Top Story POSITIVE VIBES FOR POSITIVE LIFE Sarah Neben: Winter Olympics bring up past skating dreams Jessica Kennedy Feb 28, 2026 Feb 28, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save While I was watching the 2026 Milan/Cortina Winter Olympics, I was reminded that I am a frustrated figure skater.kAm%92E A9C2D6 D@F?5D DEC2?86[ 3FE :E H2D @?6 x =62C?65 7C@> >J 525[ %@>]k^Am Sarah Neben kAmw6 2=H2JD D2:5 96 H2D 2 7CFDEC2E65 8F:E2C A=2J6C] xE >62?E E92E 96 925 5C62>65 @7 =62C?:?8 E@ A=2J E96 8F:E2C 3FE ?6G6C 925 E96 @AA@CEF?:EJ]k^AmkAmx 36=:6G6 E92E H2D H9J 96 H2D D@ 6?2>@C65 @7 E9@D6 H9@ 4@F=5 A=2J E96 8F:E2C H6==i r96E pE<:?D[ #@J r=2C< 2?5 w2?< (:==:2>D $C]k^Am kAms25 8C62E=J 25>:C65 y@9??J r2D9 2?5 t=G:D 2D H6==] %96J 3@E9 4@F=5 A=2J 8F:E2C 3FE H6C6 36EE6C <?@H? 7@C E96:C D:?8:?8 G@:46D]k^Am People are also reading… Gothenburg family forever grateful that firefighters saved their home Lexington girls tennis wins North Platte doubles invite 2 Cozad youth wrestlers bring home NEUSAW state champion titles Cozad's Chayden Hoffmaster breaks his own long jump school record at UNK Missoula Children's Theater brings 'Hansel and Gretel' to Lexington Dancing with the Stars Farmers and ranchers in the east come together to help the west after devastating fires Minutemen jump out to 2-0 start after defeating Pius X Friday North Platte High students sent home after police report 'active bomb threat' 3 Hi-Line track athletes break school records at Lexington JV Invite BOYS SOCCER: Minutemen fall short against Gretna Maids lose to Omaha Gross, Scotus Catholic Inside Jessie Buckley’s journey from 'The Bride!' to 'Hamnet' Candidates file to run in Dawson County elections Minutemaid soccer opens season with 10-0 win over Auburn kAm(96? x H2D 2 =:EE=6 8:C=[ x C6>6>36C s25 8C233:?8 >J 92?5 2?5 52?4:?8 2C@F?5 E96 <:E496? 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Paul Hammel: Simple ways to close the state budget gap dismissed Way back in the day, when I was in high school, I had a summer job of mopping floors at a local hospital.
Sarah Neben: A servant's heart Last week we watched rampant wildfire burn thousands of acres across our beautiful state.
Is modern life eroding our willingness to sacrifice for something greater? | The Ethical Life podcast 🎧 Hosts Richard Kyte and Scott Rada explore commitment, loyalty and purpose, asking why fewer people feel bound to causes, communities or ide…
Sarah Neben: Covering up mistakes When I make mistakes, I do my best to own up to them and then try to fix them. Recently I made a couple of big ones, and I am working hard to …
