All posts by tombecka

I am cautiously optimistic about this country getting itself on the right economic path but it is still a ways a way.   And I get this optimism

.... What we need is a balanced budget. Nebraska Congressman Lee Terry says that the first bill he is going to propose in the new session is a balanced

Officer Aaron Pennington has been reinstated to the Omaha Police Force by an independent arbitrator. You may recall officer Pennington was fired by former Omaha police chief Alex Hayes

Watching the way all the politicians are posturing themselves before the cameras during the Fiscal Cliff deadline has made me realize we need to find a different way

You have to love the irony. Conservatives that complain about too much government regulation and bureaucracy are upset with illegal immigrants for not filling out the right paperwork. Now don't

It was fun watching the last presidential campaign where Obama was blaming Romney for the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries.  While the unions were getting people all

The growth and development of the Bakken oil fields is great for America.  By drilling for oil on American soil we create American jobs, and stop sending money

If you are in North Dakota and the topic of Williston comes up there are a few stories that always seem to make it to the conversation.  The

Unless you are involved in the oil and gas industry, or living in North Dakota or another oil producing state, you may not know about the oil boom