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Democratic Sen. Byron P. Harrison of Mississippi called the remarks “unfortunate in the extreme.”

I found myself daydreaming about a much larger job while performing a small assembly task at home this week.

I think it is important to tell my constituents where I stand on Covid-19 vaccine and mask mandates.

How many birthdays do you celebrate in your family?

There seems to be something for everyone in the massive spending packages now working their way through Congress.

Just over a year ago, a deal was signed on the White House lawn between Israel and two tiny Arab Gulf countries.

Here is where the Old Contrarian (me) seeks to diminish the importance of what Old Yeller (not the 1956 children’s book, but the 45th president of the United States) did the other day by traveling to Iowa and proclaiming that the 2020 election was “rigged” and that Washington Democrats are t…

Americans continue to have a dim view of Congress. And for good reason.

The human brain is an amazing thing. Some are more amazing than others, of course, but amazing just the same.

Two weeks ago I turned 30, with a lot on my mind — excelling at work, furnishing a new apartment, wondering “Why does my lower back suddenly ache?” That kind of stuff.

Life stays interesting in one way or another. I like that about it, usually.

I need you to do me a favor.

I follow the science and trust the experts, but let’s be honest: They don’t always get it right.

Do me a favor. Take a minute and look back over your years.

I’ve always been a fan of the comics while reading the newspaper. Or should I call them the “funnies.”

A few days ago, I packed a month’s worth of stuff and drove five hours to spend a week with my oldest, his wife and their two little ones.

My sister will celebrate her birthday this week, but it won’t be much of a celebration.

I feel like a politician. I don’t really have anything to say, so I’ll spend the next 700 words saying it.

We’ve come a long way over the last year.

Three random topics for the third Friday in September, while we all wonder when the humidity is going to go away.

How well do you know the people you love?

I went to the red store with a bullseye as its logo on my day off last week.

I’m thinking maybe I should be putting electricians on full alert.

Twenty years ago, the United States suffered the terrorist attacks of 9/11.

On a recent Sunday morning, when we weren’t quite awake, but the coffee was hot, my husband picked a CD from his vast collection and said, “We could use a little Gospel.”

I don’t know for sure what — if anything — it means, but it appears I have gone full circle.

Over the past year, Nebraska’s economy has been booming, creating more and more great opportunities here in the Good Life.

Years from now, when you look back on this summer, what will you remember best?

Are we all really the anxious for fall?

You might think a garage is only meant to hold a car.

Sometimes it’s a compliment, sometimes a critique, but I’ve often said, “I’m an idea person.”

There was a time in my life when I wore makeup every day.

Recently someone who was commenting nicely on one of these columns referred to me as a “writer.”

Whenever a person retires, you can be sure mention of the “T” word is close behind.

You would have trouble convicting me in court of being a handyman.

We’re only a month away from one of the most important annual events for our state — the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island.

Two of the simplest words we know are often the hardest to say: “Yes” opens a door. “No” will close it.