For 36 years as an engineer addressing Hastings’ municipal water supplies, water has been my passion. Managing groundwater nitrate contamination is our first line of defense for wellhead protection across Nebraska, where approximately 85% of residents rely on groundwater as their only source…
"We, as humans and members of society, must stand up and sound warnings when we are not comfortable with current events."
"Three days of absolute stress, a minimum bill so far of $11,000, and the concern about food safety and standards have never made me appreciate the packers more."
"Some of my very best childhood memories occurred in Walgren’s Supermarket."
It’s 3 a.m. in the Sandhills, and while it’s not my usual hour to be writing a column, it’s the time I felt like, for once in the last month, I had the most clarity on the chaos that’s been whirling around my mind here lately. It’s nothing bad, just a season of uncertainty at times.
"No one has ever accused my shop of being a place where you can eat off the floor. And they won’t say that everything has its place."
"No matter if your relationship with God is 90 years or 15 minutes, it is something to celebrate."
"Whether it is running a ranch, owning a business or serving on a board, you have to figure out when to lead from the front, when to let someone else lead and occasionally when to just shut up."
Right this very minute down on the farm, we are “trying” to practice patience.
Fall is here! "I have been to a number of HHDs over the years, but this was the first one that I can remember wearing multiple layers."
This month marked the 25th anniversary of 9/11. I remember where I was and everything about the exact moment the plane hit the second tower. I was on my couch with my two pre-school aged children on either side of me. I was finishing my preparations to go to work that morning. Saying I was s…
Happy birthday to our Dust on the Dashboard columnist, Gelnn Brunkow!
"Some days it is the little things that make me incredibly grateful – like laughing until your ribs hurt."
"My mom, Sharon Travis, is my favorite reading teacher, and she is steadfast in believing that reading grows us mentally and socially."
I had been telling people for months that “August isn’t near as busy for us,” and I guess that was just a flat lie.
"Uncle Jim passed away suddenly, doing what he loved to do, with his boots on - the way every cowboy should exit this earth."
If there was ever a week that demonstrated just how quickly the political winds surrounding the American beef industry can shift, this was it.
The boss was gone this week and too busy to write his column. Lucky for me he left his computer out and I decided to tell the world just what it is like to be his dog.
"If he had “constructive criticism,” he also had to acknowledge the good work, too. That’s a struggle for most ranchers, it seems."
Right this very minute down on the farm, we are making cow chow!
“If I can remember how to type, I don’t have to worry about memory loss.”
"The older generation not only refused to have those discussions but also provided no thoughts on what the future could potentially look like. How discouraging."
"That last week before school started seemed like it only lasted a couple of days."
"Law No. 1: Livestock know when you are in a hurry. They also know when you are wearing good clothes."
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