Our December 10 article about democracy, “income inequality”, and political influences was, in part, motivated by a number of comments by Occupy Lincoln (OL) members on our site. We decided to address those comments in articles, because we believed they’d raised some issues worth writing about. Since we had already planned to point out problems… more
Earlier this week, Julie Schmit-Albin, Linda and myself spoke with reporter Kay Kemmet from the Omaha World-Herald about the City’s handling of different groups and their use of public spaces, and specifically, of course, their handling of the Occupy Lincoln group. Her story was published on Friday; click the image to read it in full.… more
Following the issuance of a press release, Linda and I, as representatives of GiN, were invited on Coby Mach’s Drive Time Lincoln radio show. That press release and our discussion echoed and expanded upon the concerns of Nebraska Right to Life about City of Lincoln officials’ treatment of the Occupy Lincoln group as compared to… more
I hope all of our visitors had a blessed and peaceful Thanksgiving holiday. I took an extended (and unannounced) holiday break myself and very much enjoyed time with family. I even enjoyed chasing dust bunnies and scrubbing word work in preparation for our usual Thanksgiving visitors. My computer was off and if a TV was…
We have a Shanty Town on Lincoln’s Centennial Mall with an increasing number of tents. “Residents” of this new community have every intention of staying indefinitely. Just how is that possible? Whatever disagreements I have with the Occupy Lincoln group, I do agree, of course; they have a fundamental right to speak their minds. Because… more
Rep. Miller is quite put out with the quantity of "litter" being strewn about the state and he is pretty sure who is responsible for it. Continue reading →