Nebraska

Super PAC cash plays big role in Nebraska Senate race

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 05.18.2012

The Center for Public Integrity

By Michael BeckeliWatch NewsFor the second time in two weeks, super PACs will play a major role in determining the outcome of a U.S. Senate primary ...

Chuck Hagel, Ben Nelson See Eye To Eye On Key Issue

Omaha World Herald | Posted 05.15.2012

WASHINGTON — Nebraska's Ben Nelson and Chuck Hagel don't often see eye to eye, but both men warn of a strong antipathy within the Republican Party t...

Nebraska Senate Candidate Slams Rivals

The Huffington Post | Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 05.11.2012

Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning released a negative ad Thursday accusing his Republican rivals for Senate of attacking him to distract from thei...

Woman Can Go To Jail For Not Testifying In Her Own Rape Trial

AP | MARGERY A. BECK | Posted 05.11.2012

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A woman can be sent to jail for refusing to testify against the man she has accused of sexual assault, the Nebraska Supreme Court...

Homophobic Woman's Rant Goes Viral: Gay Men Molest Boys 'Because They Don't Have AIDS'

Posted 05.23.2012

UPDATE: The Lincoln Journal Star is reporting that Svoboda lives at an assisted-living facility in Lincoln and has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. ...

Sarah Palin Weighs In On GOP Primary

The Huffington Post | Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 05.09.2012

Sarah Palin weighed in on Nebraska's GOP primary for U.S. Senate on Wednesday, backing underdog state Sen. Deb Fischer. "We admire your conservativ...

How Old Time Religion Motivates A Coach's Crusade And My Campaign Against It

Clay Farris Naff | Posted 05.09.2012

Clay Farris Naff

Just as Ron Brown believes that the Bible is an inerrant guide to life, I am convinced that he and his ilk are sadly deluded, and that their reactionary efforts to drag civilization back into the Dark Ages pose a danger to us all.

New Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline Permit Rejected by Nebraska Residents

Rocky Kistner | Posted 05.04.2012

Rocky Kistner

The Keystone XL pipeline has become a red-hot lightning rod for politicians pushing Big Oil's misinformation campaign of hugely inflated jobs numbers and their specious arguments about national security. The truth is this is about oil industry profits and political gamesmanship, pure and simple.

GOP Lawmaker Axes Nugent Campaign Push

Omaha World-Herald | Posted 05.02.2012

Controversy over Ted Nugent's comments about the president has spilled over into a Nebraska legislative race. State Sen. Colby Coash of Lincoln has...

Iran Invasion Would Be a Disaster

Bob Kerrey | Posted 04.26.2012

Bob Kerrey

There's growing talk in Washington these days about invading Iran. It's not front and center -- yet. But there are folks in Washington building an under-the-radar case for an invasion right now, so I'm not waiting to speak out.

Nebraska Football Coach Says It Would Be An 'Honor' To Be Fired For Anti-Gay Views

Posted 04.27.2012

Nebraska Cornhuskers assistant coach Ron Brown has come under fire for publicly expressing sentiments some say are anti-gay, but he insists he'll cont...

PHOTOS: In Nebraska, An Evening Under The Stars

CarsTravelFood | Posted 04.22.2012

CarsTravelFood

If you're already in Nebraska for the annual Sandhill Crane migration or if you simply appreciate wildlife in America and are looking for some place to go for a nice road trip, another interesting only-in-Nebraska event is that it's prairie chicken mating season.

Nebraska Defies Order To Surrender Controversial Execution Drug

AP | MARGERY A. BECK | Posted 04.20.2012

OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska will not surrender its supply of a controversial execution drug to the Food and Drug Administration because it believes t...

Midwest Tornadoes: How You Can Help

Posted 04.16.2012

More than 120 tornadoes swept across Oklahoma, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska this weekend, killing at least five people, the Associated Press reports. ...

Good News For Bob Kerrey In Nebraska Senate Campaign

The Huffington Post | Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 04.13.2012

Former Sen. Bob Kerrey's (D-Neb.) campaign announced Friday that he raised more than $900,000 since entering the race on Feb. 29. to fill the seat of ...

Mandatory Voter ID Disenfranchises Poor, Students, Elderly

The Daily Nebraskan | Posted 05.30.2012

The Daily Nebraskan

Requiring photo ID cards to vote seems logical. Obviously, we want citizens at the polls to be legal and not misrepresent themselves. And mandating a photo ID is the best way to do this, right? Wrong.

Kerrey Trailing Badly In Nebraska

The Huffington Post | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 03.27.2012

A new poll released by PPP on Tuesday dealt a major blow to former Sen. Bob Kerrey (D-Neb.), who has seen his favorability ratings in Nebraska plummet...

Nebraska's Annual Sandhill Crane Migration

CarsTravelFood | Posted 05.17.2012

CarsTravelFood

You don't have to fly to another continent to see an epic migration in progress. There is one place in America that hosts what might be one of the last great wildlife migrations we can still witness.

Supporting Cast Lifts Purdue Over Nebraska

AP | CLIFF BRUNT | Posted 05.09.2012

BY CLIFF BRUNT, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Purdue's first meeting with Nebraska was all about Robbie Hummel. The rem...

Harry Reid Hits the Trifecta: Hello, Bob Kerrey; Farewell, Olympia Snowe; Goodbye, Senate GOP War Against Women

Brent Budowsky | Posted 05.05.2012

Brent Budowsky

Things are falling into shape for Democrats to keep control of the Senate and regain control of the House.

Review: Wrecking Ball by Bruce Springsteen

Holly Cara Price | Posted 05.05.2012

Holly Cara Price

Wrecking Ball stands as Springsteen's best album release in almost thirty years. It's both wrenching and jubilant; looking back and looking forward; steeped in sorrow as well as celebratory and undaunted.

Filmmaker Pays Tribute To Midwestern Punk Icon

Posted 02.24.2012

Born in the face of obstacles that would bring a normal person to the point of giving up, Lee Tisdale, known affectionately as Mott-ly to friends, was...

Nebraska Senate Race Narrows

Posted 03.27.2012

Democrats in Nebraska have been scrambling for a candidate to replace retiring Sen. Ben Nelson, whose seat is likely to go Republican in 2012. The odd...

'Walking Dead' Picks Up After The Barn Massacre

Posted 04.13.2012

To say the barn massacre was a pivotal moment in the lives of the survivors on "The Walking Dead" (Sun., 9 p.m. EST on AMC) would be stating the obvio...

Girls' Basketball Team Fouled For Wearing Pink Charity Uniforms

Posted 02.08.2012

When the Burke High School girls' basketball team came out in pink uniforms Monday night, they hoped to score big for the Make-a-Wish Foundation. What...