Body “When there’s a will, there’s a way.” That was a phrase that surfaced regularly at the end of state legislative sessions. It referred to the hope that bills that appeared dead might be resurrected.

Body When I was a little kid, my grandma had a big book of illustrated children’s stories, among which was the folktale “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” As a little guy, I loved that story. Mainly, because the idea of a king prancing around naked, unbeknownst to him, was comical.

Body On Saturday, when I woke up, I found the type of site that no one wants to discover on their bathroom floor in the morning. A puddle.

Body Back in the day, a small, “trial balloon” would be sent aloft to discern wind speed and direction before a balloon carrying people was launched. Folks were rightly concerned about rising into the heavens blindly, without knowing if a catastrophic whirlwind was aloft.

Body Over nearly twenty years, I lost track of how many times I was required to drive to Whiteclay to report on a protest about the beer stores there. Those four stores sold up to 3.

Body The old saying, “Do as I say, not as I do,” came to my mind last week while I was in the most precarious of positions.

Body Many have tried, and few have succeeded, in expanding the state’s sales tax base by taxing things now exempt from taxation. But that is where Governor Jim Pillen is venturing in his pursuit of property tax relief.

Body Last week, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission proudly made an announcement.

Body Have you been to the grocery store or courthouse lately and been approached in the parking lot by not one, but two people seeking signatures on initiative petitions concerning abortion rights? Confused? You’re not alone.

Body Growing up in Palmer, the town fathers had a surefire way to let people know when something big was going on.