In business or in civic life, it’s innovate or die I recently read an article titled “This phrase will kill your business!” The phrase is We have...
Redefining philanthropy: It’s about more than money Nebraskans are generous. We help our neighbors, sponsor the local soccer team, attend the annual...
Everyday check-up There is so much to do. Many of us are called to participate in community, family, and work-related...
Leadership beyond agendas and the status quo I am ashamed to say that I’m a member of a bad board of directors. No one on the board is a bad...
Optimism at the start of a new school year I can hear their groans already. With school back in swing this week, many Nebraskans are returning...
Fake news: Much ado about nothing and a problem for democracy Careful what you believe! It could be fake news. And it could be threatening our democracy. “Fake...
Build your social capital and build your community Much to my family’s dismay, they often wait when I stop to chat with someone “for just a...
For this future, no DeLorean is necessary Look down 19th Street on Geneva’s eastern edge and you’ll see a concrete street poured so...
The need for (and the eternal challenge of) a balance of powers Benevolent despotism. These days, when the U.S. Congress is firmly divided by ideology and even our...
The civic effect of ‘psychological safety’ A lot happened since you last heard from me. I moved to Omaha and started anew at Immigrant Legal...
Graduation is a declaration of independence — and of hope Growing up in Orchard, the month of May meant two things – the end of school and graduation. Like...
Here’s how to supercharge civic education in Nebraska My first job out of college was teaching social studies at South Platte High School in Big Springs....