Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 10/23/2025 - 12:00am
To Mike Schultz, Kansas ranchers are stuck in velvet handcuffs.
Walmart, the nation’s largest grocery retailer and private employer, recently expanded into the U.S. beef industry with its own processing plant in Olathe, Kansas, a suburb of Kansas City. The opening of the Walmart-owned plant in July marked a turning point for the company and the nation’s cattle industry.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 10/23/2025 - 12:00am
To stand shoulder to shoulder with my countrymen against the injustices of the world, were thoughts of a little boy who was raised to put his hand over his heart for the flag; that the differences of liberals and conservatives would be put aside for the greater good, when the time came. Was it naivety of a young boy, or did times really change?
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 10/23/2025 - 12:00am
Dangerous flooding has damaged neighborhoods in almost every state in 2025, leaving homes a muddy mess. In several hard-hit areas, it wasn’t the first time homeowners found themselves tearing out wet wallboard and piling waterlogged carpet by the curb.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 10/16/2025 - 12:00am
OMAHA — Under names such as Czech Village, Silver Bull and Old Town Village, Tom McLeay has been buying up properties for more than a decade in the Little Bohemia neighborhood south of Nebraska’s largest downtown business district.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 10/16/2025 - 12:00am
While Mythology could be rooted in the historical past (the ancient city of Troy from the story of the “Trojan War" existed, for example, whether or not there was a human named Achilles who was dipped in a river in Hell is debatable). Those ancient stories eventually became fables; fables themselves are stories which have a moral lesson or a lesson on safety. To continue to expand on this, the reverse has become true with science-fiction.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 10/16/2025 - 12:00am
One morning after a night of one too many drinks, I gave in and passed my then 2-year-old daughter my phone to watch cartoons while I slept it off. When I woke up, Peppa Pig was nowhere to be found, but my kid had somehow managed to purchase a vintage Nebraska Territory map online. Well played, eBay one-click Buy It Now.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 10/16/2025 - 12:00am
Growing up in a religious family, Florida Republican state Sen. Alexis Calatayud has seen how many church communities are no longer anchored to a single building in the way they used to be. Her small prayer groups take place over chats these days, not necessarily in person or sitting shoulder-to-shoulder in pews.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 10/09/2025 - 12:00am
OMAHA — Groundbreaking for the South Omaha “global market” — a food-centric project fueled by a multimillion dollar state grant — brought a parking lot of supporters Thursday to a community known as a landing place for waves of Nebraska immigrants.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 10/09/2025 - 12:00am
A potentially worrisome trend is emerging among young adults. Instead of landing a job and moving to the big city after graduation, many are moving back into their childhood homes instead. About 1.5 million more adults under 35 live with their parents today than a decade ago. That’s a 6.3% jump, more than double the rate of growth for the young adult population overall.