Columns

Body If My Body Was a Car Scary how true it is! If my body was a car, this is the time I would be thinking about trading it in for a newer model. I’ve got bumps and dents and scratches in my finish, and my paint job is getting a little dull.

Body As I type this morning, I’m enjoying a little “Java”, otherwise known as coffee. Coffee is the most popular drink in the U.S., with an estimated 66% of adults drinking it daily. Coffee comes from the beans of a tree native to the Kaffa region in Ethiopia.

Body Last week the Legislature began debate on the first major revenue proposal of the session: raising the tax on cigarettes by $1/pack.

Body For this month’s superintendent's corner, I am going to cover a topic that I am definitely not an expert in. I don’t know if you are like me, but I have reached the age where change is more than just a little unsettling.

Body Sitting is an art that isn’t getting passed along. People these days feel as though they have to be doing something.

Body Last week, I was pleased to see my fentanyl sentencing enhancement pass on Final Reading as part of Senator DeKay’s LB 795, with a vote of 32-14-3.

Body Last week, I received an email from a reader who shared his thoughts on my column that appeared in the Feb. 12 Courier, in which I criticized the NFL halftime show.

Body Is this what all of us 75+ year-olds, and those yet to-be, have to look forward to? This is something that happened at an assisted living center. The people who lived there had small apartments, but they all ate at a central cafeteria.

Body Last week, I talked about our “nature” of bringing nature indoors with us. I talked mostly about animals.

Body A couple of weeks ago, I did something I have not done in my more than 25-year career in media. I took a full two weeks off. No phone calls, no writing, no checking emails - a total vacation. And it was amazing!