Weekend and 23 & Me

BETH’S BITSI couldn’t decide which topic to write about this week, so I’ll try to write a little about both. Then I sit down to write and notice there is a tornado near Dickens, Nebraska. Then I ask myself “Where in the Dickens is Dickens, Nebraska?” I know most Nebraska towns, but not this one.

MAD LIBS

ALAN’S ANECDOTESWhen our kids were little, we enjoyed doing mad libs together. Mad libs are stories with words removed and blanks are left in their places. You don’t know anything about the story, but you are told what type of word to use to fill in each blank.

Does Local News Matter?

I have a few simple questions this week. Does local news matter? What value does community journalism bring?And what would our world look like if one day, all local journalism simply disappeared?

Colleagues Support Bills

REPRESENTING YOUI am thankful for the support of my colleagues in enacting a number of bills that I introduced this past session. I shared in detail about LB303 in last week’s column. This week I’ll focus on the other bills that I introduced, which were also enacted into law this year.

Fighting For Life

NEBRASKA SENATORThree years ago this week, the Supreme Court handed down one of the most important decisions in its history. The Dobbs decision restored the right of the American people to regulate abortion through the democratic process.

Letter to the Editor

To whom it may concern, To those of you who may be wondering what is going on in the tiny village of Polk, Ne, following the publication of a very long list of nuisance properties in this newspaper recently we, some of the citizens, business owners and friends of Polk would like to take this...

I MAY HAVE MADE A PARENTING MISTAKE-THANKS TO THE SAVANNAH BANANAS

I MAY HAVE MADE A PARENTING MISTAKE-THANKS TO THE SAVANNAH BANANAS REPORTER’S NOTEBOOKA new baseball phenomenon is sweeping the country. It looks like baseball, but instead of the players being on steroids (allegedly), it’s the entertainment factor that’s juiced to the max.

Community Connection

Call Annie Jeffrey Health Center at (402) 747-2031 for more informationThe first part of June is Headache Awareness Week. Over 45 million Americans get chronic, recurring headaches. This is more than the people who suffer from asthma, diabetes and coronary heart disease combined.

Red Alert

NEBRASKA SENATORI participated in the Shangri-La Dialogue Friday and Saturday of last week in Singapore with Democrat Senator Tammy Duckworth. The annual conference is a meeting of world leaders meet to discuss defense policy and national security in the Indo-Pacific.

Wrapping Up 1st Session

REPRESENTING YOUThis past week we wrapped up the 1st Regular Session of the 109th Legislature. We were able to adjourn the scheduled 90 day session on day 89.