Opinion

Big Cases Scheduled For Scotus Term

Published by jaymi@omahadail... on Thu, 10/10/2019 - 12:00am

The new term of the U.S. Supreme Court crept up on us Monday and started with a bang.

Bills Stalled by Senate, Not House

Published by admin on Fri, 10/04/2019 - 12:00am

If you’ve been drowning in a sea of impeachment chatter for a couple of weeks, you’re probably not too concerned about the plastic wading pool of what else the 116thCongress is doing with its time.

The President has repeatedly said that the House of Representatives is so busy investigating that it has done nothing, nada, zilch in the way of law making.

That is not true.

It has done a lot and you may not like the results but many of the bills the House has passed in 2019 have been buried in Mitch McConnell’s graveyard of legislation.

Democrats Failing to Learn Tough Lessons

Published by jaymi@omahadail... on Thu, 09/26/2019 - 12:00am

Do some Democrats actually take aim before shooting themselves in the collective foot?

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.

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