Spotlight Special Report What does it mean to love a country with an imperfect past? | The Ethical Life podcast Scott Rada Jun 24, 2026 Jun 24, 2026 Updated Sep 17, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save kAmkDEC@?8mtA:D@56 adaik^DEC@?8m pD E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D 2AAC@2496D :ED ad_E9 2??:G6CD2CJ[ >2?J p>6C:42?D 2C6 2D<:?8 2 5:77:4F=E BF6DE:@?i w@H D9@F=5 H6 E9:?< 23@FE @FC ?2E:@?’D 9:DE@CJnk^AmkAmu@C D@>6[ E96 7@4FD :D @? p>6C:42’D 8C62E6DE 249:6G6>6?ED — 4@?DE:EFE:@?2= 8@G6C?>6?E[ :?5:G:5F2= =:36CEJ 2?5 64@?@>:4 @AA@CEF?:EJ] u@C @E96CD[ E96 6>A92D:D 72==D @? D=2G6CJ[ D68C682E:@? 2?5 E96 >:DEC62E>6?E @7 }2E:G6 p>6C:42?D] xD :E A@DD:3=6 E@ 24<?@H=6586 3@E9nk^AmkAmx? E9:D 6A:D@56[ 9@DED #:492C5 zJE6 2?5 $4@EE #252 6IA=@C6 H9J 4@?G6CD2E:@?D 23@FE 9:DE@CJ 92G6 364@>6 D@ 4@?E6?E:@FD 2?5 H96E96C 2 4@F?ECJ 42? C6>2:? F?:E65 H96? :ED 4:E:K6?D k2 E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]E962E=2?E:4]4@>^>282K:?6^a_ae^_f^2>6C:42?\9:DE@CJ\4@>>@?\?2CC2E:G6^egfb_`^Qm?@ =@?86C D92C6 2 4@>>@? DE@CJ 23@FE E96:C A2DEk^2m] sC2H:?8 @? A9:=@D@A9J[ 4FCC6?E 6G6?ED 2?5 A6CD@?2= 6IA6C:6?46[ E96J 6I2>:?6 E96 C@=6 DE@C:6D A=2J :? D92A:?8 :56?E:EJ[ 36=@?8:?8 2?5 4:G:4 =:76]k^Am People are also reading… Childhood dream comes true; Drink Eazy set to open storefront Communication main topic at first Orange and Black meeting, school district plans new platform Lexington's Patrick Martin claims fifth NSRA tie-down roping year-end title Lexington Middle School band to perform Saturday at UNK Band Day Parade Troopers find nearly 20,000 lbs of drugs, trailer full of stolen items in Dawson County traffic stops Cozad's Chad Connelly wins year-end title in ranch broncs Emersyn Propp sets career high with 28 kills in Cozad’s win over St. Pat’s Nebraska AG urged to investigate three out-of-state nursing home chains Lexington drops only 2 matches in home tennis dual invite Thursday Paul Hammel: Fight over feline calls for having a little fun sometimes Commissioners set public hearing for road vacation Matt Rhule didn’t like Nebraska’s halftime habit. So he changed it Overton sweeps Maxwell, ending 7-game lose streak Dale Thomas Krings Me-ouch! Scottsbluff crushes Lexington 59-6 Friday kAm%96 5:D4FDD:@? 6I2>:?6D H9J A6@A=6 @7E6? 2AAC@249 9:DE@CJ E96 D2>6 H2J E96J 2AAC@249 A@=:E:4D[ D66<:?8 724ED E92E C6:?7@C46 36=:67D E96J 2=C625J 9@=5] zJE6 2C8F6D E92E k2 E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q 9C67lQ9EEADi^^H:C6]=66]?6E^@A:?:@?^4@=F>?^49:=5C6?\?665\DE@C:6D\E@\=62C?\2?5\6?8286\C:492C5\<JE6^2CE:4=606bf7_h_`\_2ec\dhfh\h277\a5f4ec`555`6]9E>=Qm6G6CJ ?2E:@? C6=:6D @? D92C65 ?2CC2E:G6D E@ 96=A 4:E:K6?D F?56CDE2?5 H96C6 E96J 42>6 7C@>k^2m 2?5 H96C6 E96J 9@A6 E@ 8@] *6E :? 2? :?4C62D:?8=J 7C28>6?E65 4F=EFC6[ 28C66>6?E @? E9@D6 ?2CC2E:G6D 42? 36 5:77:4F=E E@ 249:6G6]k^Am kAm%96 9@DED 2=D@ E24<=6 E96 4@>A=:42E65 C6=2E:@?D9:A 36EH66? A2EC:@E:D> 2?5 4C:E:4:D>] r2? D@>6@?6 566A=J 2AAC64:2E6 E96:C 4@F?ECJ H9:=6 @A6?=J 24<?@H=658:?8 :ED 72:=FC6Dn w2D A2EC:@E:D> 364@>6 F?72:C=J 2DD@4:2E65 H:E9 A@=:E:4Dn p?5 H92E 92AA6?D H96? 46=63C2E:@?D @7 ?2E:@?2= 249:6G6>6?E 2C6 G:6H65 E9C@F89 2 A2CE:D2? =6?Dnk^Am kAmp=@?8 E96 H2J[ #252 C67=64ED @? 2 G:D:E E@ 2 k2 E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]>28?@=:2A=2?E2E:@?]4@>^Qm$@FE9 r2C@=:?2 A=2?E2E:@?k^2m E92E 4@?7C@?E65 E96 C62=:E:6D @7 D=2G6CJ H:E9@FE 5:>:?:D9:?8 E96 3C@256C p>6C:42? DE@CJ] %96 4@?G6CD2E:@? 6IA=@C6D 9@H >2EFC6 D@4:6E:6D 42? C6>6>36C A2:?7F= 492AE6CD 9@?6DE=J H9:=6 DE:== C64@8?:K:?8 AC@8C6DD[ C6D:=:6?46 2?5 E96 42A24:EJ 7@C D6=7\4@CC64E:@?]k^AmkAmpD E96 ?2E:@? AC6A2C6D E@ >2C< E9:D 9:DE@C:4 >:=6DE@?6[ zJE6 2?5 #252 DF886DE E92E 8C2E:EF56 2?5 C67=64E:@? 2C6 ?@E @AA@D:?8 :562D] x? 724E[ E96J >2J 56A6?5 @? @?6 2?@E96C] &?56CDE2?5:?8 H96C6 2 4@F?ECJ 92D 72==6? D9@CE 42? 566A6? 2AAC64:2E:@? 7@C :ED 249:6G6>6?ED[ H9:=6 8C2E:EF56 42? AC@G:56 E96 6?6C8J ?66565 E@ 255C6DD C6>2:?:?8 492==6?86D]k^Am Scott Rada is a digital strategist with Lee Enterprises, and Richard Kyte is the director of the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He is also the author of "Finding Your Third Place: Building Happier Communities (and Making Great Friends Along the Way)." This article was prepared with the help of AI technology using information collected and verified by journalists. 0 Comments Catch the latest in Opinion Get opinion pieces, letters and editorials sent directly to your inbox weekly! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Scott Rada Author email Follow Scott Rada Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Related to this story Millions lose food stamps under Trump cuts, with some states hit harder than others More than 4.7 million people nationwide have lost their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits since Trump’s signature tax and spe… Happy birthday, America? At 250, nation may be too divided to celebrate as one As the U.S. prepares for its semiquincentennial, political divisions are testing what is traditionally a unifying summer ritual. At Trump's DOJ, watchdogs gutted as misconduct complaints soar The number of new investigations has declined to a 20-year low even as misconduct complaints soar, a review found.
Scott Rada Author email Follow Scott Rada Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today
Millions lose food stamps under Trump cuts, with some states hit harder than others More than 4.7 million people nationwide have lost their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits since Trump’s signature tax and spe…
Happy birthday, America? At 250, nation may be too divided to celebrate as one As the U.S. prepares for its semiquincentennial, political divisions are testing what is traditionally a unifying summer ritual.
At Trump's DOJ, watchdogs gutted as misconduct complaints soar The number of new investigations has declined to a 20-year low even as misconduct complaints soar, a review found.
