Jon Bruning Last summer, we published articles about three of the five GOP primary candidates running for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Ben Nelson. Those three articles were informational in nature, not analytical. (We hope to update these with some analysis in short order, time permitting): Senator Deb Fischer Hat in Widening GOP […]
Reasons U.S. in Trouble: There Are Signs Everywhere (Literally)
Updated October 13, 2012 Note: Even if you don’t live in Nebraska, you are likely to find this article of interest. In fact, we would ask you to read it and see if you notice similar phenomena in your area. If so, we encourage you to leave comment (see bottom). A few weeks ago, Linda […]
SMART Meters: A Dumb Idea LES is Considering for Lincoln
NOTE: Although this article does specifically provide information for Lincolnites, the issue is relevant to anyone who uses electricity. If you live elsewhere, especially if you are in Nebraska, and have information about SMART grid / meter implementation in your local area, please send us some information, by leaving a comment directly at the bottom […]
City of Lincoln: Mayoral and Council Elections Sample Ballot and Information
There is an election today, Tuesday, May 3, for a number of offices within Lincoln government including Mayor, several city council seats, Airport Authority, and Board of Education. For those looking for some additional information about the election, I’ve put together some links here that may be helpful. The Lancaster County Election Commissioner’s website includes […]
Applying Alternative Energy Innovations to Spending By Politicians
There may be a way to curb and cut the spending by elected officials; make them work for it. James Taranto’s column[1. We’ve found James Taranto’s Wall Street Journal column, Taranto’s take on recent news and event, an informative and entertaining read, and do recommend it to others. ] in Wall Street Journal Friday included […]
Federal and State Sovereignty Threat You May Not Know About
A simple search on Google for the term “sustainable development” with the “images” tab selected yields a veritable treasure trove of images, many of which are similar to the one above. Of course the term “sustainable development” sounds so good – who doesn’t want development that is sustainable? BUT, I don’t know about anyone else, […]
Why Did Attorney General Jon Bruning’s Office Give $50k To Cleaner Greener Lincoln?
In a very bizarre twist to end this week, I discovered that two seemingly unrelated areas of concern and interest have converged. Immediately following the election, there were two announcements regarding Nebraska’s Senate seat currently held by Ben Nelson, whose term expires in 2012. Governor Heineman announced that he will not be running for the […]
Time To Take the Bite Out of Beutler Before He Implements Cap & Trade in Lincoln
By Shelli Dawdy Just when I thought I could not possibly ever be surprised at what might come out of my television, I was reminded that my brain is simply not wired to conceive of the endless number of nonsensical ideas politicians will attempt to implement while we’re all looking the other way. I really […]
Deserving of Darts: Lincoln City Council & Mayor
New GiN Feature…Deserving of Darts Recently the GiN “Whine List” focused on a group of 50 Lincolnites who showed up at a City Council meeting in green shirts to protest the proposed elimination of the City Forester position. For many years running, the City of Lincoln has been running budget deficits. Unfortunately, too many city […]
