Bridging the gap

More than 90 percent of Americans say they want to volunteer, yet only one out of four actually do. It’s time to tackle that disparity, Tammy Day writes.

Wishing for relief among languishing and grief

Two years into a world-changing pandemic, joylessness and aimlessness can lead to emptiness and stagnation all too easily, Liz Codina writes.

Step away from the screen and into the world

Even in a world saturated with screens telling us how lousy things are and why we should hate one another, there are ways to take stock and stay united, Ronda Graff writes.

Why risk it? Because we’re Americans, that’s why.

If we focus on how our freedoms can be used to benefit not just ourselves but also our neighbors and our community, we will take the calculated risk to set aside our fear and desire for complete control.

We can all play a part in this homecoming story

Hundreds of Afghan evacuees will be calling Nebraska home, and we can be an engaged, positive part of their new reality.

Game disbanded, mind expanded: a trip to see the Hagens

A work of short fiction by Astrid Munn.

This is home

The never-ending legal and political fight over DACA has taken its toll on hundreds of thousands of people in America who simply want to live their lives, Liz Codina writes.

Honest mistakes and states of grace

For new Americans still learning to navigate their new land, a simple faux pas often can lead to larger consequences, Astrid Munn writes. Here’s why.

Not for profit, but for people: a wellness plan for the ’20s

Nonprofits help us live up to our collective character, fulfill our shared responsibility, and connect us to our moral core, Charlyne Berens writes.

Rolling with the tide

Liz Codina reflects on the difficult – and painful – changes forged by a year of civic participation during a pandemic.