“Seriously . . . I’m Kidding”
by Ellen DeGeneres

Is Ellen running for president? If not, I kind of want to write her in as a candidate after reading “Seriously . . . I’m Kidding.”

The book reads like an Ellen monologue from her daytime talk show. Perhaps the book runs a little bit longer, but you won’t be able to tell the difference when it comes to content and style. When you read it, you feel like she’s sitting across the table and talking directly to you.

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It’s the perfect weather for noodling: The air is dry. It’s chicken noodle soup season. Eggs are cheap.

One of my favorite foods in the world is homemade egg noodles topped with melted butter and a shake of salt.

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Not too long ago, Jordan Hooper and Amber Hegge ruled the floor during the Nebraska state high school basketball tournament.

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By: Principles For Living - Bill Zechmann
Principlesforliving.org

I remember thinking about situations in my life in which I was always stuck with certain responsibilities that I was tired of doing. I remember asking myself how come I always have to be the one to handle these situations.

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Editor’s note: The authors of the following are co-chairs of Nebraska’s Centennial Mall Project.

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By PATTY PANSING BROOKS
and ROGER LARSON

People have been trying for years to find a solution to the decay and deterioration of Nebraska’s Centennial Mall, which connects our iconic and beautiful State Capitol to another of Nebraska’s great assets — the University of Nebraska.

Originally built in 1967 to commemorate the centennial of our state, Nebraska’s Centennial Mall has suffered from deferred maintenance to the point that now it is a dangerous eyesore that should be of concern to all Nebraskans.

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I recently enjoyed the opportunity to speak to the students in Brian Anderson’s mass media class at Northeast Community College.

While I hope that a few things I said were helpful to the mostly first-year broadcasting and audio recording students, I always benefit from hearing their responses to some of my questions. I’m loathe to ever miss an opportunity to find out how young people view the media and what their reading habits are.

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By SHELBY STOLZE

I suppose there is enough time in between rounds to write my next 20 Below article (especially considering I took that nap between first and second round).

Speech.

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By MARY HAWK

Finally the weekend arrives after five days worth of school, homework and basketball practices. Typically, teenagers define weekend as doing a whole lot of nothing but kicking back and watching M*A*S*H reruns, so for some reason unfathomable to me, I find myself being rudely awakened by an obnoxious alarm clock at half past five on Saturday morning.

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