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By Steph Larsen In most situations in a democracy, the side with 51% of the votes wins. There was a time when the US Senate was this way too, but not right now. Yesterday was the Senate’s first day back from their summer break, and they immediately voted on two amendments. Both would have changed...
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By Aubrey Streit Krug Want to be challenged? Check out Richard Longworth’s 2008 book Caught in the Middle: America’s Heartland in the Age of Globalism.   I commend Longworth for calling my attention to the reality of globalization: an ...
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By Steph Larsen Cuts in public spending lead to loss of services, especially for rural communities. While there’s little a community can do after it loses its school or post office to make up for that lost infrastructure, an NPR story set in Appleton, England tells of one town’s commitment to keep their “community shop”....
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By Lance Evans (Editor's note: We'd like to thank Lance for his hard work with us this spring and summer! Good luck, Lance!) Recently I was lucky to attended the Midwest Rural Assembly in South Sioux City, Nebraska. The Midwest Rural Assembly was a tw...
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By Lance Evans A few weeks ago I attended the Nebraska Energy Fair. It was a fantastic event! There were presentations on everything from helpful household tips to conserve energy at home to how to support legislation for renewable energy standards. If...
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By Aubrey Streit Krug (Editor's Note: We'd like to thank Aubrey for her work with us this summer! Her contributions to our blog have been much appreciated.) The sheer size of the crises that we face can be overwhelming. In addition to the earthquake in...
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For the thousands of young adults who are college-bound this fall, Jennette McCurdy's "Not That Far Away" is sure to resonate. However, this fresh-faced 18-year-old has already established herself with a budding acting career in Nickelodeon's iCarly. Now she's hoping to find her way into the country field with a contract on Capitol Nashville...
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I know Carrie Underwood is crazy about her new husband, Mike Fisher, but is she seriously letting him handle the interior design of their new house in Ontario? That is true love right there. That's what Us Magazine is reporting about the new house Mr. & Mrs. Mike Fisher are building in Ottawa, where...
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Roman White is the man behind the new Taylor Swift video, "Mine." You can scour the Internet for details on the shoot (what designer was wore, how hot was that guy in it, is there some kind of kissing scene, where did they shoot it), and you will never find more comprehensive scoop than...
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