Opinions
88th General
Assembly:
Next week is the second legislative deadline of the year. This means we spent most of our time focusing on subcommittee and committee meetings this week to move bills from the House of Representatives through the Senate. One of the bills the Commerce Committee talked about...
Week Nine
We had floor debate every day this week, sending several House Files and amended Senate Files to the Senate for consideration in their chamber. We will be entering our 2nd Funnel week on Monday; policy bills must pass on the floor of one chamber to remain eligible this year. A few bills...
I was given two tiny little cookbookets compiled by youth attending the National Youth Gathering. This group of young men and women was from the Emmons Lutheran Church. Because Emmons is a tiny town that sits right on the Iowa/Minnesota state line, I’m not sure in which state the church is...
So, if you’re reading, this then that means the paper was printed in my absence.
Why am I absent? Because I am accompanying Worth County 4-H’ers and families on their semi-annual trip to Washington, D.C.
A whirlwind week will take us to the majority of the sights to see, the sites to visits and...
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting
What did you do yesterday?
I spent the whole day watching TV in my pajamas.
I didn’t know they made pajamas with a TV in them.
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive, thoughts occur to me. I enjoy...
Dear Savvy Senior,
What types of funeral benefits are available to old veterans? My 83-year-old father, who has Alzheimer’s disease, served during the Vietnam War in the 1960s.
Planning Ahead
Dear Planning,
Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) National Cemetery Administration actually offers a...
WEEK EIGHT
Just like last week, we spent most of our time on floor debate and passage of legislation. Next week we will resume our committee meetings as we look at bills passed in the Senate and moved over to the House for consideration.
HF 2612 – AEA/Special Education I hope this is my last...
In the fall of 1989, Lynda Cabela wrote a cookbook, “Pot Holders and Love Handles” (Morris Press, Kearney, Nebraska). According to her story on the first few pages, Lynda was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease three years earlier. It is a progressive degenerative disorder which...
Dear Savvy Senior,
Does Medicare offer any financial assistance programs to help seniors with their medication costs? I recently enrolled in a Medicare drug plan, but I take some expensive medications that have high out-of-pocket costs and need some help.
Living on a Shoestring
Dear Living,
Yes...
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting
I left my job today. I couldn’t work for my boss after what he said to me.
What did he say?
He said, “You’re fired.”
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive, thoughts occur to me. I didn’t see the...