by Shelli Dawdy The City of Lincoln has had some serious budget problems for many years running, and there seems no end in sight to the trend of living beyond our means, especially considering the May 11 vote to approve the building of the new arena. There have been a number articles on the topic [...]
Those of us who believe our state and our country are going very much in the wrong direction should expect it will require much from all of us. Are we all doing all that we can do? George Washington’s favorite play was Cato, the story of a Roman who struggled, along with others to preserve [...]
For those interested in taking an advance look at the ballot prior to Tuesday, we’ve located the sample ballot provided by the Lancaster County Election Commission. Note that the sample includes all of the offices in the county, so it is more extensive than the ballot any voter will see in any given precinct. As [...]
Former Candidate for State Treasurer and sitting District 29 Senator Tony Fulton recently wrote an editorial about one of the proposed amendments to the Constitution of Nebraska that is on ballots statewide. (Information on the other amendment can be found HERE.) Against Amendment 2 by Tony Fulton Nebraskans should not abolish the office of State [...]
For readers’ convenience, we have prepared a printable PDF version of the election information we’ve put out. Feel free to download, print, and share. Just click anywhere on either snapshot below to download and view. If you’d rather view the full-sized PDF before downloading and printing, click HERE. I have set the link to open [...]
Several candidates we mentioned previously have been interviewed on KLIN’s Jack and John In The Morning Show and Drive Time Lincoln with Coby Mach. Click the candidate’s name to listen to the interview. We recommend keeping an eye on KLIN’s front page as there seem to be new interviews added daily. Brent Smoyer for Lancaster [...]
By Shelli Dawdy There are two proposed amendments to the State Constitution on the ballot next Tuesday. To read about Amendment 1, click HERE. Amendment 2 is a proposal put forward by Nebraska’s legislature to eliminate the State Treasurer’s office. We are intuitively opposed to the elimination of a core constitutional office. Someone needs to [...]
This is an update regarding the request for action summarized in our article: “YOU Can Do Something About That Health Care Law”. One of GiN’s members, Don, heard a news report on KLIN during the noon hour. Senator Nordquist reported that, of the approximately 500 responses to date, most have been positive. As we have [...]
By Shelli Dawdy UPDATE: This article is generating a lot of interest and of course that is a very good thing. I am concerned, however, that people from other states may be disappointed when they discover the fact this is a particular call to Nebraskans to act. For those who ARE from outside NE, I [...]
By Shelli Dawdy PENDING ACTION PLANNED: We request that GiN site visitors share this article with other Nebraskans who are opposed to the imposition of the health care law in our state. We are requesting all Nebraskans who believe the health care law is unconstitutional, a disaster for the economy, a threat to the overall [...]