Nebraska Family Forum

It is the Mission of the Nebraska Family Forum (NFF) to promote education policies in our state that preserve and protect parental authority and the integrity of the family. In so doing, we will preserve the cooperative and respectful relationship between school authorities and parents, preserve a family-centered community, and provide a well-rounded education for our kids.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Write Your Local Paper: It's time for everyone to do something!

The Nebraska Family Forum has supporters across the state of Nebraska and though the new "truancy" law was meant to target the Omaha metro people from across the state have recognized the serious assault on the natural rights of parents that this law represents.

We need NFPF supporters from across the state to contact not only their state senators but also their local newspapers. Besides the NFPF supporters in the Omaha Metro we have supporters in Scottsbluff, Alliance, Lincoln, Sydney, Schuyler, Superior, Sutherland, Valentine, Wallace, West Point, and York Nebraska.

What we need each of you to do is write one good letter about your concerns for the law, if you need help with the facts you can read a basic overview of the law here at the blog. Feel free to borrow anything from the blog to help you with your letters. This one letter can then be easily sent to every newspaper, lawmaker, city, county, and school district official, and finally submitted for publication here at the Forum.

There are hundreds of NFPF supporters state wide, and thousands who are reading the blog, if every one would spend just a little time to communicate their thoughts and add to the conversation the impact would be significant! This is how it's done, this is how we amend this law and restore our parental rights.

Many hands make light work, and when everyone does a little miracles happen! So, don't delay, do it today!

NEBRASKA NEWSPAPERS

Omaha-World Herald
1314 Douglas St Ste 100
Omaha, NE 68102
402-444-1000 - Telephone
402-444-1299 - Fax

Lincoln Journal Star
926 P Street
Lincoln, NE 68508
402-475-4200 - Telephone

https://journalstar-dot-com.bloxcms.com/app/forms/services_forms/editorial/letter_to_editor/

OMAHA AREA NEWSPAPERS

Ashland Gazette
P.O. Box 127
1518 Silver Street
Ashland, NE 68003
Link to form to write a letter to the editor:
http://www.omahanewsstand.com/forms/

Bellevue Leader
604 Fort Crook Rd N
Bellevue, NE 68005

Gretna Breeze
216 Enterprise Dr
PO Box 296
Gretna, NE 68028

Papillion Times / La Vista Sun
604 Fort Crook Rd N
Bellevue, NE 68005

Ralston Recorder
PO Box 27072
Ralston, NE 68127-0072

Wahoo Newspaper
564 North Broadway
Wahoo, NE 68066

Link to form to write a letter to the editor:
http://www.omahanewsstand.com/forms/

The Waverly News
P.O. Box 100
14210 Kenilworth
Waverly, NE 68462-0100
Link to form to write a letter to the editor:
http://www.omahanewsstand.com/forms/

ALL NEBRASKA NEWSPAPERS

Arranged alphabetically by city

Alliance
Alliance Times-Herald
P.O. Box G
Alliance, NE 69301
308-762-3060 - Telephone
308-762-3063 - Fax

Ashland
Ashland Gazette
P.O. Box 127
Ashland, NE 68003
402-944-3397 - Telephone
402-944-3398 - Fax

Aurora
Aurora News-Register
1320 K St
Aurora, NE 68818
402-694-2131 - Telephone
402-694-2133 - Fax
http://www.auroranewsregister.com/index.php?option=com_newsforms&Itemid=8

Beatrice
Daily Sun
200 N. Seventh St
Beatrice, NE 68310-0847
402-223-5233 - Telephone
402-228-3571 - Fax

https://beatricedailysun-dot-com.bloxcms.com/app/forms/editor/

Bellevue
Bellevue Leader
604 Fort Crook Road North
Bellevue, NE 68005
402-733-7300 - Telephone
402-733-9116 - Fax

Blair
Enterprise
138 North 16th Street
Blair, NE 68008
402-426-2121 - Telephone
402-426-2227 - Fax

Broken Bow
Custer County Chief
P.O. Box 190
Broken Bow, NE 68822-0190
308-872-2471 - Telephone
308-872-2415 - Fax

Burwell
Burwell Tribune
P.O. Box 547
Burwell, NE 68823
308-346-4504 - Telephone
308-346-4018 - Fax

Columbus
Columbus Telegram
Address Letters to the Editor to:
The People Speak
P.O. Box 648
Columbus, NE 68602-0648
402-564-2741 - Telephone
402-563-7500 - Fax

https://columbustelegram-dot-com.bloxcms.com/app/forms/editor/

Cozad
Tri-City Tribune
P.O. Box 6
Cozad, NE 69130-0006
308-784-3644 - Telephone
308-784-3647 - Fax
http://www.tricitytrib.com/index.php?option=com_contact&view=contact&id=6%3Aopinion&catid=12%3Acontacts&Itemid=62

Fremont
Fremont Tribune
P.O. Box 9
Fremont, NE 68026
402-721-5000 - Telephone
402-721-8047 - Fax

https://fremonttribune-dot-com.bloxcms.com/app/forms/editor/

Gothenburg
Gothenburg Times
P.O. Box 385
Gothenburg, NE 69138-0385
308-537-3636 - Telephone
308-537-7554 - Fax
http://www.gothenburgtimes.com/index.php?option=com_contactform&Itemid=9

Grand Island
Daily Independent
422 West 1st St
Grand Island , NE 68802
308-382-1000 - Telephone
308-381-9431 - Fax

Hastings
Hastings Tribune
908 W 2nd St
Hastings, NE 68901
402-462-2131 - Telephone
402-461-4657 - Fax

Imperial
Imperial Republican
P.O. Box 727
Imperial, NE 69033
308-882-4453 - Telephone
308-882-5167 - Fax
http://www.imperialrepublican.com/index.php?option=com_newsforms&task=contact&Itemid=59

Kearney
Kearney Daily Hub
13 East 22nd St
Kearney, NE 68848
308-237-2152 - Telephone
308-233-9736 - Fax
http://hub.kearneyhub.com/letterToTheEditor/index.php

Kimball
Western Nebraska Observer
118 East 2nd St
Kimball, NE 69145
308-235-3631 - Telephone
308-235-3632 - Fax
http://www.westernnebraskaobserver.net/contact

Lexington
Lexington Clipper-Herald
P.O. Box 599
Lexington, NE 68850-0599
308-324-5511 - Telephone
308-324-5240 - Fax

Lincoln
Lincoln Journal Star
926 P Street
Lincoln, NE 68508
402-475-4200 - Telephone

https://journalstar-dot-com.bloxcms.com/app/forms/services_forms/editorial/letter_to_editor/

McCook
McCook Daily Gazette
P.O. Box 1268
McCook, NE 69001-1268
308-345-4500 - Telephone
308-345-7881 - Fax

Nebraska City
News Press
P.O. Box 757
Nebraska City, NE 68410
402-873-3334 - Telephone
402-873-5436 - Fax

Norfolk
Norfolk Daily News
P.O. Box 977
Norfolk, NE 68702-0977
402-371-1020 - Telephone
402-371-5802 - Fax

North Platte
North Platte Bulletin
1300 E 4th Street, Suite F
North Platte, NE 69101
Phone (308)696-0052
Fax (308)696-0053

North Platte
North Platte Telegraph
621 N. Chestnut
North Platte, NE 69103-0370
308-532-6000 - Telephone
308-532-9268 - Fax
http://www.nptelegraph.com/forms/letters/

Omaha
Omaha Reader
2314 M St.
Omaha , NE 68107
402-341-7323 - Telephone
402-341-6967 - Fax

Omaha
Omaha-World Herald
1314 Douglas St Ste 100
Omaha, NE 68102
402-444-1000 - Telephone
402-444-1299 - Fax

Ord
Ord Quiz
305 South 16th St
Ord, NE 68862
308-728-3262 - Telephone
308-728-5715 - Fax

Papillion
Papillion Times
604 Fort Crook Rd N
Bellevue, NE 68005
402-339-3331 - Telephone
402-339-8562 - Fax

Ralston
Ralston Recorder
604 Fort Crook Road N.
Bellevue, NE 68046
402-331-6300 - Telephone
402-733-9116 - Fax

Scottsbluff
Scottsbluff Star-Herald
1405 Broadway
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
308-632-9000 - Telephone
308-632-9001 - Fax
http://www.starherald.com/forms/letters/

Seward
Seward County Independent
P.O. Box 449
Seward, NE 68434
402-643-3676 - Telephone
402-643-6774 - Fax
http://sewardindependent.com/index.php?option=com_editor_form

Sidney
Sidney Sun Telegraph
P.O. Box 193
Sidney, NE 69162-0193
308-254-2818 - Telephone
308-254-3925 - Fax
http://www.suntelegraph.com/cms/forms/form-49498.html

South Sioux City
Dakota County Star
1000 W. 29th Street Ste 116
South Sioux City, NE 68776
402-494-4264 - Telephone
402-494-2414 - Fax

Superior
Superior Express
148 E. 3rd St.
Superior , NE 68978-1705
402-879-3291 - Telephone
402-879-3463 - Fax

Tekamah
Midwest Messenger
P.O. Box 239
Tekamah , NE 68061
402-374-2226 - Telephone
402-374-2739 - Fax

Wahoo
Wahoo Newspaper
564 N Broadway St
Wahoo, NE 68066
402-443-4162 - Telephone
402-443-4459 - Fax

Wauneta
Wauneta Breeze
P.O. Box 337
Wauneta, NE 69045
308-394-5389 - Telephone
308-394-5931 - Fax
http://www.waunetanebraska.com/index.php?option=com_newsforms&task=contact&Itemid=49

Waverly
Waverly News
14210 Kenilworth Street
Waverly, NE 68462
402-786-2344 - Telephone
402-786-2343 - Fax

West Point
West Point News
134 East Grove Street
West Point, NE 68788
402-372-2461 - Telephone
402-372-3530 - Fax

York
News Times
327 Platte Avenue
York, NE 68467
402-362-4478 - Telephone
402-362-6748 - Fax

http://www.yorknewstimes.com/forms/

COLLEGE NEWSPAPERS

Creighton University
The Creightonian
The Creightonian Newsroom
Hitchcock Communication Arts Room 204
2500 California Street
Omaha, NE 68178
(402) 280-2825

http://www.creightonian.com/?page_id=2840

Doane College
The Doane Line
Doane College
Attn: Doane Line
1014 Boswell Ave.
Crete, NE 68333

University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Daily Nebraskan
http://www.dailynebraskan.com/opinion/submit-a-letter-to-the-editor

University of Nebraska - Omaha
The Gateway
6001 Dodge St.
Omaha, NE 68182
P: (402) 554-2352
F: (402) 554-2735
http://www.unogateway.com/letters-to-the-editor

Nebraska Wesleyan University
Reville Online

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The Personal Impact of Nebraska's School Attendance Law

We began collecting stories in April of 2011 and will continue to collect them as long as the law is abused. The stories we have collected demonstrate how our community has been impacted by Nebraska's school attendance law that counts all absences rather than "unexcused" absences for purposed of "truancy".

It may seem by the district by district breakdown that the law has impacted Millard Public Schools the most, but it is important to note that the Nebraska Family Forum grew out of the Millard Parent Society and therefore the awareness within Millard Public Schools is longstanding.

Out of the 3000+ cases referred to the Douglas County Attorney last year only 400 came from MPS. For every story collected here it is reasonable to assume that they represent dozens more who are affected who have not written their thoughts in a public way.

Nebraska Family Forum: What we Stand For

Mission:

NFF Guiding Principles:

Family is Key: We believe the family is the single most important element to a child’s ability to learn and be successful in school and life, and parents are the foundation upon which family success rests. For this reason, it’s imperative that the state honor the authority of parents as they exercise their natural rights, obligations, and responsibilities to raise, manage, direct, and educate their children.

Freedom in Education is essential: We believe that flexibility in education, school choice, stimulating curriculum, quality teachers, and innovative education reforms are essential to a family centered education. We support policies that will lead to greater parental influence in education innovation, curriculum, and choice.

Family struggles are a healthy part of life: We believe that the fundamental right of a parent does not cease to exist simply because a parent may fail to be a model parent. Parents often struggle to meet the needs of their children, but this is not in itself sufficient cause for unwanted and unwarranted government intrusion into family life. We join with Father Steven Boes of Boys Town in "proclaiming that not only are there no bad boys, as Father Flanagan taught, but there are no bad families.” There is always at least one person in a family that wants what is best for their children and is willing to ask for and receive the help they need.

Government Intrusion can be Harmful: We believe that the right of parents to raise their children without undue government interference is a fundamental liberty that has long been protected by the Constitution of the United States and is not void upon the enrollment of ones child in a public school. We warn that governments who seek to micro-manage the everyday choices of parents in pursuit prescribed outcomes, will do great harm to the integrity of the family and by extension, the well-being of children and society as a whole.

The Simple Truths

Children have to be educated, but they have also to be left to educate themselves. ~ Ernest Dimnet

Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught. ~ Oscar Wilde

Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. ~ William Butler Yeats

Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another. ~ Gilbert K. Chesterton

Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten. ~ B. F. Skinner

Education... has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading. ~ G. M. Trevelyan

Every educated person is a future enemy. ~ Martin Bormann

I prefer the company of peasants because they have not been educated sufficiently to reason incorrectly. ~ Michel de Montaigne

In the first place, God made idiots. That was for practice. Then he made school boards. ~ Mark Twain

It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense. ~ Robert Green Ingersoll

Much education today is monumentally ineffective. All too often we are giving young people cut flowers when we should be teaching them to grow their own plants. ~ John W. Gardner

No man who worships education has got the best out of education... Without a gentle contempt for education no man's education is complete. ~ Gilbert K. Chesterton

Real education must ultimately be limited to men who insist on knowing, the rest is mere sheep-herding. ~ Ezra Pound

The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives. ~ Robert M. Hutchins

The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education. ~ Albert Einstein

To the uneducated, an A is just three sticks. ~ A. A. Milne

Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school. ~ Albert Einstein

The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next. ~ Abraham Lincoln

My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated and more intelligent than college professors. ~aya Angelou

Dad kept us out of school, but school comes and goes. Family is forever.

I hated school. Even to this day, when I see a school bus it's just depressing to me. The poor little kids. ~ Dolly Parton

True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country. ~ Kurt Vonnegut

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