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It’s The Electability and Inevitability, Stupid

Originally published March 8, 2012, By Shellinda. Updated July 21, 2015. 3 Comments

It’s The Electability and Inevitability, Stupid

We don’t know about anyone else, but we’re a little tired of having our intelligence insulted. We started writing this article on Monday, well before the votes were in from “Super Tuesday”. When family matters interrupted our task, we hoped we’d be proven wrong and just have to scratch this article. But, alas, as the […]

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Counter-Rally Message: Taxpayers Not Represented at Collective Bargaining Table

Originally published March 1, 2011, By Shellinda. Updated July 6, 2011. Leave a Comment

Counter-Rally Message: Taxpayers Not Represented at Collective Bargaining Table

This article is a report on our efforts at the Capitol Saturday and includes links to each of the media reports about it. Shelli: I consider Saturday’s counter-rally a success. I say “counter-rally” because the effort was not conducted like a counter-protest. That was done purposefully out of concerns for safety and in the interest […]

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Extremism IS Dangerous: Politicization of Tragedy & Over-Reaction

Originally published January 12, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated January 12, 2011. 5 Comments

Extremism IS Dangerous: Politicization of Tragedy & Over-Reaction

Definitions from Webster’s Dictionary: Extremism: The quality or state of being extreme advocacy of extreme measures or views Related: Extreme: a: existing in a very high degree b: going to great or exaggerated lengths c. exceeding the ordinary, usual or expected Barry Goldwater said the following in his speech accepting the Republican Party’s nomination for […]

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Nordquist Says Health Care Survey Responses Positive – Why?

Originally published October 27, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated September 15, 2014. Leave a Comment

Nordquist Says Health Care Survey Responses Positive – Why?

This is an update regarding the request for action summarized in our article: “YOU Can Do Something About That Health Care Law”. One of GiN’s members, Don, heard a news report on KLIN during the noon hour.  Senator Nordquist reported that, of the approximately 500 responses to date, most have been positive. As we have […]

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Nebraska: We Have Our Very Own Community Organizer

Originally published October 13, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated October 13, 2010. 5 Comments

This one’s going to take several rounds of darts… Omahan Jeremy Nordquist just keeps coming to our attention because Nebraska’s two largest newspapers seem to have him on speed dial. If there’s a need to get a quote from someone on the opposite side of an issue from a Republican, or there’s a big spending […]

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