Local Voices

Small Business Can Still Thrive After the Pandemic

Published by Nikki Ratay on Fri, 04/16/2021 - 12:00am

Just over a year ago, partners-to-be cut down their wedding guest lists and popular venues cancelled events. From caterers and photographers to DJs and florists, wedding industry workers have faced several obstacles over the past year. Many have adjusted to the “new normal”, but the question if weddings will ever be the same as they were prior to the pandemic is still looming.

Let’s Lift Up Female Entrepreneurs in Omaha

Published by Nikki Ratay on Thu, 04/01/2021 - 12:00am

As we begin to turn the corner on the pandemic, I’m reminded of how far our small businesses have come in the past year. Omaha’s small business community is the backbone of our economy, and while it seems there’s a light at the end of this long COVID-19 tunnel, local businesses need continued support if they are going to make it through to the other side. And with March concluding Women’s History Month, there’s no better time to lift-up female entrepreneurs in Nebraska and beyond.

Don’t Lose Sight of This Important Milestone Amid Pandemic, Election Stories

Published by Nikki Ratay on Thu, 11/26/2020 - 12:00am

“Count your many blessings, name them one by one.”

This Thanksgiving it may seem harder than usual to think of them. However, there are still many. Whether gathering this year in person or virtually, let’s all take time to reflect on a special blessing and a special historic milestone.

Silver Lining of COVID-19: High Speed Internet Spreading, Too

Published by Scott Stewart on Thu, 08/06/2020 - 12:00am

These days there’s so much bad news surrounding the coronavirus pandemic that Americans have quit looking for good news. 

But a rainbow, laden with golden opportunity, is shining through this crisis.  Nebraska is on the brink of building high-speed internet connections for millions of rural Nebraskans. 

Nebraska Lawyers Foundation Supports Legal Community, But Now NFL Needs Your Support

Published by Scott Stewart on Mon, 08/03/2020 - 12:00am

The Nebraska Lawyers Foundation supports several programs that expand access to the justice system and work to strengthen the Nebraska legal profession.

One program is the Volunteer Lawyers Project (VLP). By connecting Nebraska lawyers with pro bono opportunities, VLP serves more than 7,000 low-income Nebraskans each year.

Recalling the Founders’ Views of a Free Press

Published by Scott Stewart on Fri, 07/10/2020 - 12:00am

America’s Founders regarded a free press as so vital to the new nation that they took care to include that right in the First Amendment to the Constitution.

Attorneys General’s Letter on ‘Defund the Police’ Movement

Published by Scott Stewart on Tue, 06/30/2020 - 4:09am

The following open letter was sent by 11 Republican state attorneys general – including Nebraska’s Doug Peterson – on June 24 to President Donald Trump, Attorney General William Barr, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer.

 

Nebraska Courts Seek ‘Equality Before the Law’

Published by Scott Stewart on Wed, 06/24/2020 - 12:00am

Recent events here in Nebraska and across the nation have rightly focused attention on persons of color and other historically disadvantaged persons seeking equal access to justice. No institution in this state plays a more pivotal role in providing equal access to justice than Nebraska’s courts.

Assessors Should Be Using Different Data When Setting Grassland Valuations

Published by Scott Stewart on Tue, 06/23/2020 - 12:00am

This is the time of year when farmers and ranchers are receiving the valuations on their parcels of agricultural and horticultural lands.

Through COVID-19 Crisis, Nebraska’s State Courts Have Offered Essential Services

Published by Scott Stewart on Tue, 06/09/2020 - 12:00am

It is important that we as Nebraskans take a moment to recognize that our collective need for access to the courts has continued despite the coronavirus and the closing of so many businesses and activities.

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