from the Omaha Reader
Getting tough – May 10, 2009
from the Lincoln Journal Star
Look mom! I made it onto the internet!
My Miss California cartoon was posted on Oh No They Didn’t. This is why you tag your images, kids.
Rock Lobbyister
The Journal Star’s Ground Zero is accepting nominees for an unofficial state rock song, along the lines of Oklahoma’s recent poll, in which “Do You Realize” by the Flaming Lips was named the official Oklahoma rock song. I emailed the Ground Zero folks today to nominate “Sometimes” by The Millions. I promise to lobby hard for you to vote for it.
The end of the Svoboda Era
Poor Ken Svoboda. Four years ago, he dominated the city council race. Two years ago, he narrowly lost the mayoral race to Chris Beutler. And tonight, he ended up in fourth place, booted from the council by three newcomers.
I’ve done quite a few cartoons about Ken over the years (with this one probably being my favorite), but I thought I’d share this one as a little farewell to the guy.
The Omaha mayor’s race – May 5, 2009
from the Omaha Reader
The insured across the U.S.
Andrew Sullivan at the Daily Dish linked today to this post at The Monkey Cage mapping out the level of health insurance among Americans.
I thought it was striking how dramatically different some states were — like Nebraska and Iowa, for example — almost precisely along their borders.
Meanwhile, Ben Nelson continues to make his relatively uninsured Nebraskans proud by coming out against plans to offer a public health insurance option because it could hurt the insurance industry. For what it’s worth, Healthcareforamericanow.com has pointed out that insurance companies make up Nelson’s largest donor group.
From Matthew Yglesias at Thinkprogress:
Health care reform is an enormous, complicated undertaking. Nobody’s going to be thrilled with every provision of a bill. So it’s important to know where one’s deal-breakers lie. Nelson says his deal-breaker is that health reform needs to protect the interests of insurance companies. It’s good to know.
Happy Marathon – May 3, 2009
from the Lincoln Journal Star
If you find yourself awake at 7 a.m. with nothing to do, come out and cheer for the runners. I promise you it’s appreciated.
