Pieces of Me

All day while I’ve been laying out these pages, I’ve been thinking about one time many years ago when someone told me, “You have too much school news in the paper.”That person wouldn’t be impressed with this week’s issue!

Update from Senator Jacobson

As we begin the month of February, the pace of the Legislature will start to pick up. We are now spending the mornings debating bills moved to the floor from the 14 standing committees that have been meeting in the afternoons for bill hearings.

Dave Says

Dear Dave,Our son is in high school, and he has a car and a part-time job nights and weekends. We’ve worked with him on saving, spending and giving, but should a teenager have an emergency fund, too? If so, how much do you recommended them setting aside?

Update from Senator Jacobson

Last Friday marked the end of Day 12. This past week focused on debating rules changes forwarded by the Rules Committee. At the beginning of each biennium, the Legislature operates under “Temporary Rules” that mirror the permanent rules established at the beginning of the prior biennium.

Pieces of Me

I’m a big fan of day trips and this past Sunday my parents and I had a pretty epic one.We traveled less than two hours one way to Lake McConaughy just north of Ogallala to the eagle viewing facility below Kingsley Dam on Lake Ogallala.

Pieces of Me

I’m not typically a complainer, but I’m going to whine and complain this week because I am so over the U.S. Postal Service’s poor delivery.Last week I had a package arrive at the USPS North Platte Distribution Center (~70 miles away) on Tuesday morning at 2:33 a.m., Jan. 14.

Update from Senator Jacobson

Last Friday marked the end of day 8. The first week focused on electing our leadership and the chair of the Committee on Committees. From there, committee assignments were determined and the first of the bills for this session were filed.

Update from Senator Jacobson

This past Friday marked the end of day 3 of the 109th Legislature. The first day was devoted to officer and committee chair elections.

Pieces of Me

Last week I sent my husband a reel that said, “You can tell all you need to know about a woman’s hair.”So when my boys got home from ice fishing the other day, Dane was eyeing my hair piled in a sloppy bun on top of my head with suspicion.“What?

Dave Says

Dear Dave, I’m 38, and after looking and waiting for years, I think I’ve found a rental property scenario I like. My plan is to take $30,000 out of my retirement account, and use it as a down payment on a property.