Original views on life from rural America

Over the weekend, Scott and I attended the annual Nebraska Press Association convention in Lincoln.

Trust me, it’s one convention we likely won’t forget.

Imagine being in a room with 100 other individuals when 100 cell phones start blaring the emergency warning due to a tornado warning in Lancaster County. We were already in the lower level of the Cornhusker, so the session we were in continued.

When the speaker wrapped up her presentation, we mostly remained in the basement, networking with colleagues or bonding with members of the Northwestern softball team, who were waiting to head to the s...