I love words. I have made my living with words, both spoken and written. Words are a powerful thing. Words have meanings and they can be used to build or destroy. But there is one word I’m tired of hearing. In part because it’s really being overused, and in part because I’m not sure that I know, or for that matter, the people who use the word know for sure just what it means. The word is….

Woke.

Now I’m not a lawyer. But I’m not an idiot either. I can read the ruling that District Court Judge Susan Strong wrote when she threw out the case against the medical marijuana petitioners and know that the opponents of medical marijuana should quietly go away and acknowledge that the people and the courts have spoken.

I wonder if their egos and political careers will let them just ride quietly into the sunset.

Before I begin let me state for the record that, in theory, I am a fan of the streetcar. 

The, “in theory” part is very important because, in theory, I can see how it will benefit Omaha’s urban core.  In theory, I can see how it’s a starter track that eventually will run to the airport, the zoo, and maybe even to Elkhorn and over the river to Council Bluffs.