Published by jason@omahadail... on Mon, 10/16/2023 - 4:00am
I went to the kickoff announcement of the Dan Osborn for Senate campaign. The event was well attended for something like that, but it wasn’t overflowing. Then again, unless you have a powerful political party with a lot of money behind you, events like these are rarely overflowing.
I’ve been to a lot of these things over the years, but this one was a little different.
You see Dan Osborn is an independent running to replace incumbent Senator Deb Fisher. As Aaron Sanderford with the Nebraska Examiner put it, he is neither helped nor hindered by a political party.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 10/13/2023 - 1:00am
The North Platte Telegraph hereby nominates the Honorable Mike Flood of Norfolk, representative of Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District and former three-term speaker of the Nebraska Legislature, as the next speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
(Stay with us, dear reader, please. There’s a larger point here.)
Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 10/11/2023 - 1:00am
The self-declared republic of Nagorno-Karabakh will cease to exist on New Year’s Day 2024, its ethnic Armenian officials announced on Thursday. The former autonomous region broke away from Azerbaijan after the collapse of the Soviet Union, but was not recognised even by Armenia, which backed it. All its institutions will now be dissolved.
Published by jason@omahadail... on Tue, 10/10/2023 - 4:00am
The Nebraska Judicial Branch is commemorating the Legislature’s passage of Neb. Rev. Stat. §25-2401 - Interpreters; public policy. This milestone not only acknowledges our commitment to a fair and impartial legal system, but also highlights the need for continued progress and improvement to ensure deaf, hard of hearing, and limited English proficient (LEP) court users have access to our courts and probation services.
Published by jason@omahadail... on Mon, 10/09/2023 - 4:00am
In the last election Nebraska voters decided the state needed Voter I.D. — even though there was never ever any evidence of any substantial voter fraud. The Cornhusker voters decided that Voter ID was just what we needed. I say we don’t need voter I.D. What we need is Voter I.Q.
Published by jason@omahadail... on Fri, 10/06/2023 - 4:00am
In an era where the United States faces a multitude of challenges, the rise of domestic terrorism and violent extremism stands as one of the most pressing concerns. The FBI’s startling revelation that it had 9,049 open domestic terrorism cases in fiscal 2021, marking a 357% increase since fiscal 2013, should serve as a resounding alarm bell for all Americans.
Published by jason@omahadail... on Tue, 10/03/2023 - 1:00am
Massive and reckless spending to fund big government programs has given us a national debt of over $33 trillion. That’s over $251,000 per household. This debt has real consequences. High debt leads to higher consumer costs and interest rates. It slows economic growth. It stifles opportunities for American families. With stubbornly high inflation, families across the country are tightening their belts to stretch their budgets. This includes families on fixed incomes.