Read today’s news from around the state and country. Each day in the Roundup we cover politics, always with a side of bold humor. We think politics should be fun, informative and encourage us all to take action. Friday, December 28th:  Hoping for Action on Climate Change in 2013: Climate change was the big issue […]

The Grinch and Cindy Lou Who visited Gov. Heineman asking him to not “Be a Mean One” and to deny any route that crosses the Ogallala Aquifer. They gave him presents with the following requests: 1)    Pair of Flip Flops: Don’t flip flop on protecting the Aquifer, deny the proposed route. 2)    Homestead Pictures: Honor our families legacies who gave […]

With less than two weeks left in the year, we want to make sure our local and national politicians know that Nebraskans will not let the toxic TransCanada pipeline cross our land and water. And we’re sending the message in classic Bold-style. We’re bringing a couple of special friends to tell Governor Heineman, “Don’t be […]

President Obama got an invite from 18 US Senators, including Senator Johanns (R-NE), asking him for a meeting to approve the Keystone XL export pipeline. A bunch of us got together and thought if they are asking for a meeting we should too! Folks do lots of meetings in DC, so we also thought we […]

The Grinch and Cindy Lou Who will visit Gov. Heineman’s mansion on Dec. 24th (1425 H Street, Lincoln) at noon to ask the Governor the following: 1) Don’t flip flop on protecting the Aquifer, deny the proposed route. 2) Honor our families legacies who gave their sweat and determination to homestead the land that is […]

Read today’s news from around the state and country. Each day in the Roundup we cover politics, always with a side of bold humor. We think politics should be fun, informative and encourage us all to take action. Saturday, December 22nd Renewables Weathering the 2012 GOP Beating: Despite the attacks on green energy by some […]

Last week I went on Huffington Post Live with landowners Julia and Gabe as well as General Anderson for a “boots vs suits” discussion. The host Alicia Menendez asked great questions which spurred the General to explain “Americans should be outraged” by the misinformation TransCanada states in their ads and to landowners. We agree. You […]

Read today’s news from around the state and country. Each day in the Roundup we cover politics, always with a side of bold humor. We think politics should be fun, informative and encourage us all to take action. Friday, December 14th:  Our hearts are saddened by today’s tragedy. There really are very few words that […]

Bold is part of a family called Progress Now that shares resources and ideas on how we can move our states forward on big issues. Today they sent out a resource for parents and educators as communities struggle to explain and make sense of the tragedy in Newtown, CT. The National Education Association (NEA) wrote […]

The hair, the smile, the staff and the votes. We love Senator Nelson and we will miss having a voice for moderate Nebraskans representing our state. In politics and as a progressive I get asked a lot why I support and deeply respect Senator Nelson. During the health reform debate I wrote about why I […]