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Jane Kleeb: Just a Talking Head or an Alinsky Wanna Be?

Originally published October 16, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. 5 Comments

Jane Kleeb: Just a Talking Head or an Alinsky Wanna Be?

Think I was rude in my recent article? Too hard on poor Jane Kleeb? Over-emphasizing her leftist tendencies because of the pipeline issue? Unfortunately, there’s more. Problems in politics and public policy seem to be like cockroaches; for every one you see there are at least one hundred more in the wall. The TransCanada pipeline […]

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Environmental Religiousity: Dirty Dishes, Dim Bulbs and Eww! Ineffective Flushes

Originally published October 9, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated March 9, 2012. 3 Comments

Environmental Religiousity: Dirty Dishes, Dim Bulbs and Eww! Ineffective Flushes

This article has been sitting as a draft for months. It seems more than appropriate to roll it out at the moment as I think this whole subject underlines a very important point we’ve been trying to make recently, both in our articles and in some discussions about the TransCanada pipeline project… Don’t adopt the […]

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Your Mama’s SO Ugly, She’s — DISABLED???

Originally published August 29, 2011, By Linda. Updated March 9, 2012. 1 Comment

Your Mama’s SO Ugly, She’s — DISABLED???

  “THE YEAR WAS 2081, and everybody was finally equal. They weren’t only equal before God and the law. They were equal every which way. Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Nobody was better looking than anybody else. Nobody was stronger or quicker than anybody else. All this equality was due to the 211th, 212th, […]

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Battle For the Future: A Nation of Makers or Takers?

Originally published November 26, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated February 1, 2013. Leave a Comment

Battle For the Future: A Nation of Makers or Takers?

As the holiday weekend continues, if you’re looking for some substantive diversion from the usual pursuits, I have the following documentary to recommend. It seems a very appropriate moment to recommend it as we are nearing the end of one year and ready to begin a new one. Hosted by John Stossel and aired on […]

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Nebraska Appleseed Not Happy: Judge Refuses Injunction

Originally published September 19, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated September 19, 2010. 1 Comment

Nebraska Appleseed is a Lincoln-based entity that seems to be on the wrong side of just about every issue limited government types are concerned about. If it costs money, grows government, facilitates the welfare state, promotes a “green” agenda, and potentially raises taxes, odds are high…Nebraska Appleseed would be for it. GiN’s “Deserving of Darts” […]

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Politician Deafness & Other Natural Phenomenon

Originally published September 16, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated September 16, 2010. 2 Comments

Politician Deafness & Other Natural Phenomenon

Posted by Shelli Dawdy Why do federal elected officials seem to be impervious to the objections of their constituents, specifically when those objections are voiced in large numbers? That phenomenon was very well illustrated by the drama that reached a crescendo on October 3, 2008. Congress passed the bailout bill (TARP) despite call ratios into […]

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Ever Try To Pin Jello To The Wall?

Originally published August 20, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated September 16, 2014. Leave a Comment

Ever Try To Pin Jello To The Wall?

I’ve been scratching my head for a long time now about something. A lot of people say they are sick of politicians. But most politicians seem to think we want politically correct double speak. In asking questions about principles and positions on issues, its like trying to pin jello to the wall. Of course there […]

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In the News: Week of September 4-10, 2009

Originally published September 11, 2009, By mllewendy. Updated September 11, 2009. Leave a Comment

Across the Country HEALTH CARE: Doctor Shortage Will Worsen Health Bill Impact By Dick Morris and Eileen McGann; September 9, 2009 Why Organized Labor Supports Government Health Care By James Sherk; September 4, 2009 Obama Health-Care Speech Bingo By Jim Geraghty; September 8, 2009 100 Stories of Personal Struggles with the Health Care System You […]

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