Opinion

As the Supreme Court heard oral arguments this month for Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, attention to the rights of the unborn and laws regulating abortion soared. While there has been no shortage of speculation about the outcome and consequences of the case, there is good reason to believe this could be a landmark case for the pro-life movement.

I'm dreaming of a supply chainhampered Christmas. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Perhaps it will be simpler with fewer gifts and more warm memories as we focus on the real meaning of the holiday and share with friends and family. If you're living in this country, you still have an abundance compared with most of the rest of the world even if those large cargo ships stacked with containers of stuff can't make it to port.

Families and businesses with healthy finances follow a budget. Families have to monitor their spending to meet day-to-day needs and be prepared for future expenses. Businesses have to keep costs lower than revenues to meet payroll and make a profit.

Earlier this month, eight months after President Biden created a group to study “Supreme Court reform,” the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States finally released its report. The far left has been waiting eagerly for this moment for months.

As many of you know last month I embarked on a journey to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Mount Kilimanjaro, also known as the Roof of Africa, is the highest free-standing mountain in the world and ranks #4 on the list of the Seven Summits at 19,340 feet. I was joined by 11 other climbers for this adventure, including four other senators. Those who joined me were Senator Ben Hansen of District 16, Senator Dave Murman of District 38, Senator Justin Wayne of District 13, Senator Anna Wishart of District 27, Dalton Boden, Hunter Armstrong, COL (Ret.) Van Joy, Michael Ferguson, Jeff Bolton, Blaine Bolton, and Mike Wilkinson.

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.