Where do you get your news and facts?
This is a question I am often asked: “Where do you get your news, and how do you fact-check what you read?” Answering that question is more difficult today than when I was a kid and news outlets were just that—news. Much of today’s news has become entertainment, often feeding our expectations, desires, and beliefs. […]
Property Tax Is a Ninth-Grade Algebra Equation
’ll start this blog post with a quick nod to my Omaha Public Schools education and a thank you to a teacher from my past. Miss Tanner at Morton Junior High School didn’t give up on me, even though my fourteen-year-old brain could not, for the life of me, understand why letters and numbers belonged […]
Why I Serve
I can’t stand it when things aren’t right. I have to admit that when I’m knocking on doors and meeting neighbors, I often straighten a doormat or untangle a flag. Saturday, I fixed a doorbell that was loose and not level. If something is out of whack, it’s like an alarm goes off, and it […]