Opinion

We were reminiscing yesterday about Christmases past. Many years ago, our church family met in a warehouse uptown in the inner city. At that time we had several homeless folks who would come occasionally. We decided to give them necessary items for Christmas, such as socks, mittens, long thermal wear and a bag of toiletries. Julia volunteered to meet with each person to get sizes and let them know what we were planning. We were excited to provide something for them that we were sure would be exactly what they wanted! The Sunday before Christmas we waited in excitement for those folks to receive our gifts. We waited, and waited, finally realizing they were a “no-show”! We were puzzled and disappointed. They didn’t come the next week either, nor the next. (We did search the streets for them and found some.)

The greatness of the United States stems not just from the political and religious freedom protected by our Constitution, but also the economic freedom it protects, ensuring individuals have the greatest possible opportunity to benefit from their hard work, ingenuity, and perseverance. Our state was built by homesteaders who were given the opportunity to build farms, businesses, and communities, earning the land they worked on through sweat equity. The hardworking people of Nebraska, and the communities where they work together, are what makes our state so great.

Agriculture is the heart and soul of Nebraska. Through the years, our farmers and ranchers have built a reputation for producing crops and livestock that are second to none. Among U.S. states, Nebraska ranks:

Nebraska has had an elected Board of Education for nearly 50 years, and it has been working just fine. The eight-member board is elected by voters in eight statewide districts.

When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, World War II was already raging in Europe. It had begun more than two years earlier, after Hitler invaded Poland in 1939. And just months before Pearl Harbor, Nazi Germany had turned on its former ally, the Soviet Union.

Since the past election, there have been an increasing number of what I call “state expressions of sovereignty.” Things such as multiple States passing resolutions declaring a second-amendment sanctuary, for example. In our federalism system (Federal, State and Local, The People) I see the States doing this to remind the federal creature (they created) to mind its place, declaring themselves not obliged to obey the ever more numerous and oppressive edicts of Fedzilla.

Cody-Kilgore Cowgirls hosted the Sioux County Warriors Saturday, December 4, 2021, and lost with a score of 18-59. There was no box score recorded nor were there any stats.

In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, Operation Warp Speed was created as a partnership between public and private entities, leveraging federal support to speed up vaccine development. This was a major success for the Trump Administration who spearheaded the operation. Without these efforts and their leadership, the development, approval by the Food and Drug Administration as safe and effective, and distribution of multiple COVID-19 vaccines in record time would not have been possible. These vaccines played a large role in allowing us to safely gather with our families this Thanksgiving and for that I am truly thankful.

It was 44 years ago that the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled the University of Nebraska Board of Regents — and not the Legislature — was the university’s governing authority. The decision in Board of Regents v.

Chancellor Ronnie Green believes the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) is racist. Under his leadership, UNL recently released a plan to address “institutional racism” as part of its “Journey for Anti-Racism and Racial Equity.” From racially motivated hiring practices to divisive trainings, the plan would inject Critical Race Theory (CRT) into every corner of campus.