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Obama Versus Someone Who Actually Knows What He’s Talking About

Originally published January 23, 2013, By Linda. Updated July 21, 2015. Leave a Comment

Obama Versus Someone Who Actually Knows What He’s Talking About

I’ve been studying economics this school year along with my two teenaged sons in our homeschool.  We listened to a lecture the other day during which Nobel Laureate economist Robert E. Lucas, Jr., was quoted.  After hearing our president’s remarks on the occasion of his second inauguration, I felt compelled to go back and listen […]

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Join Us Friday Night On Radio For A Sovereignty Special!

Originally published November 3, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated January 23, 2011. Leave a Comment

Join Us Friday Night On Radio For A Sovereignty Special!

by Shelli Dawdy 6:00pm – 8:00pm CST This Friday evening, I will be filling in as host of the Axxiom for Liberty radio show on Rule of Law Radio Network for Kaye Beach. Sitting in as my co-host for the evening will be my dear friend Sandra Crosnoe of R3publicans. We will be discussing the […]

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Nebraska Deem & Pass? LB 1110 Proved Shenanigans Not Limited To Federal Government

Originally published September 23, 2010, By Shellinda. Updated April 9, 2012. 3 Comments

Nebraska Deem & Pass? LB 1110 Proved Shenanigans Not Limited To Federal Government

As a couple of Americans who have spent too much time focused on Washington, D.C. and not enough within our state (but making an effort to change this), we wonder whether the maneuvers regarding a certain piece of legislation introduced last session is common practice in the Nebraska Unicameral. We suspect it may well be. […]

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As Election Nears – This One Deserves a Rewind

Originally published September 21, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated September 21, 2010. Leave a Comment

As Election Nears – This One Deserves a Rewind

It’s time for some campaignin’…entertaining to be sure, but I think it’s worth a look beyond the entertainment value. This video is funny because it contains truth. The trouble is, the truth in political jokes are on us…the voters. How DID we end up with those two candidates? It’s more than a little freaky that […]

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Middle Ground Not For Us: Time To Be Brave

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

Middle Ground Not For Us: Time To Be Brave

We’ve not spoken much about faith on this site, but the more we look at solutions to the many problems we’re confronting, we discover we can’t do this alone. In order to do many of the things that we’ve already done, it’s required additional strength. There is a bit of momentum of late – we […]

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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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GiN on KLKN TV: Tea Party Movement Impact In Nebraska

Originally published September 18, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated January 24, 2011. Leave a Comment

GiN on KLKN TV: Tea Party Movement Impact In Nebraska

By Shelli Dawdy Lincoln’s KLKN TV contacted me Friday, requesting an interview regarding recent developments in the primary elections. The reporter, Stephanie Costanzo, informed KLKN had done a story everyday this week on the tea party’s impact and they were looking for the local perspective. Did the successes in other places in the country provide […]

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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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Charity Without Government: Clinic With A Heart

Originally published September 14, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated September 14, 2010. Leave a Comment

A GiN Toast goes to the Clinic With A Heart featured in the September 7 edition of the Lincoln Journal Star. The seven year old project shows how private citizens, churches, and businesses working together can provide for the needy within their community – without government support. We applaud the very hard work over the […]

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Step Away From The Hammer Mr. President

Originally published September 12, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated September 12, 2010. Leave a Comment

Step Away From The Hammer Mr. President

Thanks to the folks at 912 Omaha for sharing these two gems with everyone, thought we’d pass along: The songwriter’s website is here.

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