Aphids feeding on variety of plants

Aphids are small insects who feed on plant sap from leaf undersides. They are about oneeighth inch long, pear-shaped, soft bodied, and green, yellow, orange or gray. Although a common insect, there has been an increase in aphid calls this year, especially on cucumbers.

Our children are our future

This summer, I have been grateful for the opportunity to welcome Third District students visiting Washington to the U.S. Capitol Building. Its iconic architecture stands as an enduring reminder of American freedom and opportunity.

The scope of the special session

Our special legislative session on property tax relief as called for by Gov. Jim Pillen is underway. According to our state constitution, only the governor may call for a special session.

And now for something completely different…

As we all know, state legislators have been called back to Lincoln for a special session this summer to tackle the state’s high property taxes.As has been written here before, good luck with that.

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Summer was fun while it lasted.Kids are heading back to school this week and athletes have returned to their sports. Let the fun begin.Don’t get me wrong. I have enjoyed relaxing the last couple of months. I even found time to take my family on vacation.But now the real fun begins.

A shameful deal

Buried in a flurry of news stories last week was another bad decision by the Biden-Harris administration — a shameful one. They attempted to strike a plea deal with the engineers of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on America.

The border catastrophe hurts Nebraska

Our country faces a safety, drug, and humanitarian catastrophe at the southern border.Yet the impacts of it are felt much closer to home. Since 2021, the Biden-Harris administration’s open borders policy has encouraged more than 10 million people to try to cross the border illegally.

Losing the pathway to growth

Severe inflation, stock market turbulence, and troubling workforce data have driven recent economic concerns for American families already struggling to make ends meet. Moreover, our national debt has swelled to surpass $35 trillion — $12.

Will they / won’t they debate only goes so far

We are just one week and change away from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.Vice President Kamala Harris and her newly crowned running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, will be officially nominated at the convention, which runs from Aug. 19-22.

Summertime, and living isn’t so easy at the Capitol

Summer is usually a relaxing time in Lincoln.College students have left, state lawmakers have gone home, the weather gets hot, the backyard tomatoes get ripe, and the biggest debate around town is whether this is the year the Huskers become relevant again in football.