Nebraskaexaminer iconNebraskaexaminerAug 31, 2026

To protect forests, I learned to burn them

— In the back row of a small community college classroom, I sip my coffee and consider a cumulus cloud, a puffy white pillar over an expanse of blue. I'm not staring out the window, but at a presentation on a screen at the front of the room.

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— In the back row of a small community college classroom, I sip my coffee and consider a cumulus cloud, a puffy white pillar over an expanse of blue.

I'm not staring out the window, but at a presentation on a screen at the front of the room.

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— In the back row of a small community college classroom, I sip my coffee and consider a cumulus cloud, a puffy white pillar over an expanse of blue. I'm not staring out the window, but at a presentation on a screen at the front of the room.

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