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The 101st Legislative session is now over halfway finished with the completion of week five. A number of property tax bills have been discussed. Senate Joint Resolution 504 wouldexplicitlyallowwagering on sporting events on mobile and electronic platforms. The best time to do this would have been even right after the SupremeCourtrulingallowing wagering on sports in 2018. The next best time would be right now. Ninety percent of the proceedsfromalltaxesimposed on wagering on sports through a mobile platform would be used to reduce property taxes. Allowing Freedom is a better way to reduce property taxes than cutting services or raising taxes on others.
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Gretschmann Earns Superior Individual Actor Award
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Dakota Christian will be participating in the Missouri Valley Spelling Bee on Thursday, February 19 in Bonesteel. Congratulations to our DCS winners.
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We are officially into the second half of this legislative session. With Monday being President’s Day, we are officially closed, so our week will only be 4 days. They are predicted to be long days with committee meetings in the morning, floor session in the afternoon, and a continuation of the morning committee meetings after that.
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their hearings before crossover day. A bill that stuck out to me this week was HB 1105 an act to restrict contracts and declarations that prohibit the use of commercial property for any healthcare service in municipalities and townships with populations of less than three thousand, in medically underserved areas, or in areas with a medically underserved population. This bill is important for our small communities andtheirfutureopportunitiesto provideneededservices.Ifoneof our local nursing homes closes this bill would restrict the seller fromlimitingfutureuses.While my hope is that no more of our nursing homes will close but if one does, I will hate to see the building sitting empty limiting opportunities. Another highly discussed bill was HB 1209 an act to require employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide apenalty.Weallwantemployees to be legally working; this bill ensures verification.
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From the day we are born there are expectations over our life. The adults who love and care for us often dream about what we might be like and have aspirations of what our accomplishments and skills might be. There are many unpredictable factors that impact our development. For some, we are hyperaware of those expectations and shape ourselves, no matter the cost, to fit into that mold. Others might sit uncomfortably in a mold that does not fit. There are some that might break the mold to create their own with varying degrees of awareness they are doing so. No matter what category a person feels they might fit, when explored, there is often a sense of fear that has accompanied this fitting process- fear of not being perfect and the shame that comes with it. As children, adults in our lives are continually telling us to “do this, don’t do that.” We quickly learn what is expected of us. People have varying degrees of how much those expectations impact their actions and choices. Although the level of awareness will vary, we know that perfection is not reality, albeit we might try! What happens when it is not perfect? Are we able to tell ourselves we did your best and move on, or do self conscious thoughts and doubts linger with fear of disappointing others? I have an artist/designer friend who enjoys incorporating quirky humor into her pieces. One of them reads, “Don’t be embarrassed of who you are; that’s your parents’ job.” As humans, it matters to us what others think, most commonly being our parents, but that web spreads out to those we love, friends, and community. How will the things we say or do change how they see us or what they think? In a world where the volume of the montera “you do you” is quite loud, there is also a part of us that knows we do care what people think and those that love us want good for our lives. As a result, their opinion is weighted. So we ask for advice, we talk things through, but what we choose does not always align with those we love or those with a front row view of our life. How do we leave space for that? It is not uncommon when we are in misalignment for there to be avoidance or defensiveness. We might become angry and lash out when we feel shame or feel we are being shamed. This is self preservation, protecting ourselves from the vulnerability of expressing our shame or communicating the hurt from being shamed. What we might be less aware of, is that it also protects the other person from hearing that they hurt us. Especially if it is new to us or new to that specific relationship, it is difficult to muster up the courage to share our feelings of shame or to identify what felt to us as imposed shame. When we choose to step towards the other person with that vulnerability, it not only lets them know how we feel, but it can increase their understanding of us and awareness of what we need. It is vital for us to develop relationships in which we are both known and cared for in these ways.
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TOP FINISHERS ADVANCE TO MISSOURI VALLEY REGIONAL BEE
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