By Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor
Tracy Crockett s job is to cuddle tiny babies and make sure they get some sleep and so do their parents. Crockett has worked more than 17 years in pediatrics, neonatal intensive care and labor delivery. And that experience launched her career as a postpartum doula. After working part-time as a postpartum doula for 13 years, she launched It is my passion to nurture, support, encourage and educate growing families, she tells me.
Crockett, a native of Syracuse, N.Y., moved to Fuquay-Varina about 20 years ago. She and her husband have four children, three grandchildren and are in the process of adopting from foster care through Lutheran Family Services Carolina. I checked in with Crockett to learn more about her work. Here s a Q&A.
BY Gov. Pete Ricketts Office | December 17, 2020
LINCOLN – Today, Governor Pete Ricketts appointed Edward Matney of Hartington as County Court Judge in the Sixth District. The district consists of Burt, Cedar, Dakota, Dixon, Dodge, Thurston, and Washington counties.
Matney, 50, has practiced law in South Sioux City since 2012. For the past five years, he has primarily worked in trial-court settings in northeast Nebraska, mostly on criminal and juvenile matters. Matney has extensive experience in county attorney’s offices, most recently serving as Deputy County Attorney for Dakota County in 2020. He also served as County Attorney for Dakota County from 1998 to 1999 and again from 2004 to 2008. He was also County Attorney for Cedar County from 2001 to 2003 as well as from 2018 to 2019. Prior to his work as an Attorney at Law in South Sioux City, Matney served in the Nebrask
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Maggie Brooks, 17, sleeps outside in her backyard at her home in Colorado Springs during the Night Out Project in November. The project raises awareness and funds for homeless youths, and allows people to experience the challenges they face each night without shelter. The Night Out Project is an annual fundraiser for the The Place, a nonprofit that helps youths get out of homelessness. (Chancey Bush/The Gazette)
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