“Man grows more and more lazy every year. He is living in a machine age, when his walking and his climbing, if not eating, are done for him by some mechanical invention too obvious to be recorded. If it were not for athletics and gymnasiums, it is believed the race would lose the use of its legs as scientists say it is losing its jaws and its teeth from too much civilization. Men who used to skip up the long flights of stairs of down-town buildings without a murmur now complain if they are asked to walk up one. And it isn’t age, either, for boys in their teens will “Wait for the elevator” an hour rather than give their legs needful exercise. The result of so much level action would be horrid was there no bicycle in existence. But the wheelman goes “up stairs” for hours and says not a word when there is a saddle under him. It may be this universal wheel is the real cause of principle developed by this popular motion, otherwise able-bodied citizens now refuse to live in houses with high stories and no “lifts” and kick at any “steps” over or under railroad tracks. In short, there are people who would rather risk their lives than have the grade changed on a road they would be in the habit of crossing.”

September 11 -17, 2022 Sunday, September 11th Brown County Ambulance Association transferred a rural Brown County resident to the Brown County Hospital. Conducted a welfare check on an Ainsworth resident.

By definition, miracle is a highly improbable or extraordinary event, development, or accomplishment that brings very welcome consequences. A miracle is what happened at the Ainsworth Star-Journal around 3:15 p.m.

The Drought: Just How Dry Is It In Nebraska? “I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain? I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain? Coming down on a sunny day.” Have You Ever Seen the Rain? Credence Clearwater Revival John C. Fogerty Fitting words from a 1970s hit and very appropriate to a worsening problem statewide.

Every session of the legislature I introduce a resolution. Last session it was called LR13CA. It proposes a constitutional amendment to place a limit on how much property taxes can be used to fund public schools.

The Ainsworth City Council passed an ordinance raising garbage rates in Ainsworth beginning October 1st. The ordinance was approved during the regular meeting of the Ainsworth City Council on September 14th.