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On Feb. 14, the Nebraska Legislature’s Agriculture Committee hosted a hearing on Legislative Bill 740, a bill that would modernize and improve the process used to inspect and permit mobile food …
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2/20/23
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It has been an eventful week in the legislature with a lot of emotional bills being heard. One of them, called the “Let Them Grow Act”, was heard in the HHS Committee.
This bill …
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By Sen. Ben Hansen
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2/17/23
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As I write this devotion, the vestiges of Valentine's Day, the day to celebrate love, are all around me.
Hearts and flowers of pink and red, supposedly the universally recognized …
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By Pastor Stuart Freese
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2/17/23
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Located in the heart of metropolitan Los Angeles, California, is one of the most interesting and unique city parks in all the world.
It is called Hancock Park and contains a group of smelly, …
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By Larrie Stone
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2/17/23
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This week I’d like to talk about two of my bills that were heard in committee, one dealing with school safety and the other with prescription refills.
The first bill, which pays for …
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Sen. Ben Hansen
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2/10/23
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A potential law being discussed in the Nebraska Legislature would relax the state's motorcycle helmet requirements and put the choice in the driver's hands.
Blair Sen. Ben Hansen introduced …
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2/10/23
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There are few things in sports that I would consider “perfect” as they currently are. One of those is the NFL’s conference championship weekend. Two massive games, played on home …
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Chris Rhoades
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2/7/23
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With major metro areas in Omaha and Lincoln a short drive away, it's always a big deal when Washington County communities can play host to tournaments that attract teams from the entire state or from …
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2/3/23
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Not to piggy back on an idea but I'm adding my hat into the “stepping away” ring to which couple of recent columns in this space have been dedicated.
I'm not stepping away in the sense …
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By Greg Forbes - editor@enterprisepub.com
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1/31/23
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A common reason given why people don't show up to public meetings is because they're afraid their voices and comments won't be heard.
“Why spend an hour or two of my free time if my opinion …
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1/27/23
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1/27/23
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Government officials face a lot of scrutiny from the public because they have to make decisions that involve taxpayer dollars and infrastructure used by thousands each day.
They need to walk a …
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1/20/23
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For the last few weeks, the pages of Enterprise Media Group newspapers have featured pictures of new council and board members being sworn in.
This marks the beginning of new leadership stepping …
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1/13/23
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At 10:30PM on October 29th, 1969 Charlie Kline sent the first internet message ever: “LO” That message sounds practically Biblical, like the start of some angelic announcement. The …
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1/13/23
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Transparency is key when it comes to taxpayer dollars.
Taxpayers should have the ability to know how their money is being used and this includes the people who are mostly or partially funded by …
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1/6/23
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When we see statistics that test scores in our schools improve, it's easy to celebrate them on the surface.
What sometimes gets lost in the shuffle is the work that it takes to improve …
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12/30/22
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I would like to thank the students of Blair High School who made blankets and donated them to MCH. A patient there received one of the blankets for Christmas.
He has a very serious illness. He …
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12/30/22
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Editor's note: Eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of the New York Sun. The response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. It was written by veteran newsman …
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12/23/22
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