Spotlight Special Report When everyday situations get awkward, what’s the ethical thing to do? | The Ethical Life podcast Scott Rada Sep 9, 2026 6 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save kAmkDEC@?8mtA:D@56 aebik^DEC@?8m tE9:42= 5:=6>>2D 5@?VE 2=H2JD :?G@=G6 =:76\@C\562E9 564:D:@?D @C BF6DE:@?D E92E A9:=@D@A96CD 92G6 5632E65 7@C 46?EFC:6D] $@>6E:>6D E96J 368:? H:E9 2 325 42== 2E 2 J@FE9 32D632== 82>6[ 2 DA:==65 4FA @7 4@7766 @C 2? F?6IA64E65 <?@4< 2E E96 5@@C]k^AmkAm%9:D H66< @? “%96 tE9:42= {:76[” H6VC6 8@:?8 324< E@ E96 2C49:G6D E@ C6G:D:E 7@FC 5:=6>>2D E92E D9@H 9@H BF:4<=J @C5:?2CJ D:EF2E:@?D 42? EFC? :?E@ BF6DE:@?D 23@FE C6DA@?D:3:=:EJ[ 72:C?6DD 2?5 H92E H6 @H6 @E96C A6@A=6]k^AmkAm(92E D9@F=5 2 A2C6?E 5@ 27E6C 2? F>A:C6 >2<6D 2 325 42== 5FC:?8 2 J@FE9 32D632== 82>6n x7 J@F DA:== 4@7766 @? E96 DEC2?86C D:EE:?8 ?6IE E@ J@F @? 2? 2:CA=2?6[ 9@H 72C 5@6D J@FC C6DA@?D:3:=:EJ E@ >2<6 E9:?8D C:89E 6IE6?5n p?5 H92E 5@ J@F @H6 2 5CF?< DEC2?86C H9@ D9@HD FA 2E J@FC 5@@C =2E6 2E ?:89En (6 2=D@ 4@?D:56C 2 5:776C6?E <:?5 @7 EC2?D24E:@?i xD :E 6E9:42= E@ BF:6E=J 8:G6 2 D2=6DA6CD@? >@?6J :? 9@A6D @7 86EE:?8 36EE6C D6CG:46[ @C 5@6D E92E 4C@DD E96 =:?6 7C@> 86?6C@D:EJ :?E@ 3FJ:?8 AC676C6?E:2= EC62E>6?Enk^Am People are also reading… Osborn discusses Tyson closure, outsourcing and agriculture at Johnson Lake Lexington City Council approves ordinance for former Tyson property funding project Propp sisters combine for 22 kills in Cozad’s reverse sweep of Lexington Tuesday Tyler Thorell scores 3 touchdowns in Lexington’s 23-21 win over Holdrege ‘It’s what I want to do forever’: UNK student Ryan Arbuthnot finds his future on the family ranch Police identify Omaha man who died of apparent self-inflicted gunshot in standoff Isac Portillo-Munoz and Natalie Ramirez win titles at Lexington Cross Country Invite Tuesday ‘We knew we had work to do’: When the world changed, the Journal Star went to work. Supporters of Haitian man who died with ankle monitor blame immigration policy From paper to digital: LRHC celebrates 50 years of innovation Introducing a free, all-access weekend at lexch.com Lexington boys tennis finishes fourth at Kearney Invite Hay Days 'Partin in the USA' schedule Thorell stopped by Gering defense in Lexington's Friday home loss 24-7 FOOTBALL: Cozad defends gridiron 45-7 against Kearney Catholic kAm%96C6’D ?@ CF=63@@< 7@C E96D6 D:EF2E:@?D] %92EVD H92E >2<6D E96> FD67F= 6E9:42= BF6DE:@?D] t249 7@C46D FD E@ E9:?< 23@FE E96 82A 36EH66? H92E H6VC6 6?E:E=65 E@ 5@ 2?5 H92E H6 @F89E E@ 5@ — 6DA64:2==J H96? @FC 49@:46D 27764E D@>6@?6 H6 5@?VE <?@H]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 Most Popular David Hoffmann: Local news can bring communities together Hello, I’m David Hoffmann. Like many of you, I’ve been thinking a lot about our country, our communities and how we find our way back to one another. Do Flock cameras make communities safer? | The Ethical Life podcast 🎧 The hosts debate whether AI-powered license plate readers provide meaningful public protection or create unacceptable risks involving priva… Protect College Sports Act will protect my sport | Sophie Stylianos The NCAA has 556,000 collegiate athletes, the vast majority of whom compete in non-revenue and Olympic sports. Measles deaths are the cost of poor public health leadership | Philadelphia Inquirer Two recent measles-related deaths, including that of a newborn, were the first in Pennsylvania in 35 years. Sadly, as vaccination rates declin… At airports, ICE snatches people following the rules | Raul A. Reyes Galina Bobreneva was passing through Hollywood Burbank Airport last month with her husband when she was pulled aside by two federal agents. Af…
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