2008 Woodie Awards
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Edmund burke The present genocide in Darfur is the first time in history the United States Congress and President have recognized a conflict as "genocide" while the atrocities are ongoing. (0) comments
Ernie Chambers may have put it best when he said, "This is a somber, solemn occasion. This bill deals literally and specifically with death and life." Those words were spoken on the Nebraska Unicameral floor a year ago as debate about LB377 began, a bill that would essentially eliminate the death penalty in Nebraska. (7) comments
The most important legislation the Nebraska Unicameral will consider in this session is one of its most mundane. LB861 would lift the long-standing requirement that the state fair must be held in the capital city. If the state is going to prosper economically, this bill is a necessary first step to dragging our beloved state kicking and screaming into the 21st century. (0) comments
As you should now realize upon getting this far into today's newspaper, the Nebraska Unicameral is back in session. And that means we're going to find ourselves with more laws. I'm thrilled. One of the more notable proposals, put forth by Senator Joel Johnson of Kearney, is a statewide smoking ban. (2) comments
Last Thursday, Senator Ray Aguilar introduced a bill aimed at student voters that would provide for election day registration. The silver-tongued senator from Grand Island noted that students' "schedules and stuff" sometimes prevent them from registering in time to vote in elections, and hoped the bill would increase participation. (0) comments
No one should be uninformed on the work of the Nebraska Unicameral. The 2008 session of Nebraska's one-house legislature has been under way for a week, and already a number of hot-button issues have made headlines. Illegal immigration. Relocation of the Nebraska State Fair. (0) comments