Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 04/03/2024 - 12:05am
A single email sent in early March disrupted the lives of 116 Lincoln-area families. The Dimensions child care center at First-Plymouth Church will close for good on May 23, the email said.
The initial response to that announcement: panic. Parents scrambled for alternative care. The center’s 27 teachers feared for their jobs.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 04/03/2024 - 12:04am
Props to the Nebraska Legislature and State Sens. Tom Brewer and Justin Wayne for recognizing that sometimes the crime needs less punishment and more solutions … with a dose of compassion and simple kindness thrown in.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 04/03/2024 - 12:03am
LINCOLN — Advocates for the developmentally disabled in Nebraska reacted cautiously to the announced elimination this week of a long-running “wait list” for state services.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 04/03/2024 - 12:02am
Jimmy Carter, who chose to forgo aggressive medical care for complications of cancer and frailty in February 2023, recently reached his one-year anniversary since enrolling in hospice care. During this time, he celebrated his 99th birthday, received tributes far and wide and stood by the side of his beloved wife, Rosalynn, who died in November 2023.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 03/27/2024 - 5:00am
Across the country, electric demand is growing and could explode if green goals like electrifying home heating, industry and transportation come to fruition. At the same time, many states, utilities and businesses have pledged to decarbonize, helping push older coal and gas power plants that have struggled to stay economically competitive into retirement.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 03/27/2024 - 4:00am
With the arrival of spring in North America, many people are gravitating to the gardening and landscaping section of home improvement stores, where displays are overstocked with eye-catching seed packs and benches are filled with potted annuals and perennials.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 03/27/2024 - 1:00am
In the U.S., wildland firefighters are able to stop about 98% of all wildfires before the fires have burned even 100 acres. That may seem comforting, but decades of quickly suppressing fires has had unintended consequences.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 03/27/2024 - 12:00am
As private firms and governments struggle to fill jobs – and with the cost of college too high for many students – employers and elected officials are searching for alternative ways for people to get good jobs without having to earn a traditional college degree.
Microcredentials are one such alternative. But just what are microcredentials? And do they lead to better jobs and higher earnings?
Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 03/20/2024 - 5:00am
An Omaha nonprofit that recently saw its former director convicted of fraud conspiracy is trying to sell a longtime South Omaha senior center for $500,000 nearly two years after it was given the building for $1.