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Pillen Letter To Nebraska Environmental Trust Labeled ‘Unusual’ And ‘Political Interference’

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 11/29/2023 - 3:00am

LINCOLN — Members of a watchdog group are labeling a letter penned by Gov. Jim Pillen to the Nebraska Environmental Trust Board as “unusual” and as “political interference.”

Pillen gave final approval in August to an update of the rules and regulations that govern the Trust, which doles out about $20 million a year in grants to environmental, conservation and research groups.

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Rosalynn Carter Acclaimed By Admirers For Her Pioneering Advocacy For Mental Health, Caregiving

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 11/22/2023 - 5:00am

Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has died, according to the Carter Center, leaving a rich legacy of championing mental health and women’s rights.

She will be buried at the ranch house in Plains she and former President Jimmy Carter built in 1961. She died Sunday just days after the family announced she had entered hospice at the home.

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Cursive Makes A Comeback — By Law — In Public Schools

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 11/22/2023 - 4:00am

In 2016, California Democratic state Assembly member Sharon Quirk-Silva sat with then-California Gov. Jerry Brown at an event where he signed baseball-type cards featuring the image of his dog, Colusa.

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Music Painted On The Wall Of A Venetian Orphanage Will Be Heard Again Nearly 250 Years Later

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 11/22/2023 - 3:00am

Imagine Lady Gaga or Elton John teaching at an orphanage or homeless shelter, offering daily music lessons.

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‘Kids Are Gonna Get Hurt’: Foster Care System Breaking Law As Omaha Workers Carry Massive Caseloads

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 11/15/2023 - 5:00am

Michaela Kelly, a Millard mother whose three children were placed in foster care, had 12 different caseworkers before her parental rights were terminated in July. In Douglas and Sarpy counties, caseworkers’ massive caseloads often violate state law. Experts say the constant churn of caseworkers also creates instability for employees, birth parents, foster parents and the children themselves. (Abiola Kosoko / Flatwater Free Press)

Michaela Kelly knew it’d be hard to get her kids back. The 34-year-old tried to chip away at the obstacles — addiction, abusive relationships, mental illness — that led the State of Nebraska to place her three children in foster care.

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Winnebago Tribe To Get Back 1,600 Acres Of Land Once Taken For Proposed Recreation Area Along Missouri River

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 11/15/2023 - 4:00am

LINCOLN — The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska stands to receive 1,600 acres of land that was taken a half century ago for a recreation area that never materialized.

The land, on the Iowa side of the Missouri River, would be returned under a bill introduced recently in the U.S. Senate by U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer and her fellow Iowa and Nebraska senators — Pete Ricketts, Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst.

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The Role Of Arts In STEM Education: Exploring The STEAM Approach

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 11/15/2023 - 3:00am

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) education has gotten a lot of attention lately. And for good reason – job openings utilizing STEM skills are projected to increase between 8-10% over the next ten years — more than twice the rate of other careers.

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Make New Friends And Become A Role Model: Why You Should Consider Volunteering If You’re In Your 20s Or 30s

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 11/15/2023 - 2:00am

If you’re aged between 25 and 34, you’re part of the age group least likely to take part in volunteering.

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Mabulo Advocates For Food Sustainability, Climate Activism

Published by jason@omahadail... on Wed, 11/08/2023 - 5:00am

Louise Mabulo gives a speech to a crowd at the Nebraska East Union about her work on the Cacao Project in the Philippines.
(Marissa Lindemann / NNS)

Louise Mabulo, the founder of the Cacao project, called on students to use their voices to advocate for food sustainability on Sept. 29 during the 7th annual Nebraska Youth Climate Summit.

“Sustainable farming has always existed. It has just been cast aside in the pursuit of fast, easy and cheap food,” Mabulo said.

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Defying The Odds: Meet The Attorney For 1,000 Clients Who Beat Two Pipeline Companies

Published by jason@omahadail... on Wed, 11/08/2023 - 3:00am

Brian Jorde said most people didn’t think he or his clients had much of a chance to stop a pair of carbon dioxide pipelines after the plans were announced two years ago.

“‘You all are a nuisance. We all know this is getting permitted.’ That has been the attitude of these pipelines since day one, and here we are,” Jorde said.

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Pillen Letter To Nebraska Environmental Trust Labeled ‘Unusual’ And ‘Political Interference’

Rosalynn Carter Acclaimed By Admirers For Her Pioneering Advocacy For Mental Health, Caregiving

Cursive Makes A Comeback — By Law — In Public Schools

Music Painted On The Wall Of A Venetian Orphanage Will Be Heard Again Nearly 250 Years Later

‘Kids Are Gonna Get Hurt’: Foster Care System Breaking Law As Omaha Workers Carry Massive Caseloads

Winnebago Tribe To Get Back 1,600 Acres Of Land Once Taken For Proposed Recreation Area Along Missouri River

The Role Of Arts In STEM Education: Exploring The STEAM Approach

Make New Friends And Become A Role Model: Why You Should Consider Volunteering If You’re In Your 20s Or 30s

Mabulo Advocates For Food Sustainability, Climate Activism

Defying The Odds: Meet The Attorney For 1,000 Clients Who Beat Two Pipeline Companies

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