from the Lincoln Journal-Star
Hurricanes don’t reach Oregon… – Sep 18, 2004
from the Lincoln Journal-Star
Voting on Lincoln streets – Sep 16, 2004
From the Lincoln Journal Star staff editorial (journalstar.com):
…The bond would have paid for more than half of the six-year, $135 million deficit in street project money identified by the mayor’s Streets Roads and Trails Committee. The bond would have helped fund 33 major street projects in the city, with work to have begun on all by 2007…The unfortunate thing is that Lincoln taxpayers will still pay for these improvements in the long run because the work has to be done…
Banning political ads from football games – Sep 6, 2004
from the Lincoln Journal-Star
UNL started a policy in April that would ban political advertising from Memorial Stadium. Nebraska’s Republican Party just learned about the policy two days before the game, after already spending thousands of dollars on fliers. They cried out that the policy was a violation of free speech, so the policy was suspended so that it could be clarified.
Meanwhile, Nebraska center Richie Incognito was suspended indefinitely for repeatedly violating team rules and general misbehavior.
Girlie man – Sep 5, 2004
from the San Diego Reader
Arnold Schwarzenegger says that politicians who can’t say no to special interests are girlie men.
Then he lets Chevron-Texaco, his biggest contributor, write his energy policy.
Arnold’s confusing message – September 2, 2004
from the Lincoln Journal-Star
This cartoon is as much about Arnold Schwarzenegger’s much-cheered definition of “Republican” versus George W. Bush’s definition of “Republican,” but since 1st District Congressional candidate Jeff Fortenberry has presented himself as nothing more than a Bush/Cheney puppet, he gets to play the part of the confused Republican in this cartoon.
More Moore – August 30, 2004
from the Lincoln Journal-Star
The University Program Council decided to end negotiations with Michael Moore, citing scheduling conflicts as the reason. As it turns out, UPC has only two events scheduled for the entire month of October – a night to break an as-of-yet-undetermined Guiness world record, and Twister night on East Campus.
San Diego’s poverty rate – Aug 30, 2004
from the San Diego Reader
San Diego has been once again found to have a higher-than-average poverty rate. While there are a ton of low-wage jobs that don’t match the high cost of living, there are also 8 casinos in the area, and no one says a thing about them.
Keep the Money in Nebraska – August 23, 2004
from the Lincoln Journal-Star
The pro-gambling lobbying group, which is backed by interests in Las Vegas to set up casinos and other gambling in Nebraska where a good chunk of the money would go back to Las Vegas, calls themselves “Keep the Money in Nebraska.”
Michael Moore comes to campus? – August 16, 2004
from the Lincoln Journal-Star
filmmaker Michael Moore was scheduled to come speak at UNL, and all kinds of controversy erupted when the news broke that UPC was going to bring a liberal speaker three weeks before the election with nothing conservative to balance him.
