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Why Donors Should Ask Local Communities What Matters To Them While Deciding What Success Looks Like

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 10/30/2024 - 4:00am

Have you ever asked a teacher whether something will be on an upcoming test to decide whether to closely pay attention to a particular lesson? Taken the long way back from a lunch break to get enough exercise to meet a goal monitored by a fitness app? Logged on to a virtual meeting to be seen showing up, even as you worked on other tasks?

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In Wartime Ukraine, Soccer Fans Bury Rivalries And Find A Moment Of Calm At Matches

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 10/30/2024 - 3:00am

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At soccer games in Ukraine, crowd sizes are determined by the capacity of the nearest bomb shelter.

For the first time since the full-scale war began in 2022, the Ukrainian Premier League is holding a full season with fans present, as martial-law bans on public gatherings have been eased.

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Mexico’s Day Of The Dead Celebrations Blend Indigenous Customs And European Thinking In Surprising Ways

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 10/30/2024 - 2:00am

A man pushes a woman in a wheelchair past a wall of ancient stone skulls, excavated at Templo Mayor, that represent sacrificial victims, at the entrance to the Templo Mayor museum in central Mexico City, Friday, Aug. 7, 2015.
(Rebecca Blackwell / AP Photo)

Every year, five hours west of Mexico City on Lake Pátzcuaro in Michoacán, residents flock to the island of Janitzio to visit the graves of their departed relatives.

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The Endless Campaign

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 10/23/2024 - 6:00am

"Cat Eats Fox" was Matt Drudge's headline after Kamala Harris' much touted "interview" with Fox News anchor Bret Baier. It wasn't really an interview. He whined about her coming in 15 minutes late for a pretaped interview and then barely let her answer a question before interrupting her, talking over her and generally just playing to his Fox News choir, including President Donald Trump, who roundly cheered his performance afterward.

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‘Holy Smokes’: Meet The 12-Year-Old From North Omaha Who Wowed Tim Walz With Her Voice

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 10/23/2024 - 5:00am

Jayde Dorsey sings “Lift Every Voice and Sing” at the Nebraska Democratic Party’s Ben Nelson Gala in Omaha on Oct. 5, 2024. Her standing-ovation performance made an impression on several notable figures in attendance.
(Photo courtesy of BCom Solutions)

The unmistakable boos started to get to Jayde Dorsey as she waited backstage for her turn to go on at The Astro in La Vista.

Oh my God, they’re going to boo me!

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They Think Their House Is Haunted. But It’s Better Than Living In An Anti-Trans State.

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 10/23/2024 - 4:00am

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Adult Day Centers Offer Multicultural Hubs For Older People Of Color

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 10/23/2024 - 3:00am

People march in a line as they take part in a multicultural parade at Sunshine Adult Day Center in Bergenfield, N.J., Monday, Aug. 26, 2024.
(Kena Betancur / AP Photo)

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.

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Wild Animals Can Experience Trauma And Adversity Too − As Ecologists, We Came Up With An Index To Track How It Affects Them

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.

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Homelessness Costs Lives And Money. An Omaha Team Is Working, Street Level, To Cure What Ails.

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 10/16/2024 - 7:00am

Melissa Neuenfeldt listens to Wayne Birkholtz discuss his medical needs and what medication he takes on Sept. 9, 2024. Neuenfeldt met Birkholtz outside his car where he’s currently living. As a nurse with HEAL Omaha, which provides healthcare to Omaha’s unsheltered homeless population, she hopes helping manage their health can create a clearer path toward housing stability.
(Chris Bowling / Flatwater Free Press)

The man bowed his head and breathed slowly.

Ba-dump. Ba-dump.

As Wayne Birkholtz’s heart pumped, the nurse listened to the rhythm through the stethoscope placed on the 67-year-old’s tanned forearm.

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Once Democracy Is Gone, It’s Gone

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.

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Non-Profit News

Why Donors Should Ask Local Communities What Matters To Them While Deciding What Success Looks Like

In Wartime Ukraine, Soccer Fans Bury Rivalries And Find A Moment Of Calm At Matches

Mexico’s Day Of The Dead Celebrations Blend Indigenous Customs And European Thinking In Surprising Ways

The Endless Campaign

‘Holy Smokes’: Meet The 12-Year-Old From North Omaha Who Wowed Tim Walz With Her Voice

They Think Their House Is Haunted. But It’s Better Than Living In An Anti-Trans State.

Adult Day Centers Offer Multicultural Hubs For Older People Of Color

Wild Animals Can Experience Trauma And Adversity Too − As Ecologists, We Came Up With An Index To Track How It Affects Them

Homelessness Costs Lives And Money. An Omaha Team Is Working, Street Level, To Cure What Ails.

Once Democracy Is Gone, It’s Gone

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