Body All of us in central Nebraska, I imagine, have a bevy of things for which we ought to be grateful. However, in the modern era, the methods by which we express that gratitude have evolved.

Body As we all know, state legislators have been called back to Lincoln for a special session this summer to tackle the state’s high property taxes. As has been written here before, good luck with that.

Body On Sunday, the world’s top golfer wept, and, if I have to admit it, I got teary-eyed too.

Body Summer is usually a relaxing time in Lincoln. College students have left, state lawmakers have gone home, the weather gets hot, the backyard tomatoes get ripe, and the biggest debate around town is whether this is the year the Huskers become relevant again in football.

Body Rural communities across Nebraska have struggled with population loss for decades. The last census indicated that, of the state’s ninety-three counties, sixty-nine had lost population between 2010 and 2020.

Body When you turn on your television to watch the local news, scroll through your phone, log in to social media, or even just swap gossip over a cup of coffee in the morning, there is a lot to see, listen to, and learn.

Body By the time you read this, state senators are expected to be trudging back to Lincoln for a special session on property tax relief.

Body Anyone who has ever had older siblings knows that in life there is a pecking order, and often that order never changes.

Body Every candidate for governor always promises two things – to cut property taxes, and eliminate the “waste” in state spending. Both of those pledges are awfully easy to make—and play well on a television ad—and much harder to achieve.

Body I am told—I do not have experience in this area—that, as a parent, one of the experiences you dread is getting a phone call in the middle of the night.