47% of Nebraska Births Paid for By the State: Is that Good?

Several articles we’ve published recently reported on a meeting of Nebraska Senators representing districts in Lancaster that occurred on November 17 in Lincoln. One of those articles, NE Senators Meeting 11/17 Part 2: Voices Not Often Heard, focused on remarks Linda and I made addressing core questions regarding the true purpose of government and whether or not the $900 million+ – $1.4 billion budget shortfall is being taken seriously enough. Linda focused in particular on the serious problems with Nebraska’s Medicaid system. Following the meeting, Linda sent a letter to the Senators who attended to reinforce several of the points she’d made, which we are sharing, below. Linda did some additional research following writing her letter, which lays out even more problems coming with Medicaid, which you can read about HERE.

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A GiN Toast to OK Sen. Inhofe: Christmas is About Christ

We propose a toast to Oklahoma’s U.S. Senator James Inhofe for taking the right stand on participating in an annual Tulsa parade. Inhofe has refused to participate for the past two seasons in what is now called “Tulsa’s Parade of Lights” because, he noted, “I did not do so last year, because I’m not going […]

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Ever-Expanding Welfare: He May Be My Brother, But He’s Getting Heavy

“Rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief” From the poem “Rich Man, Poor Man” by Josephine Preston Peabody The phrase “rich man, poor man” iconic for many, likely evokes two images: the typical predatory “fat cat” and the threadbare street urchin. Do those traditional images apply today? A recent article, “Soaking the Rich: Why Warren […]

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Feeling Surprised & Betrayed By GOP Senate Votes On Food Safety Bill?

By Shelli Dawdy I wish I could say that I find the results of Tuesday’s Senate vote on S-510 a surprise, but I don’t. People have expressed shock that so many Republican Senators voted in favor of granting a lot more power to the FDA, spending $1.4 billion we cannot afford, and likely hurting smaller-sized […]

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BitTorrent-based DNS to thwart US domain seizures

To combat US government seizure of domain names without warning or judicial review, a group of concerned internet users is launching a new project, called Dot-P2P, that will circumvent traditional DNS routing methods.
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Federal and State Sovereignty Threat You May Not Know About

A simple search on Google for the term “sustainable development” with the “images” tab selected yields a veritable treasure trove of images, many of which are similar to the one above.  Of course the term “sustainable development” sounds so good – who doesn’t want development that is sustainable? BUT, I don’t know about anyone else, […]

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