Update: DADT passes final vote in the Senate with help of Senator Nelson. The bill is headed to President Obama for signature into law. Senator Johanns voted no.  Rep. Terry, Smith and Fortenberry also voted against the repeal of DADT. Action: Send Senator Nelson “thank you” notes on Twitter or Facebook.  Send “shame on you” […]

Sometimes we have to do a lot of digging to hunt down a juicy story.  Sometimes, the material practically writes itself.  This situation is definitely the latter.  It also gives us a chance to start using our vintage nickname for Jon Bruning — “Wrong Way Jon.” So what did “Wrong Way Jon” do to cause […]

For 97 years now, farmers and ranchers from across the state have gathered to craft policy at the Nebraska Farmers Union State Convention.  The purpose of this event is to give State Office representatives, such as myself, a set of guidelines to be carried out on behalf of family farmers and ranchers across Nebraska.  It […]

Finals week is over!  Raise your hand if you survived.  Scratch that, you’re probably too tired to raise your hand so just take a nap.  Enjoy your Winter Break, students and non-students alike!  With the crazy election year we all had and the mayhem up ahead, it’s well deserved.  Here’s your Roundup: Nelson Helps Out: […]

Governor Heineman needs a lesson in strong leadership. Recently, at the Farmers Union Convention in Grand Island, the Governor spoke to farmers and then opened the room up to questions from the audience.  I was at the meeting to visit with farmers and to listen to the panel about the pipeline.  So, when Heineman asked […]

In his younger days, before he was Nebraska’s Attorney General, Jon Bruning was nicknamed “Wrong Way Jon” after a disastrous move in a basketball game.  It is a moniker that’s grown to apply to more than Bruning’s skills on the court.  It also reflects a drastic change in his political beliefs from his college years. […]

I recently signed a petition to Senator Johanns encouraging him to support the Paycheck Fairness Act.  The PFA aims to reduce the wage gap between men and women, and as a young woman I feel very passionately about this issue.  If you earn 77-cents for every dollar a certain group of your peers make, you probably […]

December is one hectic month.  Yesterday was the last day of Hannukah, Christmas is 15 days away and Kwanzaa starts Dec. 26.  We know most college students in Nebraska are pulling their hair out preparing to take finals next week.  Take a break from the holiday and school stressors to watch “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” […]

As our frequent readers know, on most Wednesdays we like to call out politicians or activists who are not being Bold.  Well we’re not calling out any wimps this Wednesday.  Instead, we’re going to start acknowledging political movers and shakers in our state who are exemplify Bold leadership. It’s caused us to create a new […]

The Nebraska State Legislature will convene on Jan. 5 to start a new legislative session.  While a lot of legislation that goes through the body can seem unexciting or inconsequential, there’ll be plenty of big issues to address this year.  We expect the capitol to be anything but dull in 2011. Here are the issues […]