Editorial

The Battle Between The Working Man And The Executive

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 04/18/2025 - 6:00am

We haven’t even had the mayor’s election yet and the race for the Nebraska Senate seat is already heating up.

Last week, shortly after independent candidate Dan Osborn announced he had a poll showing him in a statistical tie with Pete Ricketts, President Trump announced his endorsement of our incumbent senator.

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A Letter To Our Governor

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 04/14/2025 - 10:02am

Dear Governor Pillen,

I know you’re bummed that the Unicameral didn’t pass Winner Take All, but it may not be as bad for you politically as you might think.

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Trying To Return To The America We Once Knew

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 04/11/2025 - 6:00am

Kudos to Congressman Don Bacon for his attempt to regain control of tariffs. Congressman Bacon proposed a bill to return the power of adding tariffs on foreign goods to the House and Senate where it used to be and take away power from the President.

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The Race Is Down To Two

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 04/07/2025 - 6:00am

If truth be told I’m kind of bummed that Mike McDonnell didn’t make it out of the primary.

Now don’t get me wrong, as an Omaha citizen I’m very happy knowing that there are two decent qualified candidates running for mayor. If either John Ewing or Jean Stothert wins the general election Omaha will be in good hands.

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A Kodak Moment

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 04/04/2025 - 6:00am

What do you do when you hate the possible solution to a problem but can’t think of a better one? Is it best to accept the bad solution or just realize you’ll have to live with the problem?

That’s the situation members of the Unicameral find themselves in right now as they try to find a solution to the red light runners.

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WTF Is Going On Don Bacon?

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/01/2025 - 6:00am

It’s springtime and if you’re like me you find yourself saying those three little words…..

What the F$%k.

WTF is going on?

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The Ball Is In Your Court Jean Stothert!

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 03/27/2025 - 6:00am

In a number of recent columns, I have expressed my firmly held belief that getting rid of dividing our electoral votes and going to “Winner Take All” is bad for Nebraska and, more specifically, Omaha.

So, when Jean Stothert was a guest of the Free Speech Society last Saturday, I asked her the first question, and it was why she supports “Winner Take All.”

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“To Thine Own Self Be True”

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 03/26/2025 - 6:00am

Jeremy Aspen is a successful businessman, lifelong Republican, and a citizen contributor to the Omaha World-Herald editorial board. He recently created a bit of a stir in local political circles when he wrote an editorial saying that after being very active in the party for years, he was switching his affiliation and is now a Democrat.

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Don’t Piss On My Boots And Tell Me It’s Raining

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 03/18/2025 - 12:00am

President Trump put some pressure on Governor Pillen, so Governor Pillen then put some pressure on the members of Nebraska’s Government, Military, and Veterans Affairs Committee and got winner-take-all to go before the General Assembly. Pillen hopes that if Nebraska buckles to the wishes of President Trump, the President will support him or at least not go against him, and support Pillens former foe Chuck Herbster should he decide to run for governor again.

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Omaha Churches Provide Shelter From Taxes

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 03/13/2025 - 6:00am

Let me start by saying, for the record, that I support any and all religious beliefs as long as they are not using their God as a tool to justify hurting other people. As you know, historically some churches of all religious denominations have started wars or terrorist attacks in the name of their God.