Human dignity for the houseless and hungry Today’s guest is Michael Reinmiller. Michael is a local advocate whose passion is human dignity, specifically how communities treat their houseless and hungry neighbors. He serves on the board of Fresh Start, and built the first little free pantry in Lincoln which has expanded to over 35 more. […]
Meet the conspiracy theorists who want to take over your school board.
Fortenberry was a target of Chagoury’s money because of their shared religious objectives, not because he is a red state rube. By the time Chagoury was giving Fortenberry money, he had secured a place on the approximately nine-member committee that determines the budget for USAID, the State Department, and various other international activities.
Episode 63 – Police in Schools On today’s episode, April and Emily discuss School Resource Officers, known commonly as SROs in Nebraska. 43 School districts in Nebraska armed law enforcement officers in our schools, and they are not all following Nebraska law in publishing guidelines and guardrails to protect children via an Memorandum of Understanding […]
E62: Meet Senator Terrell McKinney Terrell McKinney is a father, State Senator representing District 11 in the Nebraska State Legislature, community organizer, activist, and wrestling coach within the North Omaha community. Before running for office, he worked as a community organizer focusing on food insecurity, Medicaid expansion and various other community initiatives. Terrell holds a […]
Ari Kohen talks about his new book, “Antisemitism On The Rise”, tells love stories to libraries, and gives us all practical advice on how to be ready to be a hero if everything goes wrong. Here’s a preview of his tips: Get in the habit of doing small good things to build your empathy muscle […]
Steve Joel announced Monday his plan to retire as superintendent at the end of this school year. He told the Lincoln Journal Star that retirement had been in his sights, but not until “get[ting] through some of this stuff” did the timing now feel “right.” This is an interesting take, as Joel just signed another […]
