Opinion

Joshua 18:3 “So Joshua said to the Israelites: ‘How long will you wait before you begin to take possession of the lan that the LORD, the God of your ancestors, has given you?’ ” I battled jealousy when I heard that the first fifty people to show up at a rebuilt restaurant opening, received a card for a free sandwich, every single day, for an entire year. I thought to myself, “Why didn’t I know this information? Did they tell people ahead of time? I deserve workman’s comp for all the damage my kids have done to my brain in their play land.

The Nebraska City City Council met on Tuesday, Dec. 21, and took the following actions: Approved an agreement with Forte to provide integrated credit card processing for the city with the existing gWorks accounting software; Approved a request from the city’s Administration Department to apply for up to $8,500 in grants and donations to bring The Retro Bill Show to Nebraska City for six performances in late February or early March.

If you’ve read my weekly columns, tuned into a press conference, or heard me speak before, you are no stranger to my guiding vision for the state: growing Nebraska. It’s been the mission of my Administration, and each year we have achieved success towards that goal.

Why purchase a new fly rod when you can fish one with the satisfaction of knowing you’ve built it yourself? The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, in cooperation with Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing and the Cornhusker Fly Fishing Club, is sponsoring a fly rod building class for beginners this winter. The class will be held six consecutive Wednesdays at 6 p.m.

I am writing to ask for letters of support for Calvin Chapman to be selected to become the next historical bust to be placed in the famed state capitol of Nebraska. The hallways of famed and notable Nebraskans who have made significant contributions to and for the citizens or history of Nebraska still lacks the presence of my great-grandfather, Calvin Chapman of Nebraska City.