Arnold Anthony didn’t expect to see his 28th birthday.
Opinion: I have never met a kind person I disliked, even if I disagreed with their politics or we had no interests in common.
Episode 8: Also discussed is whether boycotts are an effective tactic to get companies to change their policies and why we should consider inc…
The third week of February of your 2021 Unicameral Legislature has been moving right along.
Temperatures at or well below zero do not create a fertile hotbed from which seedlings of gut-busting laughter might emerge. Ridiculously low …
Editor’s note: Tammy Real-McKeighan is out of the office today. This is a previous column, which has been updated.
Opinion: The question that faces us as a nation is whether America will be defined by its best qualities or its worst.
Episode 7: Other topics include whether news stories about relatively minor crimes should stay online forever, and which tactics work best whe…
The first week of February of your 2021 Unicameral Legislature has been incredibly active. As of Feb. 5, all 11 of my bills have been introduc…
This legislative session, Senators can take the next step towards solving Nebraska’s high property tax problem. Rising property taxes not only…
Words. Words. Words. It’s all about words now, isn’t it? I am reminded of a famous quote by Mark Twain, “Words are the necessary vehicles of m…
Opinion: The key thing to understand is that fairness is not about the outcomes, it is about the process whereby the outcomes are achieved.
Episode 6: We ask a physician whether challenge trials — intentionally exposing people to the virus — would have sped up vaccine development a…
On Thursday, January 14th I delivered my annual “State of the State” address to the Nebraska Legislature. Even after back-to-back years of maj…
What a year 2020 has been. The challenges that we have seen as a community have, at some times, seemed insurmountable. Every industry, busines…
Opinion: For decades we have told our youth to “stay true to yourself” and “stick up for what you believe,” as if there were some virtue in st…
Episode 5: We also discuss whether the Republican Party would be in a stronger place today had Hillary Clinton defeated Donald Trump in 2016.
While watching the incredible scenes from the U.S. Capitol this week, it was hard not to think about Josh. No, not Josh Hawley. Josh Williams.
Throughout this year, we’ve praised the Nebraska Community Foundation volunteer network’s response to the ebbs and flows of the COVID-19 pande…
Okay. It’s January 2nd. How many resolutions have you trashed by now?
Episode 4: Other topics include whether politicians should be at the front of the line for vaccines and a new program in Florida that encourag…
"Will a culture of accusation, threat and retribution make our nation better? How is that working out so far?"
When the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Day, many are going to be glad to have 2020 in the history books. It’s not been easy to endure t…
This has been a hard year. We’ve been battling the coronavirus in our state for over nine months. I know many Nebraskans are weary. Folks are …
So let’s not put this year away without a last Herculean effort to make it one to remember, since 2020 has been so unremarkable.
Episode 3: We also discuss who should get the vaccine first, and whether prisoners should be at the front of the line.
Commentary: Those who are in the depths of sadness need a messenger of hope, reminding them that there is goodness in the world and that they …
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