Body With the short session of the Nebraska Legislature slightly more than half over, repeat after me: When it comes to taxation, it’s all about whose ox is getting gored. The governor wants a forty percent reduction in property taxes by the end of the year.

Body In the coming days and weeks, we will slowly slip past some of the major anniversaries of the novel coronavirus pandemic, which started to grasp the nation’s attention in March of 2020.

Body Wait, what? Governor Jim Pillen has reversed his opposition to a federal summer grocery program that would aid around 150,000 children of low-income families.

Body Over the years, if there is one thing that I have come to realize, it is that the older you get, the more stuff you accumulate.

Body Taken from the files of The Wolbach Messenger Ten Years Ago, 2014 The Greeley-Wolbach Board of Education will hold a special meeting next week to decide whether to take a bond issue to the voters in the May primary election. The meting will be at 7:00 p.m.

Body I’m sure that a year ago the Revitalize Rural Nebraska Grant Program proposed by Sen. Myron Dorn of Adams and passed by the Legislature sounded like a great deal.

Body When you grow up in rural America, there are some common sayings that you not only learn at a young age, but, over time, come to believe in yourself. If you don’t believe me, just ask around.

Body Full Disclosure: My wife and I drive a fouryear- old hybrid sedan. It runs on the electric motor up to fifteen miles -per- hour before the gasoline engine engages. It feels and sounds like it’s dead at stop signs. It averages forty-four miles-pergallon in highway driving.

Body I have to tell you, I feel as though, recently, my luck has kind of run out. At least when it comes to games of chance.

Body Taken from the files of The Wolbach Messenger Ten Years Ago, 2014 Members of the Greeley-Wolbach FCCLA Chapter participated in the District 9 Students Taking Action for Recognition (STAR) events on Wednesday, January 29th at West Boyd High School in Spencer.