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So We Had A Resolution, Huh? Hmm. How IS That State Sovereignty Thing Workin’ Out For Us?

Originally published November 8, 2011, By Shellinda. Updated July 21, 2015. 2 Comments

So We Had A Resolution, Huh? Hmm. How IS That State Sovereignty Thing Workin’ Out For Us?

Last updated, September 2014 Nebraska was one of only fourteen states to see the successful passage of a State Sovereignty Resolution in the two year period 2009 – 2010, while well over thirty states had resolutions. In other words,

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Is President Obama Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?

Originally published November 5, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. 14 Comments

Is President Obama Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?

I’ve received some feedback on the most recent article published here “TransCanada Trojan Horse: Keystone XL Pipeline Will Increase Gas Prices“. That feedback confirms my earlier concerns about the use of environmentalist rhetoric in the pipeline project debate. That feedback also confirms that anyone else interested in running for Miss Popularity in the state need […]

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TransCanada Trojan Horse: Keystone XL Pipeline Will Increase Gas Prices

Originally published November 2, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated April 27, 2017. 13 Comments

TransCanada Trojan Horse: Keystone XL Pipeline Will Increase Gas Prices

As we’ve noted repeatedly in our articles on the subject, our primary interest in the Keystone XL pipeline project was the conduct of Nebraska’s elected officials at both the state and federal levels, and serious concerns about property rights. We did not have an overall position on the project and we did not recommend any […]

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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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Transcending The Typical TransCanada Talking Points

Originally published September 27, 2011, By Shellinda. Updated September 16, 2014. 6 Comments

Transcending The Typical TransCanada Talking Points

Is Nebraska’s debate over the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline project focused on the most substantive issues? Opponents cite the environment, proponents, job creation and “energy security”. Here at GiN, we think the most important issues have been overlooked. Read full articleTranscending The Typical TransCanada Talking Points

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