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Author Archives: Matthew Hansen

Posted inNews

Nebraska’s Nitrate Problem is Serious, Experts Say. Can We Solve It? 

by Matthew Hansen and Yanqi Xu, Flatwater Free Press December 26, 2022December 26, 2022

This is the third part in a Flatwater Free Press series called “Our Dirty Water.” Read the first and second parts. Pretend for a moment that Nebraska somehow halted all use of nitrogen fertilizer – not a single speck more on our lawns, golf courses and corn fields.  What would happen?  The water we drink […]

Posted inTheatre

Three Years Ago, It Didn’t Exist Here. Today, An Ohio Company Is One of Omaha’s Biggest Landlords.

by Matthew Hansen, Natalia Alamdari, Flatwater Free Press, Matt Wynn, Flatwater Free Press and Alexandra Stone, KETV May 26, 2022May 26, 2022
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Nebraska Needs to Solve its Early Childhood Conundrum

by Matthew Hansen December 10, 2019December 13, 2019

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