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Christmas Wishes From George Washington

Originally published December 25, 2014, By Linda. Updated July 25, 2016. 1 Comment

Christmas Wishes From George Washington

“May the Father of all Mercies scatter light, and not darkness, upon our paths, and make us all in our several vocations useful here, and in His own due time and way, everlastingly happy.” — George Washington Letter to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, 1790 And from us here at GiN, a song of the […]

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We Can Be Thankful for George Washington’s Example

Originally published November 27, 2014, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated September 11, 2015. Leave a Comment

We Can Be Thankful for George Washington’s Example

Whether you’re staying close to home or traveling far this Thanksgiving, hopefully you’ll have some time for family fun and a bit of relaxation. At a convenient point during our family’s festivities, I’m going to pass around a copy of George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1789. I would like my children, who are all now […]

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George Washington: First in War, First in Peace, First in the Hearts of His Countrymen

Originally published February 20, 2012, By Shellinda. Updated July 21, 2015. Leave a Comment

George Washington: First in War, First in Peace, First in the Hearts of His Countrymen

Editor’s Note: Americans have only relatively recently begun to refer to the third Monday in February as “Presidents’ Day”, including us. It turns out that the holiday has always been and is still officially designated Washington’s Birthday. Click HERE to read more on the subject. George Washington was actually born on February 22, 1732. While […]

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Questions: What Is Justice? Does It Exist?

Originally published December 4, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. Leave a Comment

Questions: What Is Justice? Does It Exist?

We here at GiN have been focused a lot on the City’s handling of the Occupy Lincoln issue, first and foremost because of the need for justice – the need for justice for all. Since it’s Sunday, a day of rest and reflection seems appropriate. In considering what I might share here, I wondered what […]

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Terribly Troubling Truths About TransCanada Pipeline – Nebraska: We Have A Problem

Originally published September 30, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated September 30, 2011. 12 Comments

Terribly Troubling Truths About TransCanada Pipeline – Nebraska: We Have A Problem

On Tuesday we wrote an article about the TransCanada pipeline issue that has been getting a lot of reads and generated a number of e-mails and phone calls. We even drew the attention of one of the people mentioned, Bold Nebraska’s Jane Kleeb, who stated that she wants to sit down and have coffee. Tuesday’s […]

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What It’s All About: The Constitution – Celebrate & Reflect Today & Always

Originally published September 17, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated September 20, 2011. Leave a Comment

What It’s All About: The Constitution – Celebrate & Reflect Today & Always

For the past couple of weeks here at GiN,

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Thanksgiving Day: Presidential Proclamations Past

Originally published November 25, 2010, By Shellinda. Updated January 23, 2011. Leave a Comment

Thanksgiving Day: Presidential Proclamations Past

Grassroots in Nebraska wishes you and yours a blessed and meaningful Thanksgiving holiday. As we all reflect upon the meaning of Thanksgiving, we thought we’d share the first Thanksgiving Proclamations. First Thanksgiving proclamation, 1777 FOR AS MUCH as it is the indispensable Duty of all Men to adore the superintending Providence of Almighty God; to […]

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Stopping The Big Government Trend: Have We Earned It?

Originally published October 31, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated October 31, 2010. Leave a Comment

Stopping The Big Government Trend: Have We Earned It?

Those of us who believe our state and our country are going very much in the wrong direction should expect it will require much from all of us. Are we all doing all that we can do? George Washington’s favorite play was Cato, the story of a Roman who struggled, along with others to preserve […]

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A Republic If You Can Keep It

Originally published July 15, 2010, By Linda. Updated September 21, 2014. 2 Comments

A Republic If You Can Keep It

The story goes that Benjamin Franklin was approached by a woman as he left the Constitutional Convention 1 Recorded by Constitution signer James McHenry in his diary which was reprinted in 1906. Reference.. She asked: “What have you given us?” Franklin is said to have replied: “A republic, if you can keep it.” This exchange […]

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GiN Series Refuting the Flawed July 4th Article on the Founders

Originally published July 13, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 13, 2010. Leave a Comment

GiN Series Refuting the Flawed July 4th Article on the Founders

We’ve recently posted a series inspired by a Lincoln Journal Star on July 4 entitled “Whose side are the Founding Fathers on?” Part One: “The Founding? Move Along Folks, Nothing to See There. Onward Progress!” Part one points out that the author of the LJS article attempts to appear unbiased, yet he adopts a very […]

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