The challenges that we have all faced since the onset of COVID-19 are still present. The holiday season is upon us and for some us the holiday season adds to one’s stress level. As individuals and families plan holiday gatherings, many are wondering how topics about politics, health, wealth, or a favorite sport team will come up in conversation.
Hurry, hurry, shop and worry . . . The Prime Amazon truck, (or is it Amazon Prime?) the Fed Ex truck, the UPS truck are having a difficult time avoiding one another as they navigate the streets of Elmwood. All of those online purchases are being delivered – in plenty of time for Christmas giving.
It’s no secret that I am a strong advocate for pro-life, pro-woman policies. As a member of the Nebraska Legislature, I supported a bill that banned most abortions in Nebraska after 20 weeks of pregnancy, the point at which unborn babies begin to be able to feel pain. Nebraska was the first state in the nation to pass a bill of this kind. And we passed it 44 votes to 5, with senators from all over the political spectrum – Democrat, Republican, pro-choice, and pro-life – coming together to protect our unborn children.
In September 1620, the Mayflower set sail from Plymouth, England, bound for the New World. The ship’s 102 passengers and 30 crew members – an eclectic mix of religious families fleeing persecution and single men seeking to become landowners on a new continent – had one thing in common: They hoped that better lives were waiting for them at the other end of the sea.
Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to visit our close friends and family, eat a glorious amount of food, and remember the things we are thankful for in our lives. There is much to be thankful for in the United States, especially Southeast Nebraska.
Do you have special memories of Thanksgivings Gone By in you memory bank? One of mine isn’t a big turkey dinner or a great big gathering. It wasn’t a gathering with lots and lots of cousins, either.
Stopping Payments to Illegal Migrants Did you know the federal government operates a little-known bank account that isn’t subject to annual oversight from Congress, yet pays out billions of dollars in settlements a year? It sounds unbelievable, but it’s true. The Judgment Fund is an obscure government account the U.S.
As we celebrate another Veterans Day, we take time out of our busy schedules to recognize the sacrifices made by those who answered the call of duty to serve our country. To all the veterans reading this week’s column, thank you for your service. You are true patriots and deserve to be recognized every day of the year, not just on November 11th.
After accepting an endorsement and becoming a willing hostage of former President Donald J. Trump, in his campaign ad telecast on Omaha’s KETV, Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles Herbster touts “If Joe Biden doesn’t do his job, then governors must do theirs”.
I can recall my grandmother repeating the phrase often. At that point in my life, I couldn’t have been concerned less about the saying “You never miss the water until the well runs dry.” As a child, I hadn’t had the experience of not having nice cold, good tasting water spew forth from the faucet above the kitchen sink.