If you go for in for the annual Wellness check that Medicare requires, you’ll be asked a number of questions, one of which is,
Opinion
The Consumption Tax
For the last four years Senator Steve Erdman, representing LD 47 which includes Box Butte County, has introduced legislation to create a Consumption Tax.
Don’t Give Up Hope
“I am so distant from the hope of myself.” Mary Oliver In spite of the still bitter grip of winter and snowdrifts that
Books Set in Nebraska to Commemorate Our State’s 156th Anniversary of Statehood
The Inheritance by Laura Costea: Musician Peter Bailey is the reluctant son of a cattle rancher living in Orion, Nebraska. When a prairie fire
Nebraska’s Property Tax
For about fifty years, Nebraskans have been arguing about property tax: Is it fair? Is it too high? What should it fund? Should it
Reflections for the Week of Feb.
Police Admin: • Meetings: PAARI, NIAC, RVCRI, South Central, CALEA, ASEBP, PCAN. Police Communications/Intelligence: • Coordinated 674 calls for service. • Completed 2 report
Tire Amnesty To Roll With Small Batches
“Crafted in small batches.” Whenever I take time for a bit of label reading on a box of cookies, candy or whatever that marketing
Federal Taxes
According to the Preamble to the Constitution, the purpose of the federal government is “…to establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common
Reflections for the Week of Feb. 13-17
Police Admin: • Meetings: Viper 7, DHS NCCAD, Policing Institute, PCAN, CALEA, WING. Police Communications/Intelligence: • Coordinated 595 calls for service. • Completed 3
Right Now
“This moment is only going to happen once.” -Page Pelphrey I’ve been getting that message in various forms lately. We all know this in





