May is Mental Health Awareness Month

NEBRASKA SENATORMay is Mental Health Awareness Month. This month, we recommit to helping one another and fighting against social isolation. No one should feel lonely. Every Nebraskan and American should feel supported.When I was Governor, we worked to strengthen mental health care in Nebraska.

Community Connection

Call Annie Jeffrey Health Center at (402) 747-2031 for more informationSurviving the Summer StingSurviving the summer sting – When the warm days of summer come, so do the biting bugs. Most insect bites and stings are harmless, unless you have an allergy, but they can be dangerous.

Chili Soup For the Soul

ALAN’S ANECDOTESThis weekend my son made chili soup for supper. It felt like something was coming full circle.I remember loving my mom’s chili. It was milder than mild, but it was all I knew, and I loved it. I felt like I had accomplished something special the first time I made it.

Inspirational People #91-95

BETH’S BITSHere we are in June, so I should be getting close to halfway. I started with an author theme this week, and then went down a bunny trail. Hope you enjoy this week’s picks.91.

Upset win in Secretary of State primary wasn’t unexpected

Elections often bring surprises, but the upset victory of retired Omaha businessman Scott Petersen in the Republican primary for Secretary of State wasn’t that surprising.Sure, he defeated an incumbent, Lincoln attorney Bob Evnen, who was seeking a third, four-year term.

Nebraska Education Savings Trust (NEST)

REPRESENTING YOUThis year Nebraska celebrates 25 years of our 529 college savings program, known as the Nebraska Education Savings Trust (NEST).

Math lesson leaves me dazed and confused

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOKIt is an interesting time to be alive.Technology changes so fast that it feels outdated seconds after you finish a system update. Every year phones get smarter, televisions get thinner and somehow cars now beep at you for things you did not even know were possible.

Community Connection

Call Annie Jeffrey Health Center at (402) 747-2031 for more informationJune is Scleroderma Awareness Month.June is Scleroderma Awareness Month. Scleroderma, or systemic sclerosis, is a chronic connective tissue disease generally classified as one of the autoimmune rheumatic diseases.

Artificial Memorials

ALAN’S ANECDOTESAbout six months ago, I saw a commercial for an artificial intelligence company. The commercial depicted an expectant mother talking to her elderly mother about her pregnancy. Her mother told her to put her hand on her stomach and hum to the baby.

Inspirational People #86-91

BETH’S BITSIt’s Memorial Day (and my birthday) as I am writing this, we just remembered those who served in the military and have passed away. This is the weekend more people than just me visit the cemetery.