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Lance's Journal: The Church Builder, May 14 Last Updated: 2:51 PM 05/15/08 - Todd Brown has covered a lot of ground since he played football for the Huskers back in the early '80s. (Full Story)

Lance's Journal: The Fan Boy, May 12 Last Updated: 11:24 AM 05/13/08 - At age seven, he's the youngest member of the Antique Fan Collectors Association. (Full Story)

Lance's Journal: World's Fastest, May 7 Last Updated: 11:24 AM 05/08/08 - It was in August of 1954 when Sir Hugh Beaver of the Guinness Brewery in Ireland printed the very first Guinness book of records. Ever since then, people around the world have been doing some pretty wacky stuff to get their names in that book. (Full Story)

Lance's Journal: Truman Scholar, May 5 Last Updated: 8:12 AM 05/06/08 - Desereé Johnston is doing her best to make Nebraska Wesleyan University proud. The junior political science major was recently chosen as a recipient of the prestigious Harry S. Truman award. (Full Story)

Lance's Journal: Helping Hands, April 30 Last Updated: 6:39 PM 04/30/08 - For the past 15 years, the Physicians Assistant Program at Union College has been providing a remarkable foot care program for the homeless. (Full Story)

Lance's Journal: The Waffleman, April 28 Last Updated: 6:36 PM 04/28/08 - Doug McCallum has been filling tummies for charity since 2002. (Full Story)

Lance's Journal: The New Voice of NU Football, April 22 Last Updated: 6:40 PM 04/22/08 - Late last season, Greg Sharpe entered the Nebraska football radio booth as a pinch hitter for Jim Rose for the final three football games. A few months later, Sharpe was officially named the new play-by-play man for Nebraska. (Full Story)

Lance's Journal: Osborne's Insight, April 21 Last Updated: 6:34 PM 04/21/08 - After one of the worst seasons in Nebraska football history, Husker fans were searching for some solid ground, and they found it in a familiar face. (Full Story)

Lance's Journal: Poetry Out Loud, April 18 Last Updated: 6:32 PM 04/18/08 - A national recitation contest that allows students across America to give poetry a voice. It's called Poetry Out Loud, and a Lincoln teenager has made his mark as one of the best in the nation. (Full Story)

Lance's Journal: The Wood Carver, April 15 Last Updated: 7:05 PM 04/15/08 - Richard Cornelius calls it functional art. He hand carves wood to accentuate peoples homes. (Full Story)

Lance's Journal: Alex Gordon's Opening Day in K.C., April 9 Last Updated: 3:00 PM 04/10/08 - This season, the Royals are off and running with one of the best starts in the majors, and one of K.C.'s young leaders is a proud alumnus of Lincoln Southeast High School. (Full Story)

Lance's Journal: Hawaiian Adventure, April 7 Last Updated: 4:52 PM 04/22/08 - It's almost 4,000 miles from Nebraska to Hawaii, but it is well worth the long plane ride. (Full Story)

Lance's Journal: The Magician, March 24 Last Updated: 6:42 PM 03/24/08 - There is an intriguing family that runs a magic shop just north of Memorial Stadium in Lincoln. (Full Story)

Lance's Journal: Legacy Milk, March 19 Last Updated: 6:38 PM 03/19/08 - Legacy Dairy and Creamery is proud to be a part of the rebuilding of Hallam. (Full Story)

Lance's Journal: The String Beans, March 17 Last Updated: 6:43 PM 03/17/08 - The String Beans know how to have a good time. (Full Story)

Lance's Journal: Stop the Presses, March 12 Last Updated: 6:37 PM 03/12/08 - Beatrice has a history of dependable long-lasting businesses but one of them is saying goodbye. (Full Story)

Lance's Journal: Monster Mural, March 10 Last Updated: 6:32 PM 03/10/08 - Concordia University and the Jones National Bank in Seward have a great thing going. (Full Story)

Lance's Journal: The Can Man, March 5 Last Updated: 1:56 PM 03/19/08 - A big reason why they call Nebraska "the good life" is because of the generous people you'll find around every corner. (Full Story)

Lance's Journal: BMX Racing, March 3 Last Updated: 7:26 PM 03/03/08 - The action was fast and furious as many of the best bicycle racers in America spent the weekend at the Buffalo County Fairgrounds. (Full Story)

Lance's Journal: Columbus Inventor, Feb. 27 Last Updated: 2:22 PM 02/28/08 - They say necessity is the mother of invention, and one Columbus man has capitalized on a need in the world of golf. (Full Story)

Lance's Journal: Speed Dating, Feb. 26 Last Updated: 2:22 PM 02/28/08 - There are a lot of old-fashioned ways of meeting the love of your life, but some people just don't have the time or patience. (Full Story)

Lance's Journal: A Solider's Angel, Feb. 20 Last Updated: 2:21 PM 02/28/08 - For more than a year now, Ernestine Smith has spent two to three hours a night, every night, writing American soldiers serving overseas. (Full Story)

Lance's Journal: 47 Years of Dedication, Feb. 18 Last Updated: 12:33 PM 02/19/08 - In small town Nebraska, people get used to seeing the same friendly faces around town. (Full Story)

Lance's Journal: 75 Years and Counting in the Workforce, Feb. 11 Last Updated: 2:20 PM 02/28/08 - Jim Lyons has always been a worker. (Full Story)

Lance's Journal: The Jazz Singer, Feb. 6 Last Updated: 2:21 PM 02/28/08 - Lincoln's Kara Leigh started playing the violin when she was just four years old. (Full Story)

Lance's Journal: Olympic Hopeful, Feb. 4 Last Updated: 2:21 PM 02/28/08 - The 2008 Summer Olympics is just six months away and one Dawson County teenager is hoping to represent her country in red, white and blue. (Full Story)

Lance's Journal: Taekwondo, Jan. 30 Last Updated: 6:57 PM 01/30/08 - Taekwondo is a Korean martial art that dates back almost 2,000 years. (Full Story)

Lance's Journal: Mutton Busting, Jan. 28 Last Updated: 6:40 PM 01/28/08 - It wasn't just adults hitting the dirt at the PRCA rodeo this past weekend in Lincoln. Children got a chance to get into the action as well. (Full Story)

Lance's Journal: Visions of Lincoln, Jan. 23 Last Updated: 6:43 PM 01/23/08 - Back in 1999, Parrish McDonald and her husband left Illinois to move to Nebraska. (Full Story)

Lance's Journal: Fun on Ice, Jan. 21 Last Updated: 6:48 PM 01/21/08 - Ever since the Lincoln Stars burst onto the scene in the fall of 1996, the popularity of youth hockey has continued to thrive in the capital city. (Full Story)

Lance's Journal: Dual Threat, Jan. 16 Last Updated: 12:52 PM 01/22/08 - Ryan Anderson is a talented Husker basketball player, but his skills run much deeper than just being able to shoot a ball. (Full Story)

Lance's Journal: Wrestling with a Life Challenge, Jan. 14 Last Updated: 12:51 PM 01/22/08 - In many ways, Joe Bundy is just like every other student at Kearney High School, but what sets him apart from the rest is his courage to live life to the fullest in spite of some big challenges. (Full Story)

Lance's Journal: Biking 16,000 Miles, Jan. 9 Last Updated: 6:42 PM 01/09/08 - In your wildest dreams, could you ever imagine flying up to the top of North America, hopping on a bike and riding to the tip of South America? (Full Story)