News Focus: 2006 Columns

September
09/25/06 -  SECURING OUR BORDERS REMAINS A PRIORITY
09/18/06 -  RURAL AIR SERVICE IS ESSENTIAL FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NEBRASKA
09/11/06 -  FALL WISH-LIST FOR CONGRESS PERMANENT TAX RELIEF
09/01/06 -  PROVIDING ENOUGH FOR THOSE WHO HAVE TOO LITTLE
August
08/28/06 -  LAKE McCONAUGHY: A NEBRASKA TREASURE
08/15/06 -  NEBRASKANS SHAPING THE NEW FARM BILL
July
07/31/06 -  A PLAN TO INCREASE ENERGY SUPPLIES AND DECREASE COSTS AT THE SAME TIME
07/18/06 -  NELSON: WE ARE IN A “WORLD WAR AGAINST TERRORISM”
07/11/06 -  BORDER SECURITY FIRST CATCHING ON IN WASHINGTON
June
06/30/06 -  IN GOD WE TRUST
06/27/06 -  LINE-ITEM VETO ONE STEP TO RESPONSIBLE SPENDING
06/19/06 -  FAIR TREATMENT FOR RURAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
06/13/06 -  NEBRASKA BECOMING THE SILICON PRAIRIE THANKS TO FEDERAL INVESTMENT IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
06/06/06 -  CLASS I SCHOOLS SERVE NEBRASKA WELL
May
05/30/06 -  SUPPLYING THE TROOPS DURING TIME OF WAR
05/23/06 -  COMMON SENSE APPROACH TO BORDER SECURITY
05/16/06 -  THE THIRD SATURDAY IN MAY
05/12/06 -  MAKING HEALTH INSURANCE AFFORDABLE FOR NEBRASKA’S SMALL BUSINESSES
05/02/06 -  FIGHTING BACK AGAINST $3 A GALLON GASOLINE
April
04/25/06 -  GROWING BIO-FUELS WILL LOWER GAS PRICES
04/18/06 -  Guest Worker Impasse Stalls Border Security
04/11/06 -  SECURING OUR BORDERS AND FIGHTING METH
March
03/28/06 -  NATION FACES NURSING SHORTAGE
03/21/06 -  BORDER SECURITY FIRST
03/21/06 -  CRACKING DOWN ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
February
02/28/06 -  SUPPORT GROWS FOR NELSON PLAN TO MAKE HEALTH INSURANCE AFFORDABLE
02/21/06 -  ANATOMY OF A DEAL THAT’S WORTH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO NEBRASKA
02/14/06 -  A PRESCRIPTION PLAN TO PROTECT SENIOR CITIZENS
02/07/06 -  BUDGET THREATENS RURAL AIRPORTS
January
01/24/06 -  STATES DEPEND ON THE NATIONAL GUARD
01/17/06 -  PLAN TO REDUCE HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS
01/10/06 -  HONORING SERVICE
01/03/06 -  SENATE BEAN SOUP: A NEBRASKA FAVORITE