Local Voices

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.

What Children Need During These Troubling Times

Published by Scott Stewart on Tue, 05/05/2020 - 2:08pm

Howard Liu is making time to sit on the floor with his preschooler.

Dr. Liu, like most doctors, is terribly busy these days.

How Physics Tools, Methods Help Fight COVID-19

Published by Scott Stewart on Wed, 04/29/2020 - 5:04am

There is a lot we don’t know about the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, and the resultant disease, COVID-19. What we do know is that we are pulling our resources together to understand, fight and ultimately defeat it. Physics is at the forefront of this fight.

X-Ray Crystallography

We Need to Get Through This Time, Tighten Our Belts

Published by Scott Stewart on Mon, 04/27/2020 - 7:35am

Newspapers in the United States have traveled rough seas to the First Amendment freedoms we enjoy today. From the colonial Stamp Act through wartime censorship to today, when thousands of newspapers were slammed with the public health emergency known as COVID-19, people who work for newspapers have never had completely smooth sailing.

Increased Risk of Domestic Violence Requires Gun Safety

Published by Scott Stewart on Fri, 04/17/2020 - 12:00am

As citizens across the nation follow public health instructions to shelter in their homes to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease, victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse are facing increased risk to their own personal safety.

For many people, home may not be safe when there is a history of domestic violence or sexual abuse.

Nebraska Way on Full Display In Response to COVID-19

Published by Scott Stewart on Thu, 04/09/2020 - 5:00am

You can’t spell “pandemic” without “panic.”

But, despite the circumstances that brought the Nebraska Legislature back to Lincoln last week, the state’s 49 senators displayed no panic at the Capitol. Rather, they demonstrated admirable resolve without any of the partisan tensions in crafting an emergency response to the coronavirus.

Closed Schools Means Closed, But Teachers Teaching and Students Learning Will Not Stop

Published by Scott Stewart on Wed, 04/01/2020 - 12:00am

On March 17, the decision was made to temporarily close my school. When I shut the lid on my laptop and packed my bag to go home, a wave of emotions washed over me. It caught me off guard, to be honest. The tears flowed as I sat in my empty classroom and walked into the eerily quiet hallway. It was in that moment I realized that while I am passionate about teaching, I love my students and colleagues more.

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