Body By my count, I have slept in my own home six of the last 12 nights. There have been two trips to Omaha, another stay in North Platte and yet another with some family in Arapahoe. We’ll get to that in a bit, but it’s been a blur.

Body Cutting taxes. This is a perennial issue that most senators promise to address in the legislature. They campaign on this issue and make promises, usually with good intentions. But then, year after year, little, if anything, is accomplished.

Body The Biden administration has never wanted to admit that what is going on at our southern border is a crisis.

Body Experts estimate that well over 80 percent of people will experience back pain at some point in their lives. Perhaps ten percent of adults experience it at any given moment. Back pain is extremely common, and people with back pain can be extremely miserable.

Body Like millions of Americans, I took in the Super Bowl Sunday evening, pulling for the eventual losers as seems to be my custom of late. While I was watching, I glanced at some social media and saw a post from one of my all-time favorite sports personalities - Bill Curry.

Body There is a proposal before the legislature this session to fund the Statewide Tourism and Recreational Water Access and Resource Sustainability (STAR WARS) project. This project proposes to build a lake between Lincoln and Omaha.

Body At the request of Governor Ricketts, Speaker Mike Hilgers introduced LB 1015. This bill intends to protect Nebraska’s water supply by giving the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources the ability to build a canal and reservoir system that would be tied to the South Platte River.

Body “Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” Those are wise words and good advice. I wish I had read them before Tuesday morning.

Body Each session of the legislature is complicated, but I feel this session may be more so than most. The state has excess revenue and also has ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act of 2021) funds available. Nebraska was projected to receive about $6 billion in total funds.

Body INDIANOLA - The Indianola City Council met Monday to discuss an ongoing issue with trains blocking a city crossing for extended periods of time as well as to hire for the open utilities position and other items of business.