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1. A vulture boards an airplane, carrying two dead raccoons.

Capitol Update: Strengthening Accountability, Supporting Families, and Protecting Rights It's hard to believe February is already here. By the end of last week, the Legislature completed Day 17 of the session, and the pace at the Capitol has picked up quickly.

On the final day of September this year the retina of my right eye just decided to come loose. The retina is that part in the back of the eye that contains the nerve endings sensitive to light. There are two kinds of nerve endings, the ‘rods’ and the ‘cones’.

This week, the Judiciary Committee held hearings on LB817 and LB818, two bills I am carrying to strengthen Nebraska law on issues affecting public safety.

1. The fattest knight at King Arthur’s round table was Sir Cumference.

Born in the 1930s and early 40s, we exist as a very special age cohort. We are the Silent Generation.

Fire departments from Oconto, Callaway, and Eddyville were called to a house fire south and east of Oconto on Jan. 6.

Amidst the focus on the looming budget shortfall, there is some good news to share. Nebraska recently received notification that we have been awarded $218.5 million through the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, the eighth largest state allocation nationwide!

I have a dream. Chances are, when you hear or read those words, you think of the famous speech given by Martin Luther King, Jr. But the truth is, we all have dreams. And as you read this, I am preparing to see one of my biggest ones come true.

As a kid we always talked about digging down straight through the earth to China. Well, China isn’t exactly on the opposite side of the earth from where we live. We are at 40.9* north latitude and 100.16* west longitude.