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This week is a mix of sweet cherries and pits as we honor Memorial Day. The cemeteries are freshly mowed, flowers and other decorations adorn the monuments of our deceased family members. Looking across the cemeteries you feel joy that there has to be love and good memories that draw people here.

We were somewhere on the edge of Omaha when the pastrami kicked in. Three nights at the Old Mill Inn.

Loren Lippincott, District 34 Senator In November 2024 voters approved two ballot initiatives that allowed for the use and regulation of medical marijuana in Nebraska.

Loren Lippincott, District 34 Senator It’s that time of year! The Appropriations Committee has sent a balanced budget to the floor of the legislature and debate on what and who should receive money is center stage in Lincoln.

The class of 2025 walked out of the school one last time a few weeks ago. This week, two pillars of Central City Public Schools quietly followed behind them.

This year’s Memorial Day service will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 26 at the Civil War Memorial located on the northeast edge of the Central City Cemetery grounds.

May doesn’t walk. It runs—and most years, it feels like it’s chasing me with a whistle and a clipboard.

It’s graduation season, and high school seniors everywhere are looking to their futures and making plans for higher education and whatever career path they will choose. A recent Georgetown University study stated that by 2027, 70 percent of all jobs will require college or trade school training.

To the Class of 2025— You’ve made it. Caps are being decorated. Tassels are being flipped. Some of you are attempting to savor every last moment of your education, while others already have one foot out the door and the GPS locked on “anywhere but here.”

Loren Lippincott, District 34 Senator Each state senator has two staff members, including an administrative aide (AA) and a legislative aide (LA). My AA, Payton, has been in our office nearly a year and will be leaving soon to attend Creighton Law School.