4 rules to build Nebraska’s emotional infrastructure
What would our communities be like if we created foundational rules for working together – on an interpersonal level – to make things happen?
Republican or Democrat, voting has been a success
It’s in moments like these when we must remember that there is good, encouraging work being done, Jordan Martin writes.
Confronting change: Lessons from a brave and proud people
Melissa Garcia reflects on a pre-pandemic trip to Panama, and lessons from indigenous peoples in an era of disruption and change.
Midwest living
Nebraskans have taken to the streets to protest racial injustice and discrimination. We should pay attention and seek to understand why.
My country, right or wrong?
Andy Long asked his social network what true patriotism meant to them. The responses displayed a diversity of thought – and a unity of purpose.
In our new normal, a new definition of ‘self-control’
We must acknowledge we have no control over many things in our lives – and we can turn our attention to what we *can* control, Jordan Martin writes.
How change hangs in the balance (and the imbalance)
Without hope, we will never take the first meaningful step forward. And without conviction, we will settle for a lesser compromise.
An echo in time and marching through history
Will 2020 be one of those years someone reads about in a history book and admires our tenacity and recovery?
Overcoming bias and putting in the sweat equity
Liz Codina on putting irrational thoughts aside during the pandemic – and recommitting to build strong communities wherever we may be.
Confronting racism’s legacy, from town to country
It is important for all Nebraskans, but especially for those of us who were raised away from cities and unaware of our state’s history of racism, to come to grips with this reality.
