We can all play a part in this homecoming story
October 8, 2021
Hundreds of Afghan evacuees will be calling Nebraska home, and we can be an engaged, positive part of their new reality.
It’s all on the line, Nebraska – and we can do better
September 9, 2021
The power of redistricting carries enormous weight. There are options beyond putting it in the hands of those seeking partisan gain, Jordan Martin writes.
Not for profit, but for people: a wellness plan for the ’20s
June 18, 2021
Nonprofits help us live up to our collective character, fulfill our shared responsibility, and connect us to our moral core, Charlyne Berens writes.
Rolling with the tide
May 14, 2021
Liz Codina reflects on the difficult – and painful – changes forged by a year of civic participation during a pandemic.
Getting others involved, one person at a time
February 26, 2021
Bringing ‘just one person’ along on your community journey may not seem to be a big thing. But it has the potential to change everything, Ronda Graff writes.
Begone, QAnon: Let’s augment reality
February 5, 2021
Why conspiracy theories exist, why people come under their spell, and how to repel them as we move forward together.
4 rules to build Nebraska’s emotional infrastructure
December 23, 2020
What would our communities be like if we created foundational rules for working together – on an interpersonal level – to make things happen?
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.
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.
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.’
The third ecosystem
March 13, 2020
Nature has a way of taking care of itself. Sometimes, when major events sweep through the landscape, the way it recovers is by creating a new, third ecosystem.
