VOL. 3:5

Columns, commentary, essays, literature, features and opinions

Can Congress Beat the Pharmaceutical Lobby?

Congressman Bernie Sanders (I-VT) makes a powerful argument on the needless prices Americans pay for medicine and proposes a solution.

Task Force: Enviros Got 48 Hours to Present Their Side

Documents show VP Cheney gave a staffer 48 hours to contact all environmental groups and gather their input for the Energy Task Force.

Green Scissors Suggests 78 Ways to Trim Fed Budget

The longstanding grassroots coalition Green Scissors suggests at least 78 ways the federal budget could be cut and save the environment as well as tax dollars.

Cargill Opens Corn Based Plastics Plant in Nebraska

Cargill announced the grand opening of a plant capable of producing 140,000  metric tons of plastic product per year made from Nebraska corn.

Take Two Aspirin and Make A Lot of Noise

Jim Hightower takes a look at the cost of medicine and what some states have done to battle the problem. How about Nebraska?

So Much for Campaign Slogans…..

The Backpage:
      Clouds

Commentary: After two years of heated debate on ANWR one wonders where the administration's bi in bipartisan went.

Senate Moments In History

Game & Parks Joining Vox Populi Starting With June Edition

Pennsylvania sent America's first two U.S. Senators to Congress and they were certainly the "Odd Couple".

Nebraska's Game & Parks to contribute articles showcasing Nebraska system.

Book Excerpt: Why America Can't Go It Alone

Joseph Nye's insightful new book is excerpted from The Economist.

Venezuela Bush's Bay of Piglets

The Guardian of London examines the recent 2 day coup in our South American neighbor, Venezuela.

States Leading the Way in Energy Research

Robert Kennedy eulogizes Martin Luther King

Meet Your
State Senators

Environment Record
Worsens With Every Move

The Wilderness Society issues a scathing report on the  environ- mental record of the administration.

A coalition of groups urged the Bush admini-stration to invoke US law and oppose whaling.

Pets of the Month

From HUA in Auburn, NE.

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