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A beautiful afternoon, but at Fort Hood, another story
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It was a glorious first Thursday afternoon in November: warm, just a little breezy and with the best deep blue sky south-central Nebraskans had seen in weeks. It was great to see combines in cornfields and trucks loaded with “Nebraska gold” traveling Franklin County roads on their way to farm bins and small town elevators.
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Some cuts hard; Kearney schools will feel the sting
- Updated: 11:18 am 11/20/2009
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The Nebraska Legislature has been meeting for much of the last three weeks to consider budget cuts to bring the two-year budget in line with declining revenues from state income and sales taxes. The Appropriations Committee, of which I am a member, met daily beginning Nov. 2 to discuss the budget shortfall, conduct hearings to receive input from more than 70 state agencies, and consider budget cuts for each of the agencies.
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Speedy reform a risk to Neb.
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Last week I hosted town hall meetings in Grand Island, Lexington, Kearney and Lincoln, where I outlined my principles for health care reform and heard feedback from Nebraskans on the latest proposals in Congress.
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- Lawmakers did their work without hullabaloo
- Updated: 11:09 am 11/20/2009
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Nebraskans appear to have been well served by our legislative leaders in tackling a budget squeeze caused by a recession-driven revenue shortfall.
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At the risk of sounding old, please turn it down
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Jason Aldean, the country performer with a fistful of No. 1 hits, knows how to put on a good show. I covered his Nov. 6 concert at the Viaero Event Center from “The Pit,” a fenced-off area directly in front of the stage. From that position it is almost possible to reach out and kiss the performers, if you’re so inclined.
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- Defense vs. domestic issues
- Updated: 11:19 am 11/19/2009
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No wonder the Taliban is celebrating the Fort Hood massacre, which is one more fundamentalist Islamic victory on American soil. It is truly ironic that highly trained military personnel were left exposed to unlimited harm by a lone fanatical gunman.
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- Quality of care
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During my 20 years in health care, one of the aspects of being a patient advocate was standing up for quality care while monies went to the self-gratifying pleasures of those of delivering health care whether from the practitioner side or the administrative side, me included.
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- Tight records an asset when revenues fall off
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One of the unfortunate lessons Nebraska lawmakers will carry home from their special budget-cutting session is the inadequacy of personnel information necessary to make solid spending decisions.
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- Teacher pay clarification
- Updated: 11:17 am 11/19/2009
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In the opinion Saturday, the Hub said Kearney Public School teacher pay is going up by 2.5 percent.
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- Our water footprint is straining the resource
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When people talk about water conservation in Nebraska, most of the discussion centers on carelessness — the water wasted by errant sprinklers, or stray detergents from car-washing entering waterways. Everyone understands that wasting water is environmentally unethical, but few believe that we could ever run out of water.
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- Revenue debate could include hike in cigarettes
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- Thoughtless after hitting dog
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- Nelson commended
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High fashion is unmatched in my world
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It is one thing for a man to dress and leave the house. For a woman, it is quite another. Men like to grab a shirt and britches, pull them on, and then pat themselves on the back for a job well done. There’s no thought given for the latest trends or outfit repeats, and no consideration for fat days and wondering why the dryer shrunk their jeans.
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- Can’t spell w-i-n without UNK
- Updated: 11:45 am 11/17/2009
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What a great time to be a Loper fan. For the 11th straight time, the UNK volleyball team will play in the 64-team national tournament. The Loper football team gets its first postseason win since 1980 and advances to the “Sweet 16” Super Regional in Minnesota.
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Thanks, Lori Potter
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Kudos to Hub Staff Writer Lori Potter for her outstanding column in Friday’s Hub regarding the girlie posters on the walls of a volunteer room at last week’s Gateway Farm Expo.
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- Theater backer
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Thank you, members of the World Theatre Foundation, for your efforts to restore and reopen the World Theatre.
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Beating Saginaw Valley biggest win in UNK history
- Updated: 12:26 pm 11/17/2009
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The more football I watch, the less enamored I’ve become with “wildcats,” pistols and even shotguns. I do like kickoffs that go deep and down the middle, and punts that go out of bounds in the coffin corner.
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- China’s status is improving with time
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According to reports this week as President Obama visits China, we are told that China’s economy is so large and strong that it is leading the rest of the world out of the recession.
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- Will docs’ hospital help, harm Kearney?
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News out of Kearney indicates a group of physicians is planning to build a for-profit hospital that would be in competition with Good Samaritan Hospital, a nonprofit facility.
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