Editorial

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.

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Mental Health Comes First

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 08/11/2025 - 12:00am

John Ewing is working to bring affordable housing to the corridor surrounding the streetcar. He plans on using TIF financing, the same method used to pay for the streetcar, to get it done.

I support his efforts to make that happen, but…

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What To Believe

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 08/05/2025 - 12:00am

If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it a thousand times. Someone will say to me, “I don’t watch the news because I don’t know what to believe anymore.”

Well, I’m a news junkie that watches, reads, and listens to the news, and I know exactly how they feel. Sometimes I don’t know what to believe anymore, either.

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Selling Patriotism

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 08/01/2025 - 12:00am

I’m about to go on a rant. I may be the only one who’s bothered by this, but watching TV last night, I saw a commercial that I’ve seen many times before. But this time, I've reached my limit, and I have to speak out about it. I know this rant is going to infuriate some and perhaps amuse others, but once those who get upset take a moment to think about it, they’ll realize I’m right.

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Groupthink Vs. The Power Of The Individual

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 07/22/2025 - 12:00am

I’ve always found people to be fascinating, regardless of their opinions, careers, or economic status. I’ve always enjoyed observing, interviewing, and working with a wide variety of people. I believe most to be good decent people, even if we disagree.

It makes life interesting.

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Ewing Is Steering Omaha In The Right Direction

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 07/17/2025 - 12:00am

John Ewing is a smart man. He’s also a good politician. The politician in him played his views on the streetcar perfectly, even if it meant that he had to pretend he didn’t know about some things.

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I Guess He Wasn’t Made For These Times

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 07/04/2025 - 12:00am

Maybe it’s because of Brian Wilson's recent death, but when I heard that Don Bacon was leaving Congress, the Beach Boys song “I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times” popped into my mind.

In case you’re unfamiliar with the song, it’s an introspective ballad about a man who feels out of place.

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Newton And Politics

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 07/02/2025 - 12:00am

The Democrats in New York City have nominated a candidate who’s an unabashed socialist. A man who wants to raise the minimum wage to $30.00 an hour, offer free bus rides, a rent freeze, free childcare for every New Yorker up to the age of five, and increase the corporate tax to 11.5% to match New Jersey’s. For that, you can thank Newton’s Third Law of Motion, which states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

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Face-To-Face With A Bull

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 06/30/2025 - 12:00am

I’d be willing to bet that almost everyone reading this column has at one time or another gotten into a political discussion on social media.

I’d also be willing to bet that the person you were having that discussion with was someone you knew whether they were a close friend, family member, or casual acquaintance.