Editorial

Take Away The Demand And The Supply Will Dry Up

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

I may not be the smartest guy in the world, but I do have some street smarts, and I know that blowing up boats off the coast of Venezuela will not stop people from dying from drugs.

Even if the government is successful in stopping the influx of Fentanyl, millions of people will still die from some other form of self-medication. Some of the forms will even be legal.

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Beware of Dan Osborn

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

I’ve watched a lot of football this season. And during a few of these games, an ad for Pete Ricketts pops up.

I found it odd that an incumbent senator from the state’s majority party would be running ads a year before the election.

What is Ricketts polling telling him? Does Dan Osborn have him worried?

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Who Is Lynne Walz?

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

Is it possible that the Nebraska Democrats have a gubernatorial candidate who might actually have a chance of winning?

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Turnback Tax

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

Governor Pillen claims to be a champion for the children.

Unless those children want to play competitive volleyball, soccer, basketball, baseball, gymnastics, or be a cheerleader, I guess.

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Quiet Piggy, Things Happen

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 11/26/2025 - 12:00am

Imagine if, after the murder of Charlie Kirk, some late-night comedian or democratic politician dismissed his death by saying, “Things happen.”

Can you imagine the outrage from not only the President but every conservative politician, podcaster, Christian Nationalist, and citizen who was outraged just because the internet told them to be outraged?

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My Friend Marcos

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 11/21/2025 - 12:00am

I often look back on my early days as a country and western disc jockey in Green River Wyoming with mixed emotions. As a kid who had lived his entire life in Cleveland and Omaha, I felt like a fish out of water in that rustic cowboy environment. To be honest I hated living there, but I loved my time on the radio and the friends I worked with who became my family.

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Time For Dems To Make Lemonade

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 11/19/2025 - 12:00am

Quick poll question…

Would you rather die from lack of healthcare or from hunger and homelessness?

I know your answer is neither of those choices. But that was the choice facing seven Senate Democrats and one Independent Senator when they decided to go along with the Republicans and end the government shutdown.

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Make America Humane Again

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 11/14/2025 - 12:00am

By and large Americans are not a cruel people. We look after our neighbors. We support local charities. We smile at passersby and tell them to have a nice day.

So, if we’re not a cruel people why do we elect cruel leaders?

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I’m On A Taxing Journey To Find My Reductions

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 11/13/2025 - 12:00am

If you’re tired of the appraised value on your home going up, causing you to pay more and more in property taxes every year, I’ve got a solution to stop that from happening.

Buy a commercial property in Douglas County.