Body As 2021 draws to a close, I want to wish all of you a Happy New Year for 2022. The next session of the Nebraska Legislature will begin next Wednesday, January 5 . This will be a “short” 60-day session that is scheduled to end on April 20, 2022.

Body About a year ago, we surprised our children with an addition to our family - our first dog, Annie.

Body What does it mean to practice humanity in medicine? The phrase is used as a tagline and in book titles. Humanity and compassion .in medicine is touted as something to aspire to, a noble accomplishment.

Body The NSA sanctioned bowling as a high school sport for the 2020-2021 school year. Tornado Alley in Arapahoe recently hosted the first area triangular meet with teams from Arapahoe, Southern Valley, and Ogallala.

Body It’s that time of year again - we’re supposed to look forward to the new year with thoughts of how things will be better next year than this. Within that, we set betterment goals called “New Year’s Resolutions.” I have tried this before and it never quite works out how I planned.

Body With 2022 nearly upon us, so too is the tradition of the New Year’s resolution. Merriam-Webster defines the New Year’s resolution as “a promise to do something differently in the new year.

Body Our state’s rural areas have much to be proud of: low crime rate, outstanding community pride and neighbors willing to lend a hand are just a few. But it’s no secret that collectively, Nebraskans have watched our rural populations decline over the decades.

Body In those days, Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman World. This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was Governor of Syria. And everyone went to his own town to register.

Body Food intolerance and food allergy are common these days. When I was a kid, no one asked about nut allergies or gluten sensitivities when inviting you to a birthday party. You could bring homemade snacks to school. Peanuts were served to everyone on airplanes.

Body Earlier this month, eight months after President Biden created a group to study “Supreme Court reform,” the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States finally released its report. The far left has been waiting eagerly for this moment for months.