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Editorial

Honoring Our Heroes

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Each year on the last Monday of May, we pay tribute to those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice while serving our country. If it were not for these heroes,

COWBOYS AND ARTWORK

William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody and his Wild West were major attractions at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. However a few members of the Wild West did not

This Spring’s Four-Letter Words Return:

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After almost a week without rain we were able to finally make some progress in Plant 2019. Amazing what you can accomplish with four straight days in the field. Sadly

The Right To Bear Arms

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In the Bill of Rights, our constitutional right to bear arms is listed second, after our First Amendment rights to free speech, assembly, and religion. I like to think this

Property Tax Deja Vu

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This week, the Legislature will debate the largest tax increase in Nebraska history. LB 289 raises the state sales tax rate by 9%, cuts property tax relief from the state in half, imposes new taxes on a variety of services (including car and home repair), raises the cigarette tax, and increases the tax on buying a house.

MAIL FOR THE LITTLE BLUE

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Mail service was a matter of vital importance to frontier Nebraskans, especially to those who depended on the mails for their livelihood. Mark J. Kelley editor of the Little Blue at Jenkins Mill in Jefferson County, editorialized repeatedly during his paper's brief life (1869-71) on the need for better, faster mail service. His newspaper was the first one to be published in Jefferson County and was Republican in politics. It was discontinued in 1871.

Moisture Woes Have Plant ‘19 Spitting & Sputtering:

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Plant ’19 has been rather like the old Tin Lizzie that was having trouble starting. It spit and sputtered to life under the old crank starter and then died. By

Smith: Leading The Way

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While it may not be widely reported, the U.S. is leading the way in environmentally-friendly technology and innovation. Market demand for more efficient energy has transformed the way the U.S.

When the Congressman Comes To Call:

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Good Friday morning Hubby inquired, “What are you doing next Thursday?”

The tone of the question clued me in that something requiring my presence was about to occur and I gently reminded him that was the day of our church women’s group salad luncheon fundraiser. “Why?” I asked.

“Oh, Farm Bureau called this morning and they were needing a place for Congressman Smith to visit to observe planting and visit about ag issues. We’re supposed to invite some of the neighbors and they’ll bring lunch.”

Strengthening Social Security

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When Americans think of retirement, the first thing which comes to mind is often Social Security and the second is often its solvency. The program has remained largely unchanged since it was created in 1935. American workers and employers pay a payroll tax into Social Security, and when those Americans reach retirement age they are eligible for benefits based on what they paid in over their working lives.