Wednesday, June 10 • 10 Days Under New DHM • At Least 20 Days to Go Support us by becoming a member and following us on Twitter and Facebook DACA Uncertainty Puts Dreamers Fate in Jeopardy With the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is on the table, The Supreme Court has the power to eradicate or keep […]
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A Traditional Feast
Survival of the fittest doesn’t necessarily mean the biggest and strongest will rise victorious at the end of every battle. Rather, those most capable of adapting to change. No amount of flexibility can limbo under the fact that 2020 was… difficult. But as we adapt, we find where we are and are not willing to […]
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Man Accused of Killing Sex Offender Speaks Out, Thorough Scurlock Investigation, CARES Act Dollars Trickle Down and More Top Local News for Thursday, June 11
Thursday, June 11 • 11 Days Under New DHM • At Least 19 Days to Go Support us by becoming a member and following us on Twitter and Facebook No More Coasting Omaha! Seven Ideas to Save Our Future How we can stay in our lanes but swing for the fences in areas such as carbon neutrality, education and internet […]
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Dollars and Incensed
Clearly, if America needs anything right now, it’s more stuff to be mad at and worried about! If you’ve finished the appetizer that is our ongoing pandemic and would like a side of economic injustice to go with the entrée of racial inequity America is maybe/kinda/sorta ready to finally eat, chow down on Capital in […]
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Reed Moore Newsletter | Tuesday, April 7
Tuesday, April 7 Support us by becoming a member and following us on Twitter and Facebook View our guide to local resources at TheReader.com Good morning, Today, we have stories about the four signs to look for that life is returning to normal as well as the nation’s leading infectious disease expert saying Nebraska is in line with other […]
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With No Arts, You’re Left With The Craft
Editor’s note: We need your help! Support content like this by becoming a Reader member here. The Craft was so foundational to me as a person that it is simply stunning I haven’t owned a pet named Fairuza yet. Everything flawed, dated, and broken in that original cult classic could have been easily repaired, modernized, and healed […]
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Solidarity in Solitude: Protester in Carter Lake Stands Up against Police Brutality
By Chris Bowling The smell of steaming asphalt mixes with the exhaust from cars traveling back and forth under a cloudless summer sky. In one direction is the volunteer fire department for this town, Carter Lake, Iowa where 3,000 Hawkeyes live on the Cornhusker side of the Missouri River. Not too far away from the […]
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Schools, schools, schools: COVID-19 Weekly Column from The Reader
By Chris Bowling Editors note: This is a weekly column breaking down COVID-19 data as well as the latest news for Nebraska. The big stories around COVID-19 have focused on schools, schools and more schools. At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln an entire sorority is under quarantine following the report of a small cluster of cases […]
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Grand Island Health Officials Wanted to Close JBS Plant. Ricketts Said No.
This story was originally published in ProPublica by Michael Grabell, published May 7, 1:12 p.m. EDT On Tuesday, March 31, an emergency room doctor at the main hospital in Grand Island, Nebraska, sent an urgent email to the regional health department: “Numerous patients” from the JBS beef packing plant had tested positive for COVID-19. The plant, […]
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COVID-19 Cases Continue Climbing on The Eve of Election Day
By Chris Bowling Ah. Yes. Breathe that fresh fall air. There’s not a speck of snow on the ground here in Omaha and the weather’s looking unseasonably warm. I’m sure there’s no avalanche of existential fears and emotions looming over our heads, possibly pushing those of us more prone to anxiety even further into a […]
