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Privatize Or Downsize The USPS? Rural Customers Worry Either Option Will Hurt Them

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 09/16/2025 - 12:00am

Rural letter carrier Roger McDonald prefers to drive a Dodge Caravan on his rural route, located in Scotts Bluff County, Neb. The area is known for its beautiful rugged bluffs and some native prairie grasses.
(Nick Loomis / The Midwest Newsroom)

Rural letter carrier Roger McDonald missed driving his 150-mile route outside Scottsbluff in northwestern Nebraska earlier this year. He was injured in a serious car accident that kept him from mail delivery for three months. He had an appointment scheduled with the doctor who rebuilt his right hand on May 8, so he decided to do a dry run the day before in case he was cleared to return.

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Doctors Are Joining Unions In A Bid To Improve Working Conditions And Raise Wages In A Stressful Health Care System

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 09/16/2025 - 12:00am

The share of doctors who belong to unions is rising quickly at a time when organized labor is losing ground with other professions. The Conversation U.S. asked Patrick Aguilar, a Washington University in St. Louis pulmonologist and management professor, to explain why the number of physicians joining unions is growing – a trend that appears likely to continue.

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The US Really Is Unlike Other Rich Countries When It Comes To Job Insecurity – And AI Could Make It Even More ‘Exceptional’

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 09/09/2025 - 12:00am

(Shutterstock)

How will AI affect American workers? There are two major narratives floating around. The “techno-optimist” view is that AI will free humans from boring tasks and create new jobs, while the “techno-pessimist” view is that AI will lead to widespread unemployment.

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NU President: Budget Cuts ‘Incredibly Painful’ But ‘Necessary’ For University Survival

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 09/09/2025 - 12:00am

U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., and Gov. Jim Pillen joined a dozen speakers in favor of President Jeffrey Gold’s installation as head of the University of Nebraska system on Sept. 5, 2024.
(Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)

LINCOLN — University of Nebraska President Jeffrey Gold said Thursday that impending systemwide budget cuts of more than $40 million will be “incredibly painful” but “necessary” for NU’s survival.

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Hiring Stalls With US Companies Reluctant To Expand In An Uncertain Economic Landscape

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 09/09/2025 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added just 22,000 jobs last month as the labor market continued to cool due to uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s economic policies.

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Ricketts Wants To Beef Up Federal Program That Grows Small Rural Businesses

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 09/09/2025 - 12:00am

OMAHA — A federal program to help boost small rural businesses would be extended and enhanced under a bipartisan bill to be introduced Thursday by U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., and a Democratic colleague from Minnesota.

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Kraft Heinz Undoes Blockbuster Merger After A Decade Of Changing Tastes

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 09/09/2025 - 12:00am

This Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018 photo shows a display of Kraft macaroni and cheese in a Sam's Club in Pittsburgh.
(Gene J. Puskar / AP Photo)

NEW YORK (AP) — Kraft Heinz is splitting into two companies a decade after a merger of the brands created one of the biggest food manufacturers on the planet.

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The SBH Review: At Omaha’s Flora Cafe, Family Recipes Bring Flavor, And Memories, To Brunch

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 09/02/2025 - 12:00am

Flora Cafe’s huevo-wich is just what it sounds like: an egg sandwich made with a soft torta bun topped with two eggs, the choice of protein, tomatoes, refried beans, avocado, onion, smoky chipotle crema and cheese.
(Sarah Baker Hansen / Flatwater Free Press)

Some meals I’ve eaten in the past live rent free in my mind. They’re memories of the fanciest meals I’ve ever had, or local delicacies I sampled while traveling, or the time I ate a reindeer pizza in Norway.

And meals from home that feel like home.

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Ignore The Jobs Numbers, Because Columbus Is Open For Business

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 09/02/2025 - 12:00am

Did you know what the Bureau of Labor Statistics was before last week? If so, you’re one of the few. But now, whether its jobs data is right or wrong and what it means is all that the talking heads want to discuss.

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Ignore The Jobs Numbers, Because Columbus Is Open For Business

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 09/02/2025 - 12:00am

Did you know what the Bureau of Labor Statistics was before last week? If so, you’re one of the few. But now, whether its jobs data is right or wrong and what it means is all that the talking heads want to discuss.

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