On his first day as president, Joe Biden is unfurling big ideas for fixing the immigration program. Any smart plan will loosen howls by extrem…
In 1980, singer Neil Diamond recorded a song that celebrated American immigration, first in the early 1900s and then more recently. The song i…
A long-time friend, Brenda Badger Bonser posted a meme this week. For those unaware, a “meme” is a picture that someone has added a message to…
As many feared, after President Joe Biden was inaugurated, a mob unleashed destruction. They stormed the Democratic Party headquarters. They s…
Nia Peeples once said, “Life is a moving, breathing thing. We have to be willing to constantly evolve. Perfection is in fact, constant transfo…
Each week, Scottsbluff Police Cpl. Krisa Brass will answer questions submitted by Star-Herald readers. Send questions for consideration to you…
As we speedily move into 2021, I’m already seeing trends among couples coming into my office. I share one of those today in hopes that we may …
On January 20, we witnessed the transition of power from one President to the next – a hallmark of our democracy. I congratulate President Bid…
Habitual, predictable, reliable. count on it, repetitive, habit-forming, breaking habits, habitat, 28 days, study, steady or even addictive … …
President Trump is now former President Trump. With Joe Biden now President Biden, Democrats control the White House, the House and the Senate…
Some people you work with are totally forgettable. Others are Mel Sauer.
Nebraska’s tax system is completely broken. Nebraska is the worst state in the nation for the inheritance tax, the seventh worst state for pro…
My mother tried her best to teach her children to see danger. To always be prepared for it. To never let it catch us unaware. To be ready at a…
It was a long 2020. It featured a pandemic, politics and economic hardships. Many of us are tired of the political polarization and the consta…
Today’s column stubbornly refuses to answer this question: Both of the approved COVID-19 vaccines are effective, but which vaccine is more stylish?
January 20, 2021
The kid and I were chatting by phone one evening. It’s mostly how we communicate nowadays, since she doesn’t want to inadvertently give her da…
The Pandemic of Pessimism vs. the Opportunities of Optimism.
“For all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these, ‘It might have been’.” -- John Greenleaf Whittier
As we stumble through the twilight of the Trump era, let us devote a moment to an actual issue. Let us briefly visit Donald Trump’s vow to sav…
Each week, Scottsbluff Police Cpl. Krisa Brass will answer questions submitted by Star-Herald readers. Send questions for consideration to you…
I have never been a free speech absolutist. I am, however, somewhat closer to being a First Amendment absolutist.
If you haven’t figured it out, I enjoy quotes by great people. This week I again use a quote by Albert Einstein, he said “The world as we have…
Democrats started trying to remove President Donald Trump from office before he entered office. Now they are proposing to remove him from offi…
The treestand is where I get to do a lot of my most serious thinking and reflecting. Do you have such a place … away from the din of debates, …
Twelve years ago on a cold, January day (much like we’ve had lately) Captain “Sully” Sullenberger became a household name after bringing his c…
This week I will introduce a bill to move the headquarters of the Game and Parks Department to the City of Sidney. Currently, state law mandat…