Congratulations to the people of Plattsmouth, who voted to recall school board member, Terri Cunningham-Swanson, for her extremist views. Terri came to office with views driven by conspiracy theories and stances contradicted by not only reality, but hypocrisy. She conned plenty of people into believing her “cause” but not enough. With a vote of 1,649…
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Recall Terri Cunningham-Swanson: Part 10
Since Terri Cunningham-Swanson claimed to be so keen on protecting minors, it was interesting to see that one of the main people she and her followers have been attacking is a young man by the name of Jayden Speed. Jayden was a student who graduated from an adjacent school district and political science major brought…
Recall Terri Cunningham-Swanson: Part 9
Within less than two weeks of the first petition just barely missing the threshold of signatures needed, another Plattsmouth resident filed a second petition. Terri and her folks were moving goal posts and adding to their rhetoric, while Sarah Slattery led a new charge to recall Terri Cunningham-Swanson. Second Recall Attempt During the first couple…
Recall Terri Cunningham-Swanson: Part 8
August started off with people enduring record-level heat to make the petitions to recall Terri Cunningham-Swanson available for signature. Meanwhile, Terri was getting more than famous. She was getting infamous. Infamous enough to be invited to speak to fellow hypocrites and conspiracy theorists! Terri’s Word Salad Terri was booked for various speaking engagements, such as…
Recall Terri Cunningham-Swanson: Part 7
Welcome! We’ve been writing about the saga of Terri Cunningham-Swanson, who was elected to the Plattsmouth School Board in November of 2022 and arrived in January of 2023 ready to ban some books. Why was she banning books? Because she equated them with pornography. Read Dirty to Me This has been a favorite agenda of…
Recall Terri Cunningham-Swanson: Part 6
Happy New Year! We took a break, but 2024 is here and we’ve got our eyes on many things. Our legislature returns to session today and we’re in a presidential election year. It’s about to get even wilder. We don’t want it to, but we’re realists. Now, let’s get back to the rest of the…
Recall Terri Cunningham-Swanson: Part 5
Hello again, friends! We cannot believe how many folks have noticed us, particularly senpai – Seeing Red! As always, we recommend you check them out if you haven’t already, because they give a straightforward perspective on what’s happening in this state. All of us believe Nebraska is worth fighting for, and that’s why we do…
Recall Terri Cunningham-Swanson: Part 4
Welcome back, friends. We hope your holidays, no matter what you personally celebrate, were merry, bright, blessed, relaxing—whatever adjective you wanted most for that special time. We’re here with Part 4 of our story on what happened to get the people of Plattsmouth where they are today: in an effort to recall Terri Cunningham-Swanson from…
Recall Terri Cunningham-Swanson: Part 3
Now that we know a little bit about Terri Cunningham-Swanson, her past, her mindset and her agenda, let’s delve into how she immediately went to work on her goal of transforming Plattsmouth Community Schools. This, once again ironically enough, is akin to a quote she reads from the Handbook of Social Emotional Learning during her…
Recall Terri Cunningham-Swanson: Part 2
So, friends, how did the people of Plattsmouth, a quaint community in Cass County, Nebraska, get here? We’ll explain as quickly as we can, because time is short and folks are voting on this very issue as we write this. The Genesis of Terri Cunningham-Swanson By all accounts, Terri had a troubled past. In adulthood,…