Letter: Emotional, but not irrational Aug 15, 2026 Aug 15, 2026 Updated 16 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Allow me to speak as an “awful adult” who has attended town halls, the kind referenced by Michael Henkenius in an Aug. 9 letter to the Journal Star.kAmx 5:D28C66 H:E9 E96 244FD2E:@? E92E H6 4964< @FC “C2E:@?2= 3C2:?D 2E E96 5@@C 2?5 6?E6C H:E9 2? 6>@E:@?2= >@3 >6?E2=:EJ]Q *6D[ x 92G6 C2:D65 >J G@:46 2E 2 E@H? 92==] x 92G6 96=5 2 D:8? WD@>6E9:?8 ?@ =@?86C 2==@H65[ :?E6C6DE:?8=JX] %96C6 2C6 23DFC5=J 76H @AE:@?D =67E E@ 2?J 4:E:K6? ECJ:?8 >:89E:=J E@ 36 962C5 3J E9@D6 H9@ H6C6 6=64E65 E@ C6AC6D6?E FD] w@H >2?J E:>6D 92G6 J@F C624965 @FE E@ J@FC C6AC6D6?E2E:G6 @?=J E@ C646:G6 E96 3=2?56DE\@7\3=2?5 7@C> =6EE6C :? C6DA@?D6n "F6DE:@?D 8@ F?2?DH6C65 3FE H6 2C6 EC62E65 E@ :4<J AC@A282?52 =6EE6CD E92E 5@?’E 6G6? 24<?@H=6586 @FC 4@?46C?D]k^Am kAmx 7@F?5 E@H? 92== >66E:?8D H6C6 ;FDE E96 :?\A6CD@? 6>3@5:>6?E @7 E96D6 :>A6CD@?2= C6A=:6D] |:4C@A9@?6 E:>6 :D 9@2C565 3J E96 9@DE[ "U2>Ajp E:>6 :D =:>:E65[ J@F >2J @C >2J ?@E 36 2==@H65 E@ 7:== @FE 2 BF6DE:@??2:C6 @C AC6D6?E 4@?46C?D :? HC:E:?8 WE@ H9:49 J@F H:== ?6G6C C646:G6 2 C6DA@?D6X] %96 9@DE 92D E96 D@2A3@I 2?5 E96C6 :D ?@ 2G6?F6 7@C 724E\4964<:?8 2D E96J C2EE=6 @? 23@FE 2== E96J 92G6 244@>A=:D965 H9:=6 :? @77:46] uCFDEC2E:?8 E@ E9@D6 H9@ 2EE6?5n %@ D2J E96 =62DE] (6 <66A ECJ:?8 E@ 7F?4E:@? H:E9:? E9:D 3C@<6? DJDE6> H96C6 E9@D6 6=64E65 5@ ?@E D6CG6 FD[ E96J D6CG6 E9@D6 H9@ HC@E6 E96 3:886DE 4964<D E@ E96:C 42>A2:8?D]k^Am People are also reading… Former Nebraska quarterback plays in NFL preseason loss Former Nebraska cornerback leaves the Cincinnati Bengals for Hollywood Daughter of Dundee Double Shot owner was a loving mother, neighborhood's 'coffee girl' Nebraska volleyball red-white live updates, stats and highlights Former Nebraska football coach named archenemy of old Big 12 rival Anthony Colandrea only Husker to make top 150 player list Nebraska basketball to host four-star power forward this September Nebraska football reveals new black alternate jerseys for 2026 Could Tarik Skubal go home to Tigers? What history says about MLB rental stars Her family was watching TV. They had no idea an armed man was hiding inside the house. Anthony Colandrea ranks ninth in USA TODAY Sports' QB rankings Former Penn State transfer Tikey Hayes dismissed from Nebraska Lincoln petition fraud investigation becomes political Dennis Miller spent a lifetime coaching. Now he keeps Kearney tapping its toes. Social media reacts to Nebraska's new alternate uniforms kAmx H2?E D@>6E9:?8 36EE6C[ D@ 244FD6 >6 @7 36:?8 6>@E:@?2=] qFE x’> ?@E :CC2E:@?2=]k^AmkA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i C:89EjQmkDEC@?8mtC:? zC2FD6[ {:?4@=?k^DEC@?8mk^Am 0 Comments Locations Lincoln Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Southeast Nebraska speaks up: Letters to the editor for the week of Aug. 21, 2026 Our weekly round-up of letters published in the Lincoln Journal Star. Recommended for you Watch Now: Related Video Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at the Davis Global Center in Omaha WATCH: Flooded vehicles at 48th and Cornhusker railway underpass WATCH: Flooded vehicles at 48th and Cornhusker railway underpass WATCH: Interview with equipment operator on the scene of a water rescue WATCH: Interview with equipment operator on the scene of a water rescue Democratic Congressional Committee Chair Suzan DelBene talks about the importance of Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District in the 2026 midterms. Democratic Congressional Committee Chair Suzan DelBene talks about the importance of Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District in the 2026 midterms.
Southeast Nebraska speaks up: Letters to the editor for the week of Aug. 21, 2026 Our weekly round-up of letters published in the Lincoln Journal Star.
Democratic Congressional Committee Chair Suzan DelBene talks about the importance of Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District in the 2026 midterms.
Democratic Congressional Committee Chair Suzan DelBene talks about the importance of Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District in the 2026 midterms.
