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Author: Matt Johnson

Tim Scott: the Elephant Remembers
Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC)
Events

Tim Scott: the Elephant Remembers

April 4, 2019May 29, 2024

On Thursday night, Vivian and I attended the Elephant Remembers dinner with the Douglas County Republican Party. It was apparently a sold-out event with the

Bernie Sanders: One More Time?
Bernie Sanders, the senior Senator from Vermont, is running for President yet again.
Election 2020

Bernie Sanders: One More Time?

March 7, 2019May 29, 2024

So Bernie Sanders came to down the other day, in a Presidential Campaign that hardly seemed to take a breath since the last one. Sanders is currently

Tulsi Gabbard at Barley’s Bar
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) speaking at Barley's Bar in Council Bluffs.
Election 2020

Tulsi Gabbard at Barley’s Bar

February 22, 2019May 29, 2024

During a brief window between blizzards, I dropped by Barley’s “back room” in Council Bluffs to meet Democrat Congresswoman (HI-6) and Presidential candidate, Tulsi Gabbard. She’s been tracking

Gianna Jessen and Embracing Life
Gov. Pete Ricketts and abortion survivor Gianna Jessen.
Events

Gianna Jessen and Embracing Life

January 26, 2019May 29, 2024

On Friday night, Nebraskans Embracing Life held its 45th Annual Celebration of Life dinner with several of guests from the Pope Paul VI Institute. The

Elizabeth Warren and the Early Start of 2020
Elizabeth Warren speaking to guests at the Thunderbowl in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Election 2020

Elizabeth Warren and the Early Start of 2020

January 4, 2019May 29, 2024

The year 2019 is well underway, and we’re enjoying some major unseasonably warm weather. Among other unseasonable events, the 2020 Presidential Campaign seems to have

Anna Paulina talks Minority Engagement
Anna Paulina, Turning Point's Director of Hispanic Engagement, speaks to students at UN-O's Milo Bail Student Center.
College

Anna Paulina talks Minority Engagement

November 28, 2018May 29, 2024

The University of Nebraska-Omaha’s new chapter of Turning Point USA brought to campus its first speaker on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018 — Anna Paulina, Turning

Rainy Trump Rally in Council Bluffs
President Trump appears at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Trump

Rainy Trump Rally in Council Bluffs

October 9, 2018August 5, 2022

President Trump paid a visit to Council Bluffs on Tuesday this week, and I was able to attend his rally with Vivian for the first

A Steak Fry with Four Governors
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott listen to Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts.
Events

A Steak Fry with Four Governors

September 30, 2018September 28, 2022

It was a gray, drizzling, and fairly muddy Sunday afternoon when Governors from four different states come together for the Nebraska Steak Fry in Fort Calhoun — Kim

Political Buses Stop in Omaha
Congressmen Don Bacon with the Women for Kavanaugh bus.
Rallies

Political Buses Stop in Omaha

August 16, 2018July 29, 2021

On Thursday, a pair of political issue buses rolled into Omaha, which must be some kind of new trend in politics. The first was a bus from Concerned

The Judicious Mind of Steven Grasz
Judge L. Steven Grasz speaking with a guest.
Meetups

The Judicious Mind of Steven Grasz

July 24, 2018August 5, 2022

The Federal Society hosted a reception for recently-appointed judge to the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, L. Steven Grasz, which was hosted by the Federalist Society’s

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