Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 10/23/2024 - 3:00am
BERGENFIELD, N.J. (AP) — At Sunshine Adult Day Center, every morning starts with a parade around the room.
Today, the theme is multicultural, and the flag bearers have no shortage of countries: Philippines, India, Haiti, Mexico, United States. Most of them older adults, attendees dance through the room, waving streamers and banging drums as Pitbull’s “I Know You Want Me” blasts.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 10/23/2024 - 2:00am
Psychologists know that childhood trauma, or the experience of harmful or adverse events, can have lasting repercussions on the health and well-being of people well into adulthood. But while the consequences of early adversity have been well researched in humans, people aren’t the only ones who can experience adversity.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 10/16/2024 - 6:00am
This is a hard column for me to write. I’ve had the thought behind it for quite a while, but I still didn’t want to write it. I kept putting it off and even considered just being silent and not writing anything at all.
But If I keep quiet, I’d be doing the very thing I’m railing against. So, I’ve got to speak up.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 10/16/2024 - 5:00am
LINCOLN — About 150 Nebraska National Guard soldiers and airmen will be on their way to Florida at the end of this week to assist in emergency response operations related to Hurricane Milton.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 10/16/2024 - 5:00am
LINCOLN — About 150 Nebraska National Guard soldiers and airmen will be on their way to Florida at the end of this week to assist in emergency response operations related to Hurricane Milton.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 10/09/2024 - 7:00am
OMAHA — A new “Trees for Tomorrow” initiative is to launch Saturday with the planting of 75 new trees in the Elkhorn area’s Ta-Ha-Zouka Park.
About 80 community volunteers who will be planting a dozen different native species in that area were motivated by devastation that tornadoes caused to their neighborhoods earlier this year, organizers said.