Ellen Goodman: What option for Afghan women

BOSTON - It's been 11 years since I looked through a photo album smuggled out of Afghanistan by a brave young woman.

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Community columnist: Changing face, and view, of veterans

When I was a kid, my parents often would go to dances at "The Vets Club." That was the VFW club, of course, Veterans of Foreign Wars. I was raised in the 1970s, my parents products of the Great Depression, and many of their friends were veterans of World War II.

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Local View: Arena plan worthy of public’s support

Excitement is building as the final pieces of the puzzle come together to create the Lincoln Haymarket Arena. In the past month, new information about the jobs and positive economic impact the arena will have on our community, the proposed design of the west Haymarket area and the finance…

Nov 05, 2009 | 11:45 pm | Loading…

Find other stem cell research options

In the debate over stem cell research, those who favor destruction of human embryos are desperately trying to rewrite Nebraska legislative history. It's a good sign for those of us who oppose embryonic stem cell research. It shows that the other side can't win on the merits of the argumen…

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Victoria Ayotte: Limbaugh stirs rush of reactions

1 Talk-show giant Rush Limbaugh got people talking in a big way on the Oct. 27 letters package, with 78 comments posted. Dianne Fr…

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Michael Nelson: When a headline fails its mission

Headlines are the guidepost of a newspaper. They help the browsing reader. They signal the consequence or frivolity of a story.

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Community Columnist: Kids need more than a free lunch

Henry Hazlitt said, "Everything we get, outside of the free gifts of nature, must in some way be paid for."

Oct 30, 2009 | 11:45 pm | Loading…

Victoria Ayotte: Three letter topics elicit strong response

1. Health reform, behavior at football games and the Franken amendment regarding mandatory arbitration have one thing in common: They drove debate on the Oct. 22 letters package to 102 comments.

Oct 26, 2009 | 11:45 pm | Loading…

Community columnist: Making a case for studying Nebraska's history

"I have traveled a great deal in Concord," said author Henry David Thoreau, of his native home, Concord, Mass.

Oct 23, 2009 | 11:45 pm | Loading…

Victoria Ayotte: Commenters slam Westboro protests

The online community was as united as I’ve seen it in opposing the Westboro protesters who came to Lincoln last week.

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