (2/3/15)
- Scallop Festival (1/27/15)
- Hope is in the air (1/20/15)
- Deployed and faithful (1/13/15)
- Driving the long haul (1/6/15)
- New face of America (12/30/14)
- Hope and Cuba (12/23/14)
- A life well-lived (12/16/14)
- Lame duck (12/10/14)
- The beach and a Volt (12/2/14)
- Our most generous district (11/25/14)
- Our eyesore (11/18/14)
- 1100-11-11 (11/11/14)
- King Air (11/4/14)
- Vote wisely (10/28/14)
- Junkyard Kid (10/21/14)
- Of this and that (10/17/14)
- Fifty years and counting (10/7/14)
- Include and integrate (9/30/14)
- To swear or not to swear (9/23/14)
- Our newest second lieutenant (9/16/14)
- Enjoying a slice of the South (9/9/14)
- Something for nothing (9/2/14)
- An idyllic Sunday afternoon (8/26/14)
- Heritage (8/19/14)
- Three old guys (8/12/14)
- Decline of Christianity (8/5/14)
- Complex and Pathos (7/29/14)
- Helping out locally (7/22/14)
- Thirst for tax money (7/15/14)
- Annex (7/8/14)
- Essence a concept (7/1/14)
- The Astronaut (6/24/14)
- A busman's holiday (6/17/14)
- A real soldier's story (6/10/14)
- Graduation ... and millers (6/3/14)
- McCook Air (5/27/14)
- Wholesome foods and more (5/20/14)
- My hero (5/13/14)
- The graduates (5/6/14)
- Super sport, high school rodeo (4/29/14)
- Cold War coming (4/22/14)
- To vote (4/15/14)
- Two legends almost gone (4/8/14)
- The wonders of subsidized air (3/25/14)
- Bad news comes in threes (3/18/14)
- Thoughts on retirement, and how to avoid it (3/11/14)
- Turmoil and hope (3/4/14)
- Road trip (2/25/14)
- Time to change (2/18/14)
- Cyber (2/11/14)
- Loving the night (2/4/14)
- Pin for a medal (1/28/14)
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- Sea of ignorance (1/14/14)
- How our federal tax dollars are spent (1/7/14)
- My redneck liberal friend (12/31/13)
- Sharing our special family celebration (12/24/13)
- On to Avenger heaven (12/17/13)
- Political advice (12/10/13)
- Halfway across the continent (12/3/13)
- The state of aviation (11/26/13)
- The fix is in (11/19/13)
- OUR troops (11/12/13)
- Honor and light (11/5/13)
- Our senators (10/29/13)
- A history lesson (10/22/13)
- A day of protest -- NOT! (10/15/13)
- Affordable care largess (10/8/13)
- Giving back (10/1/13)
- Dodging responsibility (9/24/13)
- A rant, and a good one (9/17/13)
- A Hun Jock (9/10/13)
- Ball lightning (9/3/13)
- A marriage penalty (8/27/13)
- Full steam ahead (8/20/13)
- Getting a pasty fix (8/13/13)
- Gitche Gumee (8/6/13)
- First impressions (7/30/13)
- Vagabonds (7/23/13)
- Kraut burgers? (7/17/13)
- Taxes going up? There's more to the story (7/9/13)
- Sixty years and counting (7/2/13)
- Commencement redacted (6/25/13)
- Fields of green (6/18/13)
- He came, he saw, he conquered (6/11/13)
- A giant who walks the Earth (6/4/13)
- The lost is found (5/28/13)
- Back to Moore? (5/21/13)
- Emily's family (5/14/13)
- Graduation (5/7/13)
- Another item off the bucket list (4/30/13)
- Best seat in the house (4/23/13)
- Mentor pride (4/16/13)
- Mustang country (4/9/13)
- Harbinger of spring (4/2/13)
- The night the music died (3/26/13)
- Field trip (3/19/13)
- Sleet or snow, we (didn't) go (3/12/13)
- New secretary of defense: Time will tell (3/5/13)
- Innocent or enemy? (2/26/13)
- Granny's cup overfloweth (2/19/13)
- Keeping us safe (2/12/13)
- To move or to stay (2/5/13)
- Starve the beast (1/29/13)
- A little-known tribute to warriors (1/22/13)
- El Dictator (1/15/13)
- The world's best leader (1/8/13)
- A sad day (12/18/12)
- Let's convert city auditorium into jail (12/11/12)
- Boxes arrived (12/4/12)
- God blesses Santa (11/27/12)
- Racist is the charge (11/20/12)
- The stench of politics (11/13/12)
- Our Kennedy experience (11/6/12)
- Our new Lincoln County farm (10/30/12)
- College debt crisis (10/23/12)
- A new word (10/16/12)
- Fifty years and counting (10/9/12)
- Choose wisely (10/2/12)
- Out of Afghanistan (9/25/12)
- Flying high (9/18/12)
- Political junkie (9/11/12)
- Blue moon (9/4/12)
- The country's best popcorn (8/28/12)
- Wisdom (8/21/12)
- Drought or bust (8/14/12)
- A love story (8/8/12)
- A walk (7/31/12)
- Another zoning debacle (7/24/12)
- Picking the web (7/17/12)
- Old buildings (7/10/12)
- Fourth of July, thrice (7/3/12)
- Senate farm bill (6/26/12)
- Senator grazing rights (6/19/12)
- Out of the blue (6/12/12)
- Your president in action (6/5/12)
- Our future is in good hands (5/29/12)
- Primary success (5/22/12)
- Old airplanes and memories (5/15/12)
- Good news and disgust (5/8/12)
- NIMBY (5/1/12)
- Rebel with a cause (4/24/12)
- An apt monument (4/17/12)
- Celebrate (4/10/12)
- 'Tis the season (4/3/12)
- Rumbling in the jail (3/27/12)
- Hero flag (3/20/12)
- No news (3/6/12)
- Mary Jane (2/28/12)
- Let them teach (2/21/12)
- A compassionate volunteer (2/14/12)
- My great race (2/7/12)
- Getting the scoop (1/31/12)
- Small town, big city (1/24/12)
- Silence is not always golden (1/17/12)
- One of the Greatest Generation (1/10/12)
- Our hometown senator (1/3/12)
- Life in the city (12/27/11)
- Feliz Navidad (12/20/11)
- Pain in the night (12/13/11)
- Politics as usual (12/6/11)
- A small part of 'it' (11/29/11)
- Thanksgiving a time to celebrate (11/22/11)
- They yet live among us (11/15/11)
- Nebraska at her best (11/8/11)
- Trouble ahead (10/25/11)
- Teaching, mentoring and twice blessed (10/18/11)
- Tanker reunion (10/4/11)
- Silver wings (9/20/11)
- Even bigger government (9/13/11)
- A summer for family reunions (9/6/11)
- Do as I say (8/30/11)
- Experiencing unintended consequences (8/23/11)
- Happy Granny (8/16/11)
- Deja vu all over again (8/9/11)
- Crisis in Washington (8/2/11)
- A positive impact (7/26/11)
- Pure pleasure (7/19/11)
- Starve the beast (7/12/11)
- My friend the Democrat (7/5/11)
- Riots and revolution (6/28/11)
- The life of a corporate pilot (6/21/11)
- Cultivating the work ethic (6/14/11)
- Academy redux (6/7/11)
- Noted with pride (5/31/11)
- Israel vs. the world (5/24/11)
- The graduates (5/17/11)
- Tear down that wall (5/10/11)
- Pageantry and war (5/3/11)
- Sleeping on the flight deck (4/26/11)
- The bucket list (4/19/11)
- On Libya (4/12/11)
- A sight to be treasured (4/5/11)
- Boots on the ground? (3/29/11)
- Another take on current events (3/22/11)
- International students (3/15/11)
- Roughing it in California (3/8/11)
- Good intentions gone awry (3/1/11)
- Gentlemen, let's wrestle! (2/22/11)
- Egypt, once again (2/15/11)
- Egypt a work in progress (2/8/11)
- A lesson in faith (2/1/11)
- A safe community (1/25/11)
- An epiphany (1/18/11)
- Things that I learned from this column (1/4/11)
- New Years resolutions (12/28/10)
- A Christmas story you never heard (12/21/10)
- Two different worlds (12/14/10)
- Tora! Tora! Tora! remembered (12/7/10)
- Extended family (11/30/10)
- A Christmas to remember (11/23/10)
- A few suggestions (11/16/10)
- Support for the troops (11/9/10)
- We love this place (11/2/10)
- Dearth of leadership (10/26/10)
- Old buildings tell tales (10/19/10)
- Drawing arbitrary water boundaries (10/12/10)
- The Vietnam Wall (10/5/10)
- Don't rain on my parade (9/28/10)
- My mailbox (9/21/10)
- Beautiful Nebraska (9/14/10)
- Remember (9/7/10)
- Modern medicine! (8/31/10)
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- One happy president (8/17/10)
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- Dear Martha (8/3/10)
- I never want to see that again (7/27/10)
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- Obama missed the big celebration (7/13/10)
- A wonderful teacher remembered (7/6/10)
- Bloom where you are planted (6/29/10)
- 'Good enough' (6/22/10)
- Volunteers (6/15/10)
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- Rex's dream (5/25/10)
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- Strong arms (5/11/10)
- All politics are local (5/4/10)
- What are they thinkin'? (4/27/10)
- I love the smell of jet fuel in the morning (4/20/10)
- Compassion or just higher taxes? (4/13/10)
- A busman's holiday (4/6/10)
- Growing up at the Keystone Hotel (3/30/10)
- An Easter reminder (3/23/10)
- Relief flight 'trip of a lifetime' (3/16/10)
- Honored to know such a man (3/9/10)
- Almost flying (3/2/10)
- Guardsmen (2/23/10)
- An unconventional life well-lived (2/16/10)
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- Makin' us proud (2/2/10)
- Lead, follow, etc. (1/26/10)
- Haiti, our neighbor in need (1/19/10)
- Ideas for the Republican Party (1/12/10)
- Epiphany (1/5/10)
- Our favorite Senator in action (12/29/09)
- Christmas traditions (12/22/09)
- Reverend Hicks (12/15/09)
- The Pacific revisited (12/8/09)
- A thank you note from Iraq (12/1/09)
- Pork for Thanksgiving? (11/24/09)
- A sad prediction (11/17/09)
- A local hero, one of many (11/10/09)
- New power for the thought police (11/3/09)
- Quiet birdmen (10/27/09)
- Local government's loss (10/20/09)
- The irrigation crisis (10/13/09)
- McCook's town hall meeting (10/6/09)
- The Dragon Lady (9/29/09)
- Hotter and higher (9/22/09)
- Magnificent men in their flying machines (9/15/09)
- Chicago and back in a day (9/8/09)
- Guam revisited (9/1/09)
- Cape Cod (8/25/09)
- Let's do a town hall (8/18/09)
- Cats, cats and more cats (8/11/09)
- A trip to Oshkosh (8/4/09)
- Alternative to alternative energy (7/21/09)
- Hot air (7/14/09)
- Faith and fan mail (7/7/09)
- New commander on board (6/30/09)
- Coincidence, or a God thing? (6/23/09)
- U.S. Sen. Benjamin E. Nelson Regional Airport (6/16/09)
- Fifty golden years (6/9/09)
- Vintage Joe (6/2/09)
- 'Fat Mac' (5/26/09)
- Worth the wait (5/19/09)
- It was love at first sight (5/12/09)
- Modern heroes (4/28/09)
- A 'Zoomie' returns (4/21/09)
- An absence of leadership (4/14/09)
- WASPs a national treasure (4/7/09)
- Love those tankers (3/31/09)
- Sacrificing in Tampa (3/24/09)
- The good, bad, ugly (3/17/09)
- Just our Dwight (3/10/09)
- The Lady is a Pilot (3/3/09)
- After they made him, they threw away the mold (2/24/09)
- The UAW and 500 (2/17/09)
- Stimulus vs. morality (2/10/09)
- In the presence of heroes (2/3/09)
- Keystone, the centerpiece (1/27/09)
- All the best to 'We the People' (1/20/09)
- Inauguration 52 years ago (1/13/09)
- California lite (1/6/09)
- Float builders: A dream come true (12/30/08)
- The 36-hour Christmas Eve (12/23/08)
- Toys, children and lives saved (12/16/08)
- Roughing it at deer camp (12/9/08)
- A Green(land) Thanksgiving (11/25/08)
- My Gomer (11/18/08)
- Proud to be an American (11/11/08)
- The perfect wife (11/4/08)
- Reunion memories (10/28/08)
- The outlook for agriculture (10/21/08)
- Some things government can't do (10/14/08)
- Heroes and Populists (10/7/08)
- Musings of a political junkie (9/30/08)
- What was that big, noisy jet? (9/23/08)
- North to Alaska (9/16/08)
- Getting an earful on earmarks (9/9/08)
- A breath of fresh air (9/2/08)
- Oh, the joy of flight (8/26/08)
- This air show had it all (8/19/08)
- Small town issues -- and hospitality (8/12/08)
- The Great Plains and a Whole 'Nother Country (7/29/08)
- Your airport at work (7/22/08)
- Old, new memories at the Air Force Academy (7/15/08)
- Sometimes freedom is dangerous (7/8/08)
- A day in the briar patch (7/1/08)
- Salary studies, puppies, salmonella and airshows (6/24/08)
- Green vistas, GPS and ESGR (6/17/08)
- The housing crisis (6/10/08)
- Headed west (6/3/08)
- The camel's nose is already under the tent (5/27/08)
- The bird's eye perspective (5/20/08)
- Sealed with a sacred promise (5/13/08)
- Beautiful Nebraska (5/6/08)
- Democracy in action; a hidden jewel (4/26/08)
- What's a Chipmunk? (4/19/08)
- A dream (4/12/08)
- Two wars, one thought (4/5/08)
- Grandparents create great memories (3/29/08)
- Drill for oil in Norris Park? (3/22/08)
- Training and taxes (3/15/08)
- A continued erosion of rights and freedoms (3/8/08)
- A lot more pleasant way to travel (3/8/08)
- When they start taking away rights (2/29/08)
- Black Man and Robin (2/23/08)
- Words that work better than morphine (2/16/08)
- Is McCain leaning right direction (2/9/08)
- Born to sell (2/2/08)
- Distracted and delayed in Miami (1/26/08)
- Inferior solution to the water problem (1/19/08)
- Feedback -- Encouraging words and lessons learned (1/12/08)
- Proof of the power of a positive attitude (1/5/08)
- The trash lady's grandson (12/29/07)
- Two Alaskas (12/22/07)
- Tropical fruit triggers Arctic memories (12/15/07)
- When international students go home (12/8/07)
- When 'encourage' means 'enforce' (12/1/07)
- A 'fair' plan for spending the surplus (11/24/07)
- Lessons learned from a lost Indian tribe (11/17/07)
- Let's go to Branson (11/10/07)
- Surrounded by Air Force Blue (11/2/07)
- Sales tax: Vote for future of our area (10/27/07)
- Fishing, flooded fields and football (10/20/07)
- Sport pilot rules: Back to the future (10/13/07)
- Bailing out of a burning bomber (10/6/07)
- A whole lot of nothing, yet something great (9/28/07)
- Dateline Merced, California (9/22/07)
- Missing heroes and a hidden agenda (9/15/07)
- Are there airplanes in heaven? (9/7/07)
- Increased fees just another tax (9/1/07)
- The coming brouhaha over the Republican River (8/25/07)
- Let's have a ball and a lively discussion (8/20/07)
- Meeting a few new characters (8/18/07)
- Glamor beats gritty in bid for tax dollars (8/10/07)
- The root cause of the water debacle (8/4/07)
- First of a series -- When irrigation came to the Republican River valley (7/28/07)
- Chicken Days in Wayne, America (7/21/07)
- Taking the money out of two pockets (7/14/07)
- Tattoo removal, 1950s style (7/7/07)
- A tough job, but somebody has to do it (7/2/07)
- An inspirational air race (6/23/07)
- The lesson of the broken watch (6/9/07)
- Cutting the shirt tails (6/2/07)
- Remembering every day (5/25/07)
- Sure enough, they went to Vietnam (5/19/07)
- Civics lessons and hardy stock (5/12/07)
- Experiencing true living history (5/5/07)
- Getting a sales tax to pass this fall (4/28/07)
- An invitation to Old Sarge's (4/26/07)
- Serving wine, renaming the airport and the laws of physics (4/21/07)
- Straight ahead and under control (4/13/07)
- Airport property tax dispute turned out right (4/7/07)
- From humble beginnings to taking part in history (3/31/07)
- Why not take sales tax all the way (3/24/07)
- City should live within property tax limits (3/17/07)
- Sniffing the wind to stay in the lead (3/10/07)
- The lesson of interurban rail lines (2/24/07)
- Writing a check was the right thing to do (2/17/07)
- What will you do with your cubic mile? (2/3/07)
- Generating public discussion of city business (1/19/07)
- Wiemers, Cherry excel (8/21/06)
- McCook's Mackay Trophy winner (6/26/06)
- September brings good news to area (9/8/03)
- City should avoid hasty water decision (5/20/03)
- Hopes are high among newest Council members (12/3/02)
- Russian State Chorus (11/11/02)
- Amazing things happen around the Golden Plains (5/24/02)
- City Council considers new budget ideas (3/6/02)
- Reader responds (2/20/02)
- Grant request (2/18/02)
- A new citizen patriot (9/28/01)
- A taste of terror in the air (9/18/01)
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