Merry Christmas

BETH’S BITS One Christmas down, two to go. When I was growing up, we would have at least 10 days off for Christmas. If you read my column regularly, you know my parents were teachers. They had the same schedule I did.

Community Connection

Call Annie Jeffrey Health Center at (402) 747-2031 for more information Did you know that Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Health Center has a Bone Density Scanner, which is designed to measure bone mineral density allowing technicians the ability to recognize the early stages of osteoporosis, and...

Merry Christmas

ALAN’S ANECDOTES I was thinking about childhood memories of Christmas. There were things we did every year together as a family. We traveled every year from northwest Indiana to west-central Illinois to see both my mom’s and dad’s families.

Citizens’ Ideas Matter

REPRESENTING YOU Nebraska’s unique Unicameral Legislature relies a great deal on Nebraska’s “second house” - its citizens. Nebraskans are encouraged to comment and testify on bills - every bill introduced receives a public hearing.

Christmas Stars

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK The other night I was driving home late after a basketball game. I was out covering a road game, so I had quite the journey ahead of me. As I left the town and got more into the middle of no where, it amazed me at how dark the sky was, and how bright the stars were.

Lessons from Linus

I have mentioned before that I am a nerd. For Christmas this year my mom and dad got me a ring from Lord of the Rings that I wear around my neck. My kids joke that it is my precious. (If you read that last bit as Gollum then I think we can be friends.

No Longer A Planner

BETH’S BITS I used to be a planner. I would plan out vacations, schedules and all sorts of things. I also used to be organized. Before the internet, I organized my sock drawer by color. Yes, that is what we did for fun without the internet, organized the sock drawer into a rainbow.

Christmas Memories

ALAN’S ANECDOTES As I’m sitting down to write this, it’s two weeks until Christmas. Where has the year gone? Last week Rick Holtz mentioned watching Christmas movies. He didn’t mention my favorite movie, so I got excited about sharing it.

Community Connection

Call Annie Jeffrey Health Center at (402) 747-2031 for more information Seasonal Affective Disorder is a mood disorder associated with episodes of depression and related to seasonal variations of light. Most people suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder symptoms during the winter months.

“Christmas Tree” Bills

REPRESENTING YOU The past year has seemed to pass as fast as ol’ Santa up the chimney. It doesn’t seem possible that we are already into the holiday season. The placing of Christmas trees in homes, churches and businesses throughout Nebraska signal the start of the holidays and the end of the year.