Jim Celer is a father of five, grandfather of three, Buddhist writer and former disc jockey. His political hero is Robert Kennedy, and he wishes everyone well. Reach him at jimceler@gmail.com or his blog.
Well, here we are again.As he did in 2010, Omaha City Councilman Ben Gray has introduced an ordinance to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. And once again critics are complaining it gives gay...
It was almost time for the annual Top 10 Moments of 2011 (Number One – “Jim Suttle is still Mayor of Omaha”). Or, it may have been time for the hilarious New Year Resolutions For People In...
I saw this article in the Omaha World Herald Monday. It’s a brief reminder that countries and cultures around the world have customs and holidays – some almost simultaneously! There’s also an implication, in the...
You may have heard that Gov. Heineman has saved money by “cutting an estimated 225 positions” from Nebraska Health and Human Services.That may sound like a good thing, that money saving. Maybe it is, if your...
Stop the insanity!It turns out that, while Herman Cain was head of the National Restaurant Association, two female employees accused him of sexual harassment, were evidently given monetary settlements and agreed to not press charges.That’s not...
Stay with me for a minute: it will be a circuitous route to get there, but this is leading up to a rip snorting account of the Occupy Omaha rally October 15th.Somehow, the Tea Party of Nebraska scheduled...
Last November, voters all across Americaturned the country over to the Republican Tea Party because . . .well, it’s hard to say what, exactly, the voters were thinking. But, at any rate, the Republican Tea Party took control and...
Hope you had a great summer. If so, you had it better than the poor, or troubled kids, in Nebraska.First, it should be becoming obvious to us all that, given the reins of power, Republicans will do mean...
“At least five babies have died.” You’ll find that in this story“Across the state, according those providers, babies have died because their mothers did not get prenatal care. Women have traveled long distances...
There are many rumors and new stories being circulated about the Missouri River flooding, the threat it poses to farms, nuclear power plants and people. To get a clear cut perspective, we approached our old friend and local expert...