Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 03/29/2023 - 4:00am
Despite the heightened poverty and unemployment seen when the COVID-19 pandemic got underway, many low-income U.S. children did not experience a decline in their emotional and mental health, we found in a new study.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 03/15/2023 - 5:00am
Nonprofits that serve people of color or are led by nonwhite executive directors have a harder time getting the funding they need than other organizations, increasing their financial hardships.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 03/15/2023 - 3:00am
An upcoming event is providing a welcome focus on creative solutions, partnerships, and funding opportunities for securing the state’s drinking water quality. Water operators, city government elected officials or employees, representatives from Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts, and any other interested community members are invited to attend a Wellhead Protection Network Meeting on Friday, March 31 at the office of the Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District in York.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 03/08/2023 - 5:00am
As younger adults opt for “wellness” products, many are practicing alcohol abstinence. Sometimes referred to as “sober curious,” this trend of often forgoing alcohol has forged public conversations on the health benefits of abstinence.
Few, however, reflect on its connections to the temperance movement, one of the major social movements of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 03/01/2023 - 3:00am
James O'Keefe, the founder of Project Veritas, says he has been fired. He is no longer leading the conservative nonprofit organization, which is known for its use of hidden cameras and false identities to try to catch members of the media and progressive leaders saying embarrassing things and to expose their supposed liberal biases.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 02/08/2023 - 5:00am
Compassion In Action has worked since 1994 to assist Nebraskans confined by the state prison system to successfully transition from being inside to back on the outside. It’s a faith-based organization that relies on mutual aid and community engagement for prevention and to ease confined people into reentry.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 02/08/2023 - 4:00am
ST. LOUIS (AP) — For decades, Missouri executions played out in similar fashion: An inmate was strapped to a gurney in a drab room, alone except for the eyes of witnesses staring through thick, soundproof glass as unidentified executioners administered the lethal chemical from behind a cinderblock wall.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 02/08/2023 - 3:00am
OMAHA — A North Omaha community forum got testy at times Sunday night as many participants challenged the process that led to the slate of North and South Omaha groups in line to share $225 million in federal funds.
State Sens. Terrell McKinney and Justin Wayne, both of North Omaha, fielded questions from the estimated 75 or so people gathered at North High Magnet School.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 02/08/2023 - 1:00am
Grocery prices soared by 11.8% in 2022 – the swiftest pace since the early 1980s. Rapid inflation is, naturally, leading to concerns that it’s getting harder for Americans to put food on the table.