History depends on remembrance — not just remembering what happened but deciding what we are willing to confront and protect. When I was selected, along with seven other students from Success Academy high schools in New York City, to participate in a Holocaust Remembrance trip to Poland, I expected to learn history. What I didn’t expect was to leave questioning how remembrance actually works — and what it demands from us.

There is a proposal before the Unicameral that would have state senators take a civics test and have those scores posted.  The test would have no bearing on whether or not the senator could serve, but it would let the voters know whether or not their representative knew their stuff.  

They say you don’t want the headaches of owning a boat, but you want to have a friend that owns a boat.  That way you can enjoy the benefits of the boat without having to deal with the accountability. 

The same thing is true about being the governor of Nebraska. You don’t need the headaches but being his friend can really pay off. 

It was a busy but dreary Thursday afternoon – an odd combination. A large squad of tradesmen had just finished replacing most of our windows before the rain set in and we were due to take our oldest to Kung Fu. So, in a fatigued and manic haze of post-mega-purchase-stupor, I thought “Hey, let’s go out to eat!”