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Laura Ebke
Laura Lynne Schwab Ebke (née Schwab; born June 4, 1962) is a politician from the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. A resident of the city of Crete in the southeastern part of the state, she served a single term in the Nebraska Legislature, from 2015 to 2019. Originally a member of the Republican Party who described herself as "a conservative libertarian", Ebke changed her registration to the Libertarian Party in 2016; she was thought to be the first Libertarian member of the officially nonpartisan legislature. In July 2020, Ebke was elected to member-at-large of the Libertarian National Committee. In September 2024, Laura Ebke was nominated on a presidential ticket as the 2024 United States presidential candidate of the Liberal Party USA, running alongside party chairwoman Trisha Butler, who is also their vice presidential candidate. Early life and career Laura Lynne Schwab Ebke was born Laura Lynne Schwab on June 4, 1962, in Manhattan, Kansas. She wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russ Karpisek
Russ Karpisek (born July 20, 1966) is a politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. He served in the Nebraska Legislature from 2007 to 2015. Early life and career Karpisek was born on July 20, 1966, in Friend, Nebraska, and graduated from Wilber-Clatonia High School in 1984. In 1989, he graduated from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, with a B.S. in business administration. After college, he returned to his hometown of Wilber, where he took over his grandmother's business, Karpisek's Meat Market. He served as mayor of Wilber from 1994 to 2006.''Nebraska Blue Book 2012–2013'' p. 309. Retrieved 2015-02-21. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Situated along the Mississippi River, it had a population of 633,104 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of municipalities in Tennessee, second-most populous city in Tennessee, the fifth-most populous in the Southeastern United States, Southeast, and the List of United States cities by population, 28th-most populous in the nation. Memphis is the largest city proper on the Mississippi River and anchors the Memphis metropolitan area that includes parts of Arkansas and Mississippi, the Metropolitan statistical area, 45th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. with 1.34 million residents. European exploration of the area began with Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto in 1541. Located on the high Chickasaw Bluffs, the site offered natural protection from Mississippi River flooding and became a contested location in the colonial era. Modern Memphis was founded in 181 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Embryonic Stem Cell
Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are Cell potency#Pluripotency, pluripotent stem cells derived from the inner cell mass of a blastocyst, an early-stage pre-Implantation (human embryo), implantation embryo. Human embryos reach the blastocyst stage 4–5 days post Human fertilization, fertilization, at which time they consist of 50–150 cells. Isolating the inner cell mass (embryoblast) using immunosurgery results in destruction of the blastocyst, a process Stem cell controversy, which raises ethical issues, including whether or not embryos at the pre-implantation stage have the same moral considerations as embryos in the post-implantation stage of development. Researchers are currently focusing heavily on the therapeutic potential of embryonic stem cells, with clinical use being the goal for many laboratories. Potential uses include the treatment of diabetes and heart disease. The cells are being studied to be used as clinical therapies, models of genetic disorders, and cellular/DNA r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is a Centre-left politics, center-left political parties in the United States, political party in the United States. One of the Major party, major parties of the U.S., it was founded in 1828, making it the world's oldest active political party. Its main rival since the 1850s has been the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, and the two have since dominated American politics. The Democratic Party was founded in 1828 from remnants of the Democratic-Republican Party. Senator Martin Van Buren played the central role in building the coalition of state organizations which formed the new party as a vehicle to help elect Andrew Jackson as president that year. It initially supported Jacksonian democracy, agrarianism, and Manifest destiny, geographical expansionism, while opposing Bank War, a national bank and high Tariff, tariffs. Democrats won six of the eight presidential elections from 1828 to 1856, losing twice to the Whig Party (United States) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lancaster County, Nebraska
Lancaster County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 322,608, making it the second-most populous county in Nebraska. Its county seat is Lincoln, the state capital. The county was created in 1859. Lancaster County is part of the Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area. In the Nebraska license plate system, Lancaster County was represented by the prefix 2 (it had the second-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922). In 2002, the state discontinued the 1922 system in Lancaster, Douglas and Sarpy counties. Geography According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.0%) is water. Major highways * Interstate 80 * Interstate 180 * U.S. Highway 6 * U.S. Highway 34 * U.S. Highway 77 * Nebraska Highway 2 * Nebraska Highway 33 * Nebraska Highway 43 * Nebraska Highway 79 Transit *Amtr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thayer County, Nebraska
Thayer County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 5,034. Its county seat is Hebron. The county was created in 1856 and originally named Jefferson County. It was organized in 1870-1871 and renamed for General and Governor John Milton Thayer. In the Nebraska license plate system, Thayer County is represented by the prefix 32 (it had the thirty-second-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922). Geography Thayer County lies on the south line of Nebraska. Its south boundary line abuts the north boundary line of the state of Kansas. Its terrain consists of rolling hills, sloped toward the east. A local drainage, Big Sandy Creek, flows southeast and east through the northern part of the county, and another drainage, Rose Creek, flows northeastward through the SE corner of the county (they converge east of Thayer County's east boundary line). The planar por ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saline County, Nebraska
Saline County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 14,292. Its county seat is Wilber. In the Nebraska license plate system, Saline County is represented by the prefix 22 (it had the twenty-second-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922). History Saline County was formed in 1855 and organized in 1867. The first permanent settler arrived in 1858. Geography The terrain of Saline County is composed of low rolling hills, sloping to the east-southeast. Most of the county's area is devoted to agriculture. The Big Blue River flows southward in the eastern part of the county. The middle and southern parts of the county are drained by Swan Creek and Turkey Creek, which combine and discharge into Big Blue River at the county's east boundary line close to its SE corner. The county has an area of , of which is land and (0.4%) is water. Major highways * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jefferson County, Nebraska
Jefferson County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 7,240. Its county seat is Fairbury. The county was named for Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States of America. In the Nebraska license plate system, Jefferson County is represented by the prefix 33 (it had the thirty-third-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922). History Jefferson County was founded on January 26, 1856, and its governing structure was organized in 1864. It was named for Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States. In 2010, the Keystone-Cushing Pipeline (Phase II) was constructed south out of Jefferson County. Geography Jefferson County lies on the south line of Nebraska. Its south boundary line abuts the north boundary line of the state of Kansas. The terrain of Jefferson County consists of low rolling hills, whose leveled tops are largely used for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fillmore County, Nebraska
Fillmore County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 5,551. Its county seat is Geneva. The county was named for President Millard Fillmore. In the Nebraska license plate system, Fillmore County is represented by the prefix 34 (it had the thirty-fourth largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922). History Fillmore County was established, and its boundaries defined, by the Nebraska Territorial Legislature in 1856. It was named for Millard Fillmore, the thirteenth president of the United States, who had left office in 1853. The first homesteaders arrived in the county in 1866. Ohio natives William O. Bussard and William C. Whitaker filed claims on the West Fork of the Big Blue River in the county's northeastern portion. Settlement of the area was slow until 1870; it was concentrated in the county's northern part, in part because the surveyed r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libertarianism In The United States
In the United States, libertarianism is a political philosophy promoting individual liberty. According to common meanings of Conservatism in the United States, conservatism and Modern liberalism in the United States, liberalism in the United States, libertarianism has been described as ''Fiscal conservatism, conservative'' on economic issues (fiscal conservatism) and ''Cultural liberalism, liberal'' on personal freedom (cultural liberalism),Boaz, David; Kirby, David (October 18, 2006). ''The Libertarian Vote''. Cato Institute. though this is disputed. The movement is often associated with a foreign policy of non-interventionism.Olsen, Edward A. (2002). ''US National Defense for the Twenty-First Century: The Grand Exit Strategy''. Taylor & Francisp. 182. . Broadly, there are four principal traditions within libertarianism, namely the libertarianism that developed in the mid-20th century out of the revival tradition of classical liberalism in the United States after liberalism ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republican Liberty Caucus
The Republican Liberty Caucus (RLC) is a political action organization dedicated to promoting the ideals of Individual freedom, individual liberty, limited government and free market economics within the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party in the United States. It is part of the Libertarianism in the United States, libertarian wing of the Republican Party. It also operates a political action committee, the RLC-USA PAC. The organization was founded in 1991 and has chapters in many states. In 2011, the organization hosted its National Convention in Arlington, Virginia. The 2013 convention was held in Austin, Texas and the 2015 National Convention was hosted in Nashua, New Hampshire. Issues The RLC works within the Republican Party to influence the party to adopt the RLC's agenda. As activist Tom Heitman put it, "We're trying to reintroduce the Republican platform to the Republican Party." The RLC favors individual freedom and limited government. Specifically, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southeast Community College
Southeast Community College (SCC) is a public community college system in the southeast portion of Nebraska. Locations The college offers three campuses, six learning centers and two additional locations in Lincoln that are within the 15-county service area. The campuses are located in the following cities: *Lincoln, Nebraska (7,500 students) *Beatrice, Nebraska (700+ students) * Milford, Nebraska (800+ students) SCC's Lincoln Campus is located at 8800 O St. on the east edge of the Capitol City. The Jack J. Huck Continuing Education Center is located at 301 S. 68th St. Place in Lincoln. Education Square, SCC's downtown Lincoln location, is at 1111 O St. StarTran buses pick up and drop off students at 8800 O St. and Education Square. Many career-technical programs are offered on the Lincoln Campus, including numerous Health Sciences programs. Academic Transfer, Business and Office Professional also are offered at 8800 O St. Academic Transfer also is offered at ESQ, along with Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
