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Following the Jon Bruning Money Trail

Originally published May 11, 2012, By Shellinda. Updated July 21, 2015. 1 Comment

Following the Jon Bruning Money Trail

As noted in the title, this article is about the subject of money, including campaign fundraising and expenditures and income / wealth earned by Bruning during his years in public office. Earlier today, we published an article, pictured at right, which covered a broad range of topics about Nebraska’s current Attorney  General; some, we think, […]

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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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(2010 Election) Lancaster County Sample Ballot Available Here for Viewing & Downloading

Originally published October 30, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated October 17, 2014. Leave a Comment

(2010 Election) Lancaster County Sample Ballot Available Here for Viewing & Downloading

Updated October 23, 2012: If you’re looking for a SAMPLE BALLOT for the Lancaster County, NE, GENERAL Election – November 6, 2012, click HERE LOOKING FOR A MAY 1, 2012, PRIMARY SAMPLE BALLOT? CLICK *HERE* For those interested in taking an advance look at the ballot prior to Tuesday, we’ve located the sample ballot provided […]

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GiN Election Information: Now Available Here In Printable Form

Originally published October 29, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated October 29, 2010. Leave a Comment

GiN Election Information: Now Available Here In Printable Form

For readers’ convenience, we have prepared a printable PDF version of the election information we’ve put out. Feel free to download, print, and share. Just click anywhere on either snapshot below to download and view. If you’d rather view the full-sized PDF before downloading and printing, click HERE. I have set the link to open […]

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Candidate Interviews on Lincoln KLIN Radio

Originally published October 29, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated October 29, 2010. Leave a Comment

Several candidates we mentioned previously have been interviewed on KLIN’s Jack and John In The Morning Show and Drive Time Lincoln with Coby Mach. Click the candidate’s name to listen to the interview. We recommend keeping an eye on KLIN’s front page as there seem to be new interviews added daily. Brent Smoyer for Lancaster […]

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2010 Election NE Unicameral: Show These 3 Senators the Door

Originally published October 22, 2010, By Linda. Updated October 22, 2010. 1 Comment

2010 Election NE Unicameral: Show These 3 Senators the Door

We urge everyone to do their homework and make up their own minds about who they believe is worthy of their vote. However, if you are looking for some insight from those of us at GiN, we have included information here for your consideration about where we stand regarding particular districts and a few candidates. […]

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Election 2010: A Whole Lotta Hype or Can YOU Help NE?

Originally published October 21, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated December 2, 2011. Leave a Comment

Election 2010: A Whole Lotta Hype or Can YOU Help NE?

By Shelli Dawdy There’s been a lot of hype about November 2, 2010, a good deal of which amounts to distracting people from focusing on important races and issues within their state, county, and local area. I hope I’m wrong about what may happen when reality starts to set in in the weeks and months […]

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