Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 09/12/2024 - 6:00am
In less than a month, early voting Nebraskans will cast ballots for the next president and a slate of other leaders who will make decisions that affect our lives.
Voting, unimpeded and, we hope, informed, is how we do things. And it works … even when some try to undo the results and subvert our democracy as they did in January 2021.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 09/12/2024 - 4:00am
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium is known as the Mother Church of Country Music. And, indeed, it began as a church, built by a riverboat captain who was converted to religion by an evangelist.
More than 130 years after it was built as the nondenominational Union Gospel Tabernacle, Music City’s most revered concert venue retains its religious roots.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 09/12/2024 - 3:00am
LINCOLN — Nebraska’s remote Merritt Reservoir State Recreation Area is gaining acclaim for its remoteness and “exceptionally dark skies.”
In July, a premier star-gazing event there, the Nebraska Star Party, was named the best location for “astrotourism” outside of Europe by the travel booking site, Omio.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 09/05/2024 - 5:00am
Modern buildings tend to take electricity and air conditioning for granted. They often have glass facades and windows that can’t be opened. And when the power goes out for days in the middle of a heat wave, as the Houston area experienced in July 2024 after Hurricane Beryl, these buildings can become unbearable.
Yet, for millennia, civilizations knew how to shelter humans in hot and dry climates.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 09/05/2024 - 3:00am
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Sharon Ellison and Fred Jernigan spent four days hiking and camping from one end of the Grand Canyon to the other, with plans to relax at a hotel within the park on Thursday. But when they reemerged from the jagged canyon at the South Rim, they soon learned they were without accommodations for the night.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 08/29/2024 - 7:00am
Every morning Karen Gamble flips on the lights in the old worship hall and glances to her left at a black banner reading: “Who is the most famous person from Omaha, NE?”
She turns to her right in this room of old photos and yellowing newspaper clippings and locks eyes with a portrait of a man staring behind horn-rimmed glasses, pressing a finger to his temple.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 08/29/2024 - 6:00am
People should not be afraid to call out elected officials from their own political parties, especially when they are out of their depth. So, no matter what you think of any of the property tax plans considered by the Nebraska Legislature, it is clear that Gov. Jim Pillen mismanaged this entire special session from the start.