Campaign ads tell us a lot about the candidates. Contrast the TV ads between Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and her opponent, state Sen. Suzanne Geist. They convey a story about each candidate.
There are many reasons a woman may not be able to continue a pregnancy, and LB626 ignores four big ones.
The March 4 Journal Star had two front-page articles dealing with guns: one highlighting the success of a concealed carry bill eliminating any requirement for a permit or safety training, the other reporting no disciplinary action for parents whose 10-year-old child took their loaded handgun…
Two constitutional rights are now being discussed in our Unicameral: voting and "bearing arms."
A Maserati, a winter home in Arizona, and a Lincoln mayor – what do they all have in common?
I'm a server at a Lincoln restaurant. Like many Nebraskans, I live paycheck to paycheck, despite earning more than the minimum wage. That's why almost 60% of voters approved Initiative 433 in November, raising the minimum wage.
Omaha taxpayers face millions of dollars in higher taxes if the proposed financing for the Omaha streetcar scheme collapses, which our taxpayer group believes will happen.
Omaha taxpayers face millions of dollars in higher taxes if the proposed financing for the Omaha streetcar scheme collapses, which our taxpayer group believes will happen.
And so, the mudslinging begins in the upcoming mayoral race. There are large billboards around town now, with a huge picture of Suzanne Geist, indicating her candidacy for mayor. But, recently the very expected election smear campaign started. And, it will probably escalate.
Letters to the editor regarding candidate endorsements for the April 4 city primary election must be submitted before 5 p.m. March 28 to be considered for possible publication. March 31 is the last day endorsement letters will be published.
Nebraska’s fiscal status is very good right now. There is money for tax cuts, for property tax relief and extra money for many other good things for Nebraskans. Even so, could the state use a gift of about $900,000, especially if it’s used to enhance our beautiful state Capitol?
To Sen. Rob Clements regarding LB753, the private school scholarships tax credit bill, I would say, no, the bill most emphatically does not save the state money.
Brodey Weber is running for City Council in District 4, and I can think of nobody who would be better qualified to represent this part of Lincoln. I’ve known Brodey for years, and have seen firsthand how smart and thoughtful he is, how tenacious he can be when it comes to standing up for wha…
Letters to the editor regarding candidate endorsements for the April 4 city primary election must be submitted before 5 p.m. March 28 to be considered for possible publication. March 31 is the last day endorsement letters will be published.
I was pleased to see that Chris Hove has entered the race for Airport Authority. I have known Chris for many years and have always been impressed with his dedication to serving the public.
Location, location, location.
Voter ID? Consider votes it may prevent. Humans have a biologically-driven instinct to win/survive. Anyone, please show fraudulent votes proven in Nebraska. The Heritage Foundation lists two.
Growing up in the 1950s and '60s, I remember we Nebraskans prided ourselves on hard work, Nebraska’s sovereignty, independent thinking , self-control and strong personal principles. We were a people that proudly lived and worked in an autonomous region of our beloved nation.
I recall the family reunions, Thanksgivings, and Christmases my family spent in northeast Nebraska. I remember the kindness of my mother’s mother as she made each of her grandchildren feel special and loved.
The State Board of Education has approved repeal of Rule 23, which requires passage of a basic skills competency test for initial certification as a teacher. Nebraska uses the Praxis CORE test. Those who will complain that this "lowers our standards" might wish to consider:
Must all Nebraskans live in Sen. Joni Albrecht’s Thurston world? LB626, now before the Senate, would make it so.
And so the negative ads begin against our very good mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird. Do you remember how she kept Lincoln safe during the COVID-19 pandemic? How many people she kept alive with her policies and leadership? How well she and her staff are improving our streets? How well she has done…
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It's time for Lincoln to elect a new mayor. All I've seen from Leirion Gaylor Baird's administration is a careless and ineffective mayor who rules heartlessly from an ivory tower.
I pay a substantial part of my retirement income to the school system. In general, I don’t mind that because I like to live among educated people. But I do object, strenuously, to paying taxes for people to send their children to religious school. They have that choice without my tax money.
Article XIII, Section 3 of the Nebraska Constitution states, that:
Here are four reasons senators should support LB626, the "heartbeat bill:"
The Feb. 26 Journal Star contained two articles about restitution or reparations. Neither proposal is a solution to the disparity in wealth between the races. Both authors proposed giving Black Americans large amounts of money. That would only be effective short-term because it won’t increas…
An upsetting incident at Prescott School made front page news on Feb. 24. But that incident is not the most important event that happened at Prescott that day. The most important thing that happened is that over 500 students — ages 3 to 11 — and over 75 staff showed up to educate, love and s…
Upon induction into boot camp all new American military recruits are given a questionnaire asking them to choose which parts of our American Constitution, its government and military training they’d be willing to accept. Would you be willing to take orders? Would you do physical, weapons and…
Alan Guebert's article about children working in Nebraska's meatpacking plants ("Paltry fine proves what -- not who -- we truly value," Feb. 26) would have been of interest to Nebraska native and Nebraska Hall of Fame member Grace Abbott (1878-1939).