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Walk for life draws rally-goers, some shirtless, despite freezing temperatures
Rally-goers at the 2023 Walk for Life watch as pink and balloons are launched beside the Nebraska State Capitol. The event drew a large crowd despite 20 degree temperatures.
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Walk for life draws rally-goers, some shirtless, despite freezing temperatures

January 30, 2023May 29, 2024

It was a frigid 20°F that greeted pro-lifers by the north steps of the Nebraska State Capitol on Saturday morning. Most of them were bundled

Don Bacon Re-Elected to Fourth Term in Congress
Congressman Don Bacon speaks to guests at his election night watch party at the Regency Marriott in Omaha, Neb.
Election 2022

Don Bacon Re-Elected to Fourth Term in Congress

November 9, 2022May 29, 2024

Don Bacon is no stranger to tight races, representing the 2nd district in Nebraska often associated with a “blue dot” in recent Presidential elections. A

Don Bacon talks abortion, midterms, and the FBI raid of Mar-a-Lago
Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) speaks to guests at the Garden Café in Omaha.
Election 2022

Don Bacon talks abortion, midterms, and the FBI raid of Mar-a-Lago

August 9, 2022May 29, 2024

Nebraska’s second district Congressman Don Bacon spoke at the Business and Professional People for Life luncheon at the Garden Café in Omaha on Tuesday, the

Sarpy GOP holds ice cream social
Congressman Mike Flood (NE-01) shakes hands with Aaron Johnson (8) at the Sarpy GOP ice cream social.
Meetups

Sarpy GOP holds ice cream social

July 23, 2022May 29, 2024

It was around 100 degrees at the Walnut Creek Recreation Area in Papillion, Neb. on Saturday, but that didn’t keep a couple dozen people from

Don Bacon kicks off 2022 campaign
Congressman Bacon delivers his stump speech as his wife Angie, Gov. Heineman, Sen. Deb Fischer, and others look on.
Election 2022

Don Bacon kicks off 2022 campaign

January 8, 2022May 29, 2024

Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) kicked off his re-election campaign for 2022 on Saturday, Jan. 8, seeking his fourth term in the United States House of

Remembering 9/11
Mike Conolly, retired NYC firefighter, shares his recollections of 9/11.
Meetups

Remembering 9/11

September 7, 2021May 29, 2024

On Labor Day, the River City Republicans hosted a 9/11 Memorial Luncheon at the Garden Café in Rockbrook Village in Omaha. Around 50 people came

Sasse campaigns for Bacon on election night
Election 2020

Sasse campaigns for Bacon on election night

November 3, 2020May 29, 2024

Well, election day turned out to be more like an election week — with margins far narrower than any poll predicted and results much different on election

Cleaning up with Congressman Bacon
Congressman Don Bacon (NE-2) helps scrub graffiti off the sidewalk in the Old Market in Omaha, Neb.
Omaha

Cleaning up with Congressman Bacon

May 31, 2020May 29, 2024

Afterward, I headed downtown to see some of the aftermath of the rioting that happened on Saturday night. I was somewhat surprised to find downtown

Packed House for Don Bacon Town Hall
Congressman Don Bacon speaks to guests at a town hall event at the Fire Barn in Waterloo, Neb.
Omaha

Packed House for Don Bacon Town Hall

August 7, 2019May 12, 2025

On Wednesday, Congressman Don Bacon hosted a town hall, the first since the one I attended in Omaha back on May. The event was held at the Fire

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

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