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… not much will. When the tornado is at 10 o’clock, they are approximately 6 blocks west of where I live. Here’s photo of the storm itself:

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Tornadoes in My City Video of One of the Tornadoes (Storm chasers are crazy!) Video Footage of the Damage I’m alive. Maybe a little worse for the wear. Yes, train cars did get derailed and cars did land on top of one another. Here’s a video of the photos I’ve taken so far.

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Oh, Ernie

Nebraska State Senator Sues God Over Natural Disasters *Blink* Did I read that right?

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A Welcome Home

Welcome Home, 734th Battalion. My City Celebrates. I hate war, and I love that they are back home.

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I’m exhausted. Not my body, but my voice. For the last eight weeks I’ve been rehearsing with the Axtell Oratorio Society. This is the 50th year this group has performed Handel’s complete Messiah, and that’s a pretty big deal for a town about about 700. The society now consists of more than just people from [...]

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The Cranes

I spent last Saturday with my brother who lives by Overton, Nebraska, a small town about 45 minutes from where I live. As the evening approached, we decided to take a drive to see if we could capture some photos of the rural farm life he lives. And then I realized I almost missed it [...]

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I was driving through my neighborhood grocery store parking lot when I discovered this: For a while now I’ve been wondering what the little building was to become. The sign finally went up.. this town is getting it’s third Starbucks. Not that the other two really count. One’s on the University campus, and the other [...]

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And the Award Goes to…

For the lamest, most insensitive newspaper quote ever: the award goes to Lt. Dennis Lewis of the Kearney Police Department. Kearney’s longest known transient died last weekend after being hit by a pickup. And what does the police department have to say about it? “It’s like the end of an era.” No, it’s the end [...]

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The Storm

I haven’t said anything about the major ice storm that hit our area (the second one) New Year’s weekend. There are still several people without power that I know of, and they are being told up it could still be two more weeks. I took these photos last Thursday, after the ice had melted in [...]

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These branches are littering my backyard. Poor little tree. Still no snow. It’s December 21st and still no snow. This irritates me. A lot. Better rain… ….is the kind at a husker game in September. Only the die hard fans stay… especially when your friend Angie (pictured here) has never been and loves the Huskers [...]

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