In the recent point/counterpoint over the next farm bill (LJS, July 30), neither Benjamin Powell nor Lily Roberts mentioned the impact of our …
I see our newest governor is sending National Guard members to Texas, one reason being drugs coming across the border.
No immediate decision was reached Friday in a lawsuit alleging a political action committee defamed a Nebraska lawmaker by accusing her of grooming her transgender son.
As rates of sexually transmitted infections continue to skyrocket across the United States, a growing number of physicians are prescribing a commonly used antibiotic as a way to prevent chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis infections in gay and bisexual men and transgender women.
With apologies to companies that build the tennis barns that already exist in Woods Park, they are ugly. They are barns, pure and simple, and …
On Purple Heart Day, which was Aug. 7, we noted that the Major Richard Star Act, which gives full disability retirement pay to 50,000 severely…
Contrary to Michael Henkenius’ recent letter attacking Support Our Schools Nebraska ("Petition isn't about the kids," Aug. 2), the petition is…
I have lived in Lincoln for 30 years. I also went to college here for four years. I have never seen an Airport Authority and the employees of …
This summer we have had a series of headlines about extreme weather events.
At last, in the swampy heat of late-summer Washington, Congress appears to have stumbled across an issue on which both of our contentious poli…
(CNN) — Wayne Brady, known for hosting the TV show “Let’s Make a Deal,” has announced that he is pansexual.
Gov. Jim Pillen has asked the U.S. agriculture secretary to "ensure Nebraska cattle producers will receive the maximum payment from the Livest…
A couple of thoughts about the way our government and the Department of Justice are responding to Donald Trump. Whether you support Donald Tru…
Am I the only person in Nebraska who is very disappointed with this year‘s Legislature?
Ever since Joe Biden announced his run for the White House, the media has been asking about his involvement in his son’s business dealings wit…
The Aug. 7 Journal Star front page contains an article where Sen. Pete Ricketts states he is trying to "help restore integrity to the justice …
As a mom and grandmother, I know how important it is that new moms have access to care after their child is born. With the passage of LB227, a…
The time has come to replace Kevin with Charlie McCarthy. True, Edgar Bergen’s dummy had wood between his ears but not as much as Kevin. What’…
Recently, my husband travelled to Nashville, Tennessee, on Red Way airline, our family's first time using the airline. We were highly skeptica…
The Journal Star reported the proceedings of the July 18 Lancaster County Board meeting, specifically regarding people from a group identified…
First Amendment rights are paramount to our free society, but so are the guardrails that protect us against misinformation, conspiracy theorie…
Getting more uncomfortable and more anxious as temperatures continue to break records and impacts of climate change bombard our country and wo…
The new concealed carry law passed by the last session of the Nebraska Legislature is bad legislation in many respects. Sen. Tom Brewer has cr…
The Nebraska teachers union is trying to take away scholarships for low-income Nebraska students. That's what the petition to repeal the Oppor…