Margery

Writer for The Associated Press covering courts and politics in Nebraska.

[Margery @Margery3]

Nebraska uses a unique method to find election workers: It drafts them (from @AP) https://t.co/ipuIehZJrN

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Missouri woman who served 43 years in prison is free after her murder conviction was overturned (from @AP) ⁦@apheatherh⁩ https://t.co/S5XFhpmBLC

[Margery @Margery3]

@drgenevievers Hi, Jen. Sorry to contact you this way, but I can’t send you a PM without paying for the blue check. I’m a reporter with The Associated Press. Would you reach out to me at [email protected] ? I’m working on a story Nebraska’a competing abortion initiatives and petition circulators.

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Emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a lobby restroom (from @AP) https://t.co/c9uR8pDgLl

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'20 Days in Mariupol' wins best documentary Oscar, a first for AP and PBS' 'Frontline' (from @AP) https://t.co/WbAFZ0rf4t

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Ohio voters enshrine abortion access in constitution in latest statewide win for reproductive rights (from @AP) https://t.co/di9owCzEXa

[AP News Guild @APNewsGuild]

You can't spell #cheAP without @AP!

Our rank-and-file are demanding fair pay for all we do.

Will Executive Editor @JuliePace and CEO Daisy Veerasingham publicly release their compensation packages and take pay cuts? #AskAP

[Brittany Peterson @BrittanyKPeters]

At AP, employee wages need to be competitive to keep us strong. Setting minimum pay for top-scale employees at $75K is anything but. We can and must do better #FairAPcontract @APNewsGuild

[Josh Funk @Funkwrite]

Standing in solidarity with the rest of the ⁦@APNewsGuild⁩ as we negotiate for a new contract with ⁦@AP⁩ with fair wages and benefits. But talks have drug on for more than a year because you can’t spell #cheAP without ⁦@AP⁩

[AP News Guild @APNewsGuild]

Year 1: Done.

But still no #fairAPcontract.

We are seeking higher pay, more parental leave + vacation benefits, stronger reproductive health care policies & more. We've been negotiating with @AP for 365 days — we deserve better. #WeAreAP

[Margery @Margery3]

@EricYarwood @SeeingRedNE @3NewsNowOmaha It most certainly is not an AP story. The only AP story mentioning this movie is a weekly box office ticket sales report, which notes the “pay it forward” scheme.

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Well, this is awkward … https://t.co/bRzCoBFLfh

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In a polarized US, how to define a patriot increasingly depends on who's being asked (from @AP) https://t.co/o8DS3Kisan

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US engineers contributed to Missouri River flood damage and must pay landowners, court rules (from @AP) https://t.co/zQMqgzutfO

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Just heartbroken. McCarthy was among the best. https://t.co/zDq7k9ewap

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The Great Grift: How billions in COVID-19 relief aid was stolen or wasted (from @AP) https://t.co/nxK4gHTC6v

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Nebraska Legislature as reality TV, featuring filibuster and culture war drama (from @AP) https://t.co/TcRhlznzQx

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

From a Teacher ❤️ ✏️

Today I was running low on pencils so I asked all of my kids to pull out any of my pencils that they had in their desks. I had one student ask me if he could keep his pencils that his mom gave him for school. Of course, I said yes.

He then said, “well, I guess I’ll give you a few so my classmates can have them too.” I thought nothing of it and took the pencils that he handed me. When I was sharpening them, I noticed writing on a few of them. I then realized that my student’s mother took the time to write on his pencils. I asked him if he would mind showing me the rest of them.

What I read melted my heart:
- You are so talented.
- This will be a great year.
- You are creative.
- You are phenomenal.
- Never give up.
- You can do this.
- You are knowledgeable.
- You are a math whiz.
- You are intelligent.
- Proud of you everyday.
- I love you.
- You have a brilliant mind.
- You are wonderful.
- You are a problem solver.
- Follow your dreams.
- You are perfect.
- I am proud of you.
- You will change the world.
- You are amazing.
- You are the best.
- You are important.

-This probably took his mom a few minutes to do yet it lit up his whole day at school. He wasn’t embarrassed that his mom wrote on his pencils. Thanks to his mom, he was reminded of his self worth and wanted to share the same feeling with his classmates.

- THESE are the things that we should be reminding our kids (both parents AND teachers). Imagine the look on a child’s face when they are reminded that they are important, talented, loved, knowledgeable and so much more.

- Help them know that someone believes in them and is proud of them in everything they do. Even if you think it is cheesy or you don’t have enough time or that you will have little impact, remember that you may be the only one telling and reminding them these things and EVERY kid needs to know their value. This is why I teach. ❤️❤💜💜😀⭐

[Margery @Margery3]

LGBTQ+ Americans are under attack, Human Rights Campaign declares in state of emergency warning (from @AP) https://t.co/uP4Lf1aCJR

[Margery @Margery3]

@jamielynn261982 @katewolfe Hi, Jamie Lynn. I’m unable to DM you. Can I send you an email? If you prefer, you can email me at [email protected].