Editorial

A Friend Who’s More Boss Than BFF May Be Harmful For Teens’ Mental Health

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 03/28/2023 - 2:00am

Teens with domineering friends are at heightened risk for mental health problems, according to our new research.

Dominant friends often harness decision-making power – for instance, dictating which classmates their friends should follow on Instagram. They can also exert behavioral control, like by making the subordinate friend go to a party they don’t want to attend.

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Ways To Optimize Your Productivity

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 03/28/2023 - 1:00am

It is counter-intuitive that taking a break increases productivity, but rest is very important to productivity. We all have busy lives, often we push off rest and relaxation. However, many great thinkers throughout history have emphasized the importance of rest. Their words on the subject can inspire us to take rest more seriously.

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6 Ways To Assess Your Own Personal Strengths And How To Use Them

Published by jason@omahadail... on Mon, 03/27/2023 - 2:25pm

Understanding yourself requires knowing your personal strengths, which requires self-assessment. Identifying how you excel can help lead you on a path of success and fulfillment.

Assessing and identifying your personal strengths can be a challenge. However, it can help you determine how to make an impression on the world.

You’ll experience successes and failures, giving insight into your personal strengths. You’re not guaranteed success, and determining what you’re good at can make a difference. There are different ways to achieve goals while using your strengths.

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Vaping Is On The Rise Among Nebraska Teens. We Can Reverse This Trend.

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 03/27/2023 - 1:00am

Nebraska has seen an alarming increase in the number of young people who use e-cigarettes.

From 2015 to 2021, rates of e-cigarette use by high school-aged people rose from 9% to 14%, and those who have tried an e-cigarette for the first time increased from 19% to 30%, according to the Nebraska Youth Tobacco Survey.

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Legislature Works Fine With One Chamber

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 03/24/2023 - 12:00am

Sen. Steve Erdman of Bayard appears willing to upend Nebraska’s Legislature in an attempt to preserve outsized rural representation against the reality that half of the state’s population now resides in Lancaster, Douglas and Sarpy counties.

His proposal, contained in LR2CA, would replace the state’s one-house Legislature with two houses.

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Camp Ashland Restored

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 03/23/2023 - 1:00am

Four years ago this month, our home of Nebraska experienced a uniquely challenging natural disaster. A severe winter storm, a bomb cyclone, caused historic levels of flooding from Nebraska rivers, resulting in the tragic loss of life as well as destruction to homes, businesses, infrastructure, and farmland.

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Keeping Our Communities Safe

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 03/16/2023 - 2:00am

One of government’s primary responsibilities is to keep people safe. Elected officials make laws that keep the peace and protect us from violent criminals. It’s an idea that seems like common sense to an overwhelming majority of us. Yet in recent years, loud voices on the far-left crying “Defund the Police” have pushed policies threatening that most basic role of government.

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NU’s Budget Request An Investment In State, People

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 03/15/2023 - 2:00am

The University of Nebraska is asking the Legislature for a 3% increase in state appropriations in each of the next two years.

Gov. Jim Pilllen, who was a member of the NU Board of Regents when it approved the 3% increase proposal, has included a 2% increase in his budget proposal, an amount reflected in the Appropriations Committee’s initial budget.

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A Password For This – A Password For That!

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 03/15/2023 - 1:00am

Have you ever had to create a new password somewhere and forgotten it before you saved it? Or have you had trouble creating a password long enough, so that it says “strong”? Or had so many different passwords you couldn’t remember them all?

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Improving The Quality Of Justice In Nebraska

Published by jason@omahadail... on Mon, 03/13/2023 - 2:00am

Lincoln Journal Star

Nebraska Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike Heavican was direct with state senators when he delivered his State of the Judiciary address last week: Nebraska needs to address significant challenges presented by mental health issues of those who have been caught up in the state’s judicial system.