Testing My Patience

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOKIn a perfect world, you could find common ground with a person who disagrees with you. Sometimes that is just not possible.Timmy is my three-year-old, and he has been testing his boundaries lately. I think if I am honest, he has been pushing his boundaries for a while.

Sportsmanship & More

BETH’S BITSI took in A LOT of sports this week, more than usual it seemed. It’s a good thing I grew up going to a lot of sports. My parents were teachers, so I think we attended every home event starting when I was a baby. Then when I got to junior high and high school, I also went to the away ones.

Letter to the Editor

Subject: Focus on Community Commitment and Innovation Dear Editor, As the newly installed Postmaster for Osceola, I am honored to serve this incredible community and be a part of your daily lives. The U.S.

Complex Oligarchs

ALAN’S ANECDOTESIn his farewell address, President Joe Biden warned of “oligarchy” and the “rise of a tech-industrial complex” that would be threats to democracy. As I watched the speech, I was impressed with his ability to gaslight the American people. It made me mad.I should explain what I mean.

Community Connection

Call Annie Jeffrey Health Center at (402) 747-2031 for more informationFebruary is AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month – AMD is a disorder called age-related macular degeneration. AMD is a disease that can cause the center part of your vision to become blurry or wavy.

You Can Keep Winter

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOKI do not know about you, but I could go directly from fall to spring.You can keep winter. I do not want it.It feels like as soon as I finish digging out my car and shoveling my sidewalk, I have to turn around and go back to where I started. It’s the gift that keeps on giving.

School Choice

REPRESENTING YOUA few short months after repealing school choice legislation on the ballot, two school choice bills were introduced during the opening days of the legislative session. The first bill brought forward this year is LB509, which was introduced by newly elected Senator Tony Sorrentino.

Sports Seeding & More

BETH’S BITSHow do you like the new C-2 subdistricts? For volleyball, Cross County played at Maywood-Hayes Center. That’s a 3-hour drive. For basketball, Shelby-Rising City was scheduled to also be at Maywood-Hayes Center. Due to weather it’s been moved to Centura.

Electric Vehicles Must Pay Their Fair Share

REPRESENTING YOUAs part of its relentless climate agenda, the Biden administration imposed rules and regulations that would force Americans to adopt electric vehicles (EVs) at a breakneck pace. Today, we’re left with more electric cars on the roads, and more problems we must address.

Community Connection

Call Annie Jeffrey Health Center at (402) 747-2031 for more informationMid February is Cardiac Rehabilitation Week – Each year, approximately 605,000 persons have a first heart attack in the United States.