Top Story ALL THINGS NEBRASKA Paul Hammel: Governor names advocate for banning books to State Library Board, ruffling feathers Jessica Kennedy Sep 14, 2024 Sep 14, 2024 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jessica Kennedy The State of Nebraska has more than 200 boards and commissions staffed by professionals and regular citizens.kAm%96J 562= H:E9 2 3C@25 C2?86 @7 DF3;64ED[ 7C@> E96 C646?E=J 4C62E65 p=K96:>6C’D s:D62D6 2?5 ~E96C s6>6?E:2 p5G:D@CJ r@F?4:= 2?5 $E2E6 r9:=5 s62E9 #6G:6H %62>[ E@ >@C6 C64@8?:K23=6 3@2C5D[ DF49 2D E96 q@2C5 @7 !2C@=6 2?5 q@2C5 @7 %CFDE66D 7@C $E2E6 r@==686D]k^Am Paul Hammel Rebecca S. 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Sarah Neben: Party in the pasture Dan and I attended the “Party in the Pasture” aka the 2026 Cattlemen’s Ball last Saturday north of Cozad.
Paul Hammel: Nebraska: it really has a lot of cool stuff to see/experience Memorial Day has come and gone, so it’s time to hit the road.
How does servant leadership make workplaces stronger? | The Ethical Life podcast 🎧 From grocery stores to manufacturing plants, the hosts examine trust, listening and relationship-building as keys to long-term organization…
Paul Hammel: Getting straight answers — and not half answers — harder and harder A crusty, old state worker once told me that “the story of government is not what is said is not so, it is what is so is not said.”
