Opinion

ANDERSON’S ANGLE

Participants in high school sports and performing arts are under tremendous pressure these days – from parents, teachers, coaches and peers. Their days are consumed with school, sports and activities. They are trying to figure out who they are and who they want to be – all while having to compare themselves to everyone else on social media. It’s easy to see why high school students have a lot on their plates … and their minds.

They’re back. The 108th Legislature, Second Session, convenes today.

THE BULL

MURMAN’S CORNER

VIEWS FROM VANDEWALLE

CAPITOL VIEW COMMENTARY BY J.L. SCHMIDT STATEHOUSE CORRESPONDENT NEBRASKA PRESS ASSOCIATION

First, thank you to all the business owners and concerned citizens who came to our city council meeting on November 13.

Across the State of Nebraska, you may see the gathering of signatures to put the EPIC tax on the ballot to be decided on by the voters.

Dear Governor Jim Pillen, Sutton, as you may know, has been dealing with, and going through a tough challenge over the course of the past four months. We’ve been dealing with the aftermath of an EF-1 tornado that shook, beat up, and damaged many areas of this small South Central Nebraska community.

CAPITOL VIEW COMMENTARY BY J.L. SCHMIDT STATEHOUSE CORRESPONDENT NEBRASKA PRESS ASSOCIATION I don’t remember much about my recent 64-block ambulance ride from my house to an urban hospital, but I was told after the fact that it was a matter of a few minutes to keep my body from going into septic shock.