Food or Faux? by Michael Braunstein When Whole Foods founder and CEO John Mackey pulled a Mitt Romney-style move in creating a faux online identity in order to hector critics of his company, his motives and clarity of thought became suspect. Under pseudonym identity “Rahodeb”, Mackey left scores of postings in a Yahoo finance chatroom […]
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City to restore makeshift skatepark after tumultuous few days
By Chris Bowling The bent wire of the nets sways back and forth as wind whips across the worn out tennis courts. Up until Monday, the four-court section of James F. Lynch Park near 20th and Martha streets was home to quarter pipes, bank walls, parking blocks and rails. Now there are only discolored patches […]
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My COVID-19 Scare | The Reader’s Weekly COVID Roundup: Sept. 22, 2020
Editors note: This is a weekly series from The Reader breaking down COVID-19 data from the state. In it, reporter Chris Bowling will look at the latest in COVID-19 numbers and news. See daily COVID-19 updates here This week I had a COVID-19 scare. Someone I was with on Friday tested positive for the virus. Naturally as […]
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Cases Spike, Scurlock Autopsy Outcry, Janicek Feels Bullied and More Top Local News for Monday, June 29
6/26/20 • Day 5 of Phase III • Nationwide case trends Support us by becoming a member and following us on Twitter and Facebook CARES Funding Will Help City Department Educate Citizens about Social Justice Services Omaha’s Department of Human Rights and Relations investigates allegations of discrimination in areas such as employment, housing and public accommodation for those with disabilities. […]
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Reed Moore Newsletter | Thursday, April 16
Thursday, April 16 Support us by becoming a member and following us on Twitter and Facebook Mapping record number of mail-in ballot requests As more than 116,000 request mail-in ballots, data shows most are being returned to residents on the west side of Douglas County. The total requests far exceed the total turnout in any previous primary. View […]
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Rising Local Cases, Family Dissatisfied with Report, 100,000 Deaths and More Top Local News for Thursday, May 28
Thursday, May 28 • 25 Days Under New DHM • At Least 4 Days to Go Support us by becoming a member and following us on Twitter and Facebook Markets Make their Meticulous Return With guidelines in place, farmers prepare to meet the crowds. View our guide to local resources at TheReader.com Good morning, Today we have stories about […]
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6 Omaha Food Challenges: Are You Fan Enough?
Nebraska is more than simply nice. We are utterly abundant. What better way to experience that abundance than through MASS CONSUMPTION? Food challenges are more fun to watch than to participate in, and it is this voyeuristic sickness that brings you this month’s article. The difference between the food challenges in Omaha and those in […]
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Not Even Death Escapes COVID’s Disruption
The harsh reality of pandemic-restricted gatherings has cut attendance by about half from pre-COVID 19 services at Jon Reichmuth’s Funeral Homes in Elkhorn, Yutan and Bennington. This is by far the biggest instant change they’ve ever had to deal with, said Reichmuth, a 44-year tenured funeral director. “One day it was here and we had to figure out how to […]
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No More Coasting Omaha! Eight Ideas to Save Our Future
A small pandemic pushed this column off our March issue, but as we’ve navigated this together over months, the urgency in this message has only grown. I know we don’t coast here. We have that Midwestern work ethic and the mid-sized metropolitan “chip on our shoulder” to prove something, but if these last few months […]
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The Curious, Winding Case of Earnest Jackson
By Chris Bowling The murky fluorescent light shown down on the small crowd, their plastic fold-up chairs covering the faded lines of a basketball court. Hot sauce pooled under fried chicken and potato wedges. But the food on paper plates sat untouched in the laps of the 50 people who’d gathered here as Remee Greer […]
