Editorial

Whose Anonymity Are They Really Protecting?

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 09/10/2025 - 12:00am

As a general rule, until proven otherwise, I like to think the best of people. So, I thought the best of Congressman Bacon when I received this one-sentence press release from his office.

“I voted today to release the Epstein Files. It is more far-reaching than the discharge bill.”

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Blue Suits

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 09/09/2025 - 12:00am

It’s funny how some things your parents said when you were a child stay with you almost six decades later.

I grew up in the 60’s. It was an era of protests, riots, and marches to give equal rights to blacks and women. There were many nights when my father, who was a lifelong Republican, and I would have long talks at the dinner table about the news of the day.

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Thought And Prayers

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 09/08/2025 - 12:00am

That tragedy in Minneapolis, where two children were killed, and fourteen other kids and 3 elderly adults were injured, could have been prevented or at least greatly minimized if only the five-year-olds who were attending mass were allowed to conceal carry. The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good toddler with a gun.

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Will We Lose Our Slice Of Americana?

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 08/29/2025 - 12:00am

I am a long-time resident of Dundee, and last Saturday was Dundee Day.

Dundee Day is a slice of Americana.

There was a parade with marching bands, Boy Scouts, politicians, and civic organizations.

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We Are On The Same Team

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 08/27/2025 - 12:00am

I’m trying. I really am.

I’m trying to reach out and understand how decent, intelligent people can be so enamored with Trump or so opposed to him that they can’t be objective with what’s going on.

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Lipstick On A Pig

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 08/26/2025 - 12:00am

It must be tough being a Republican politician these days, constantly trying to put lipstick on a pig.

The latest example is Pete Ricketts and Jim Pillen touting the immigration detention center in McCook. They even gave it a cute name… The Cornhusker Clink.

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I Don’t Want To Go Back To Cleveland In The ‘60s

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 08/20/2025 - 12:00am

This article is geared towards anyone who thinks that climate change is a hoax. Those who think it’s not real. Those who don’t have a real concern about how the Trump Administration has gutted the Environmental Protection Agency.

I spent the first eleven years of my life in Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland was a major industrial town in the 60’s, located on the banks of Lake Erie, and the factories were booming.

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The Death Of The Dreams Of Your Daughters And Sons, By A.I.

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 08/18/2025 - 12:00am

Open A.I. CEO Sam Altman has admitted that A.I. is going to be taking the jobs of and closing down entire industries. He has also recently said, “If I were graduating college at this moment, I would feel like the luckiest kid in all of history" (regarding the capabilities of the A.I.).

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We Need To Speak Up While We Still Can

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 08/15/2025 - 12:00am

This morning, as I considered what topic to write about, I told myself I would try to find something that doesn’t involve criticizing the Republican Party. Too many of my columns since last January have been critical of what President Trump, Governor Pillen, or other far-right conservatives have been doing to our country.

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Why Are You Proud To Be A Republican?

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 08/12/2025 - 12:00am

Over the last several months I have been doing a very unscientific survey among Republican friends and acquaintances. Some of these people are names you would recognize, some are active in party politics, and some are regular Republican voters. None are diehard MAGA types, but all have gone along with the party as it shifted in that direction. I have promised them all anonymity if they would answer one simple question.