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Time to kill the Death Tax With a bill to eliminate Nebraska’s Inheritance Tax (sometimes referred to as the “Death Tax”) currently moving through the legislature, this is a good time to take a close look at this tax that has been impacting our state’s families for more than 120 years.

Hello and welcome back again. It was another busy week in our area as I personally looked to recover from a big weekend at state wrestling. I left Omaha in complete exhaustion and I thought that it was largely due to the excitement and drama of a busy Saturday night.

What does PT do? School Based PT’s focus on gross motor tasks including walking, running, and jumping! Other areas we explore include ball skills and coordination tasks like hopscotch and jump rope. We also keep an eye out on participation in PE and during recess playing on playground equipment!

Loren Lippincott, District 34 Senator A Democracy or a Republic Is our nation a democracy or a republic? What is the difference? A democracy is a form of government ruled by the people. A republic is a form of government where the people elect folks to represent their interests in government.

We now find ourselves on the backside of another exciting wrestling season meaning that I survived another trip to Omaha. We still have plenty to bring you from an exciting three days of wrestling action as we haven’t even made a dent in editing our photos from the weekend.

Taking care of our veterans In 2024 our U.S. Military has the smallest active force since before WWII in 1940. The military services missed their recruiting goals by 41,000 in 2023.

Julie Brandes 5th Grade ELA Hello and welcome to 5th grade Reading and Language Arts. Lots of exciting things have been happening in our class this year!

Remember your leaders on President’s Day February 19 is the day we take to remember and honor the great men who have led our country with dignity, courage, bravery and depth of spiritual awareness. We are not the nation we are today out of our own will or spirit.

It has been another week full of excitement around these parts and the next week is shaping up to keep that same momentum. This week I will be making my annual journey to Omaha for state wrestling and once again I will be flanked by my daughter.

1st Grade What Does Valentine’s Day Mean to You? First Grade In first grade we teach everything from academics to being a good friend. We teach how to line up, walk in the hall quietly, and how to use manners at a lunch table.