Brett Lindstrom: 2nd Congressional District Alternative to Lee Terry
For an alternative to Lee Terry in Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District, check out Brett Lindstrom. more
Nebraska US Senate GOP Candidate: Pat Flynn
Schuyler Businessman Pat Flynn, Republican, is running for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Ben Nelson more
Profiling Jon Bruning: An Unorthodox Analysis
Jon Bruning Last summer, we published articles about three of the five GOP primary candidates running for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Ben Nelson. Those three articles were informational in nature, not analytical. (We hope to update these with some analysis in short order, time permitting): Senator Deb Fischer Hat in Widening GOP… more
Political Hacks Swarm NE: Invasion of the Bus People
I don’t know if everyone reading this is old enough to remember all the press about “the boat people” fleeing Vietnam in the ’70s. According to Wikipedia, references to the boat people “came into common use during the late 1970s with the mass departure of Vietnamese refugees from Communist-controlled Vietnam, following the Vietnam War.” Desperate… more
Lancaster & Douglas County Sample Ballots: NE Primary Election May 15, 2012
Nebraska’s 2012 Primary Election is Tuesday, May 15. The Polls are open 8:00AM – 8:00PM (listed here as central time). Last Tuesday, we published an official election calendar distributed by the Nebraska Secretary of State, along with Voter Registration for each Nebraska county as of April 6, 2012. Click HERE to view that article. The… more
2012 NE Primary Election Dates & Voter Registration Data
Nebraska’s Primary Election is May 15 In addition to the information provided below, readers may want to visit the Secretary of State’s page – HERE - which lists information for each County Clerk in the state (although no websites). If you’re not sure about your voter registration status click HERE to check. Here are all… more
It’s The Electability and Inevitability, Stupid
We don’t know about anyone else, but we’re a little tired of having our intelligence insulted. We started writing this article on Monday, well before the votes were in from “Super Tuesday”. When family matters interrupted our task, we hoped we’d be proven wrong and just have to scratch this article. But, alas, as the… more
NE Unicameral on TransCanada Pipeline: Torturing Words, Logic & State Sovereignty
“It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by men of their own choice if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood; if they be repealed or revised before they are promulgated, or undergo such incessant changes that… more
“Tea Party” People: See Anything Wrong With This Email?
A snapshot of an email received by GiN’s Norlyn and forwarded to me is included below for readers’ consideration. Norlyn’s included note… “Start here. Note the ‘From’, the speakers, and the ‘paid for by’. Does anyone else see a problem here? Anyone?” Linda and I have the same questions. What say YOU?
More on GOP Senate Candidates: Don Stenberg
This article is part of a continuing series about candidates for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Ben Nelson. Our first look at each candidate includes some general information and links to databases about campaign finances, voting records, and some news reports. Prior articles: Jon Bruning Announces Bid for Senate [...]