Norfolk’s WJAG and the Roots of Political Talk Radio
Does political talk radio go too far? And does a station have a responsibility to present opposing points of view? In 1946, Norfolk, Neb., radio station WJAG had its ...
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What We Found
Pari-mutuel vs. Unicameral. Which is Which?
In the 1934 election, Nebraskans voted on two measures with funny-sounding names: a unicameral legislature and pari-mutuel betting. Both measures passed. It has long ...
The Silver Bugs of 1896
The presidential campaign of 1896 was one of the most impassioned in US history. Democratic nominee William Jennings Bryan, age 36, was revered as a godly hero and ...
Robert Kennedy and the 1968 Nebraska campaign trail
“I learned one thing I will never forget,” said Robert F. Kennedy on April 27, 1968, “It is a long way across Nebraska by train.”
Kennedy had just finished an ...
Nebraskans react to FDR’s nomination for a third term, 1940
Sutton, Nebraska native Herbert Johnson became a nationally renowned political cartoonist with The Saturday Evening Post. He donated 250 of his original drawings to the ...
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