
Congratulations, Chuck!
I’ve said before that I prefer to look forward, so I’m generally not a fan of dinners honoring past accomplishments.

The Gettysburg Replies Project
I am student of history, so I was excited last year when I learned that the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum was sponsoring what they were calling the Gettysburg Replies project.

Nebraska City and Arbor Bank’s J. Sterling Morton Award
I was born and raised in Nebraska City, and while I’ve done many things since leaving there when I was 18,

The Museum of Nebraska Art’s Exhibition “Scenes of a 19th Century Journey: Paintings by Alfred Jacob Miller”
The Ricketts Art Foundation has been working hard with The Buffalo Bill Center of The West and the Museum of the Mountain Man to create the world’s largest online catalogue for Alfred Jacob Miller’s artwork.

Why I’m a Conservationist (not an Environmentalist)
Recently I was expressing my frustration to a friend about how environmentalists have hijacked the policy discussion around environmental issues and driven it in the wrong direction.

A Great Day for Nebraska
January 8 will be a great day for the people of my native Nebraska, but it will be even more special for the Ricketts family.