Opinion

Early in my first year in office in 2017, I received one of the very first “constituent services” calls from a ranch family in the Sandhills north of Mullen west of Highway 97. The ranch hand on the phone I will call “Bob” for this story.

Economic growth and opportunity in Nebraska’s Third District is powered by agricultural trade. While the United States makes up approximately five percent of the world’s population, America’s hardworking farmers and ranchers create enough surplus to export $200 billon in food, fuel, and fiber annually while utilizing fewer and fewer acres each year.

Since the October 7 attack on Israel, I have heard from countless Nebraskans who believe we must support Israel’s fight against Hamas.

Full Disclosure: My wife and I drive a four-year-old hybrid sedan. It runs on the electric motor up to 15 mph before the gasoline engine engages. It feels and sounds like it’s dead at stop signs. It averages 44 miles-per-gallon in highway driving. But it’s a hybrid, not an all- electric vehicle.

Americans shouldn’t have to choose between making ends meet and taking care of their families.

How are you going to select your spring gardening seeds? Follow David Lott’s tips below: • How many seeds are in the packet? The amount varies, depending on the crops. Deciding how many plants are needed for each crop in one year will help determine how many packets or the number of seed by weight is desired.

nOte frOm d.C . Nebraska is what America is supposed to be.

W Investing in the growth of a child as a parent, teacher, or mentor, and then seeing the child flourish to their fullest potential is both rewarding and inspiring. In schools and homes across the Third District, Nebraskans work tirelessly to create opportunities for students to learn and thrive.

WashingtOn d.C . This weekend, tens of thousands of Americans marched across our nation’s capital in honor of our first inalienable right: the right to life.

I was not shocked, just disappointed when Governor Jim Pillen announced that he was going to reduce Nebraska’s collective property taxes by $2 billion this year, somehow. Imagine that.