Dear Fellow Nebraskans:
This summer I announced that the Nebraska Energy Office would be playing a larger role in helping advance new energy strategies for our state. I want to highlight the efforts underway in the office that will help our state take the next step toward encouraging greater investment in Nebraska’s renewable energy sector.

The 323rd day of the year is nearly here

Let’s see if I can get this straight. Mortgage lenders loaned billions of dollars to people they knew could not pay them back. They bundled these sour loans in with a few good ones, making some kind of mortgage stew. To eliminate their risk, and after profiting by charging fees to close these deals, they sold them to investment companies looking to make a good return on their investments. These folks were sitting at the head of the table getting fat and sassy.

Kids will be kids, you can always count on that. Not all dads, however, are cut from the same cloth.

I was in junior high school, back in the 50s, my friends and I spent all day Saturday in downtown York. We walked down in the morning to purchase freshly baked pastries from one of the two bakeries in town. Then we ate them at the coke shop on the corner of Sixth and Grant where most of the teens frequented. Life was pretty laid back in those days and we were happy just being with our friends, enjoying the busy downtown atmosphere and just being kids. Our legs were our only means of transportation unless some of the older kids offered us a ride, which we would eagerly accept. On one particular Saturday in March, at the end of the day, we began our journey back up the hill to our homes.

Just . . . . about . . . almost . . . nearly . . . there

Dear Fellow Nebraskans:
With the observance of Veterans Day, I want to take this opportunity to express my thanks to our veterans for their service to our state and to our nation. I want to thank all those who continue to show their support for our men and women in uniform including their families and our communities.

There is much talk of a terrorist attack during the transition time from the Bush Presidency to Obama’s.  An attack during that time would make sense.  Such transition times or areas whether administrative, procedural or physical in nature are considered “gaps” by militarily astute minds who understand that success comes with exploiting gaps.
Al Qaeda and other terrorist networks are not made up of dummies.  They recognize and understand the opportunities available with gaps.  They exploited gaps in our system to pull off the attacks of 9/11.

I "b-leave"