In our new normal, a new definition of ‘self-control’
August 28, 2020
We must acknowledge we have no control over many things in our lives – and we can turn our attention to what we *can* control, Jordan Martin writes.
Out of many, one?
August 21, 2020
Charlyne Berens on managing the age-old struggle between individual liberty and the common good.
How change hangs in the balance (and the imbalance)
August 7, 2020
Without hope, we will never take the first meaningful step forward. And without conviction, we will settle for a lesser compromise.
For community, swipe left on Memeland for a while
July 3, 2020
In the latest edition of the Civic Nebraska Writers Group, Astrid Munn explores the separation between screen and (real) space.
Confronting racism’s legacy, from town to country
June 19, 2020
It is important for all Nebraskans, but especially for those of us who were raised away from cities and unaware of our state’s history of racism, to come to grips with this reality.
Breaking through and calling the Declaration’s bluff
June 12, 2020
The civic awakening following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis may be the breakthrough that moves our national experiment to a new level.
Atop our voices: Listening, learning, and acting for community
May 29, 2020
As individuals in a larger system, we can help nurture a culture of caring, consideration, and thoughtful compromise – but that takes a consistent pattern of communication over time.
Walking among the lone wolves, longing to howl with the pack
April 24, 2020
Astrid Munn on the experiences – like a simple neighborhood stroll – that form the connections, distractions, and vexations of daily life in the ‘new normal.’
In the age of coronavirus, what gives?
April 3, 2020
The coronavirus infects individuals and, through them, communities. If we want our society to survive, individualism may need to temporarily take second place.
The census is coming. Get counted.
February 21, 2020
At the start of each new decade, the U.S. Constitution requires that the country’s population be counted. This year, Census Day is April 1 – and an accurate
One nation, individual
January 17, 2020
A group that thrives on individualism. Sounds like something of a contradiction, doesn’t it? How can the group prosper if it’s focused on the individual? It’s something of
Shopping locally: a source of civic power
November 28, 2019
Our democracy gives us the opportunity to elect our public officials at a local, state and national level. This is a powerful tool to help shape what we
