Recent Articles in Opinion
- High Hopes for a High Rise
I am, according to today’s LJS editorial, a pessimist. I have suggested that the recently announced parking garage/high rise could very well be all of the former and none of the latter. The Journal Star, on the other hand, is happy to accept the mere possibility of a high rise, however remote it might be, as good enough news to justify heaping praise on Mayor Colleen Seng.
- Term Limits Should Go…But Not That Way
Term limits are all over the news in Nebraska these days. In 2000 56% of Nebraska voters decided to amend the state constitution to limit state senators to two consecutive four-year terms. The measure’s effects will be felt for the first time in 2006 when approximately half of our state senators will be term limitted out of office. Some of the state senators have already arranged to move on to other things. Some have no stated plans beyond the capitol. And a few angry souls are taking action: they are taking term limits to the courts.
A lot has been said and written about term limits these past few days, and much more will be written as the court battle rages on. I want to share with you a few of my thoughts.
- Four More Years?
Will Mayor Colleen Seng run for a second term in 2007? Should she? Brent C. Wilson takes a look.
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