Speech policies can often boomerang on schools. Why even go down this road?
The Omaha World-Herald reports:
Two groups caution UNL against broad bias, hate-speech restrictions
Two free speech groups, one national and the other in Nebraska, have warned the University of Nebraska-Lincoln against adopting broad anti-bias policies that could impede free expression.
The warning...
Back in May, a Nebraska man named Jake Gardner was allegedly assaulted, along with his elderly father, by Black Lives Matter protesters outside their family-owned bar.
In the scuffle, Gardner shot and killed a young black man named James Scurlock, who had reportedly climbed onto his back and put him in a...
The professor was called out by the College Republicans, and the school responded pretty quickly.
FOX News reports:
University apologizes for professor who said pro-police rally should be called ‘white supremacist rally’
A Nebraska Jesuit university apologized Friday on behalf of a professor who tweeted that a pro-police rally in Omaha ought to be...
An Omaha bar owner who shot and killed a protester outside of his establishment Saturday night will not be charged. The county attorney has ruled the shooting one of self defense.
During a presidential debate earlier this month, former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke said if elected, he’d strip tax exemptions from churches who do not support same-sex marriage.
A few weeks ago, we reported on the historic flooding in Nebraska that swamped part of Offutt Air Force Base. The rains have been unrelenting. The Mississippi River has hit flood levels for over a month.
The Mississippi River has been at major flood stage for 41 days and counting, and this...
Springtime has roared in like a crazed lion this year as historic flooding is being reported throughout Nebraska.
Flooding has reached record levels at 17 locations across Nebraska.
The state’s emergency management agency says more record crests are expected in various rivers by Tuesday.
Diversity administration is rapidly becoming an industry in higher education and big dollars are involved. How is this sustainable?
The Omaha World-Herald reports:
UNL names Utah college official as its first...
We’ve been documenting the harassment of people within President Donald Trump’s administration and the government over immigration.
Looks like the list has expanded because vandals smashed the GOP’s office in Nebraska and spray painted ABOLISH ICE on the sidewalk.
An elderly couple from California was stopped for driving erratically in Nebraska, and police found 60 pounds of marijuana valued at $336,000 in the couple’s vehicle. Patrick Jiron, 80, and Barbara Jiron, 70 told police that the marijuana was intended as Christmas gifts for family and friends.
Approximately 60...
