Former Ohio State Senator Nina Turner. | Taryn Fivek / People’s World CHICAGO – “I don’t worship political parties; I worship God and I support the people.” FFormer Ohio State Senator Nina Turner met with Folk world on Sunday in the Chicago Teachers Union Hall, the center of Progressive Central, before the Democratic National Convention. […]
Robert Beatty | Exclusively for the Capital Journal “Don’t mess with the bull, young man, or you’ll get the horns.” – Vice Principal Vernon in the 1985 film “The Breakfast Club” In American politics, the term “lame duck” dates back to at least 1863 and essentially refers to politicians who are in their final term […]
Thailand’s new Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, scion of the kingdom’s most important political dynasty, comes into office bringing with him a long family history of power, protests and coups. The 37-year-old accepted King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s mandate to form a government on Sunday, almost two years after entering politics. She is the country’s youngest prime minister […]
We are now once again in the preliminary phase of an international confrontation that will rapidly develop into world war unless democracies use their nuclear and conventional deterrence against territorial conquest. Comprehensive nuclear and conventional deterrence and Soviet assessment of the costs of war prevented the Cold War stalemate from escalating into World War III. […]
We are incredibly thankful for Nebraska’s public power grid every day, but especially after the historic storm that hit eastern Nebraska last month. Between the Omaha Public Power District and the Lincoln Electrical System, more than 248,000 power outages were reported. The utility districts worked tirelessly and deployed tremendous resources to restore power to more […]
Voters have approved the creation of a Good Life economic development program in Grand Island. According to unofficial final results from the Hall County Election Commission, 5,044 residents voted for the program and 2,415 residents voted against it. With 7,488 voters participating, the voter turnout was 28.65%. Tonja Brown of Grow Grand Island is all […]
A conversation about sheriffs might bring back memories of Sheriff Andy Taylor from the Andy Griffith Show, who offers words of wisdom and a bit of a scolding to his son Opie. While that may still exist somewhere in the United States, the reality is that these elected members of law enforcement are moving ever […]
