Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 09/25/2025 - 12:00am
OMAHA — A roughly $300 million donor-funded plan is poised to reshape a 12-block recreational and athletic corridor on the east side of Creighton University — further meshing the private institution into the downtown of Nebraska’s largest city.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 09/25/2025 - 12:00am
Precision agriculture uses tools and technologies such as GPS and sensors to monitor, measure and respond to changes within a farm field in real time. This includes using artificial intelligence technologies for tasks such as helping farmers apply pesticides only where and when they are needed.
However, precision agriculture has not been widely implemented in many rural areas of the United States.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 09/25/2025 - 12:00am
LEFT HAND, W. Va. — The residents of Roane County, West Virginia, enjoy living among the rolling mountains and winding, two-lane roads. Situated between Charleston and Parkersburg, two of the state’s largest cities, the rural county is known for its small towns and historic buildings.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 09/18/2025 - 12:00am
Texas seems to be spearheading the Conservative effort to put the Ten Commandments in classrooms around the United States. The liberals who decry this are missing a golden opportunity.
You mean to tell me that your political opponent wants to frame up the rules ordained by God Almighty himself, which are not “guidelines," but absolute rules for a Christian or Catholic to follow… and liberals don’t like this?
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 09/18/2025 - 12:00am
Mortgage fraud is back in the news. Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor, is being investigated by the Department of Justice for allegedly making false statements when applying for a mortgage. Members of Donald Trump’s Cabinet are accused of similar wrongdoings. Could any of these people go to prison?
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 09/18/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — Nebraska would have to dig into its pocketbook if it wants to take over management of the scenic Niobrara River from the National Park Service.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 09/11/2025 - 12:00am
In a classroom somewhere in the past, a teacher made an imaginary line between one half of the desks and the other. Then, turning those desks to face inward, she asked her students to choose a side to sit on for a class debate: communism vs. capitalism. When I was in school, it was usually divided about 70-30, in favor of communism; the children of liberal parents to one side and the children of conservative parents to the other.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 09/11/2025 - 12:00am
In October 2023, a group calling itself Return to the Land established its first “Whites only community” in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. They followed that with a second enclave nearby in 2025.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 09/11/2025 - 12:00am
OREFIELD, Pa. (AP) — In a romance and adventure worthy of the big screen, a Pennsylvania couple is preserving the past and forging a future as the owners of the world’s oldest operating drive-in movie theater.