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Ignorance is Bliss? No. Ignorance is Ignorance.

Originally published July 9, 2010, By Linda. Updated February 27, 2018. 1 Comment

Ignorance is Bliss?  No.  Ignorance is Ignorance.

“More than 200 years later, we’re still trying to nail down who exactly these men were and what exactly they believed.” Upon reading this line from Micah Mertes’ article “Whose Side are the Founders On?” in the July 4th edition of the Lincoln Journal Star, I wanted to ask a few questions of my own.  […]

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Whose Side ARE the Founders On? Easy.

Originally published July 9, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated January 24, 2011. Leave a Comment

Whose Side ARE the Founders On? Easy.

By Shelli Dawdy This is the third and final in a series examining an article in the Lincoln Journal Star on July 4 entitled “Whose side are the Founding Fathers on?” Just click one of the titles to read the first part: “The Founding? Move Along Folks, Nothing to See There. Onward Progress!” or second […]

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Efforts to Muddle History of the Founding Don’t Change Its Facts

Originally published July 8, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated January 26, 2011. Leave a Comment

Efforts to Muddle History of the Founding Don’t Change Its Facts

By Shelli Dawdy This is the second of  a three part piece examining an article in the Lincoln Journal Star on July 4 entitled “Whose side are the Founding Fathers on?” Just click the title to read the first part: “The Founding? Move Along Folks, Nothing to See There. Onward Progress!“ There is a related […]

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The Founding? Move Along Folks NOTHING To See There. Onward Progress!

Originally published July 4, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated January 26, 2011. 2 Comments

The Founding? Move Along Folks NOTHING To See There. Onward Progress!

By Shelli Dawdy This is part one of a two part piece. The Lincoln Journal Star featured a piece in their Independence Day edition entitled “Whose Side Are the Founding Fathers On?” The piece was written with a bottom-line message: there’s no clear answer. It’ll be a topic of perpetual debate. According to the article, […]

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ACTION ALERT: State Budget Meeting at Capitol Tuesday June 29

Originally published June 28, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated March 9, 2012. Leave a Comment

ACTION ALERT: State Budget Meeting at Capitol Tuesday June 29

Requesting Action From Nebraskans Concerned about State Spending and Taxes Tuesday, June 29 Legislative Budget Meeting 9am State Capitol, Room 1113 1445 K St., Lincoln There will be a legislative committee meeting led by Speaker Mike Flood regarding the projected state budget shortfall Tuesday, June 29. We are asking all who are concerned about the […]

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