Opinion

Federal Grant Money Isn’t Free Money

Published by jaymi@omahadail... on Thu, 09/19/2019 - 12:00am

Members of Congress and Senators love to brag to constituents that their hard work has landed a grant for some desired local project.

Biden Could Become Next Muskie

Published by admin on Thu, 09/12/2019 - 12:00am

Journalist Matthew Rosza of Salon wrote an intriguing piece last week asking whether Joe Biden might become the Ed Muskie of 2020.

Internships Are an Invitation Home

Published by admin on Tue, 09/10/2019 - 12:00am

On July 2, 2019, I started a new journal entry:

“Today was the first day I realized I want to return. I attended a Nebraska City Community Foundation Fund meeting and, as I heard them discuss their ideas for the community, I realized this was something I don’t want to leave behind. I want to be part of helping increase community vitality. I found myself trying to figure out how I could make my future career work while living in this small Nebraska town... This place has something special and I can’t just leave it yet.”

Leonard Pens Must-Read Book on Koch

Published by admin on Thu, 09/05/2019 - 12:00am

A clever observer of modern life once said, “If you want to boycott Koch Industries, you can’t.”

Fershee Has Promising Future at Creighton

Published by admin on Thu, 08/29/2019 - 12:00am

The Creighton Law School class of 2022 is up and running and the whole endeavor is being led by a new dean.

To Sound Out Real Change, Get Uncomfortable

Published by admin on Fri, 08/23/2019 - 12:00am

Her name was Liza. She was 8 years old and a second grader at Burton Elementary on the south side of Grand Rapids. We met on Thursdays at 1 in an unused classroom that smelled, as schools often do, of rubber erasers and citrus floor polish. I was in college, her reading tutor, and coaching her through vowel teams and diphthongs.

Buescher Following in Big Footsteps

Published by admin on Thu, 08/22/2019 - 12:00am

When Brian Beuscher was confirmed as Nebraska’s newest U.S. District Court judge, he joined a company of individuals of great integrity and independence going back 151 years.

Fake News: Much Ado About Nothing and a Problem for Democracy

Published by admin on Wed, 08/21/2019 - 12:00am

Careful what you believe! It could be fake news. And it could be threatening our democracy.

Substance Should Trump Style in Airport Remodel

Published by admin on Thu, 08/15/2019 - 12:00am

Dear Omaha Airport Authority: Congratulations on your new garage and car rental facility!

Navigating Nebraska’s Future: Grit, Tenacity and Imagination

Published by admin on Tue, 08/13/2019 - 12:00am

Last December, the New York Times wrote rural America’s obituary. Citing three decades of population growth in tech hubs like Boston and Silicon Valley, the message was clear: As middle America dies, the coasts’ high-skilled, high-wage workers will feed off their own success while the rest of us dwindle into nothingness.  

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