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OBA, NePA Collaborate to Discuss Diversity, Inclusion

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 11/30/2021 - 5:00am

When he was a college freshman, Omaha attorney Scott Moore was in a car accident that would fundamentally change his life.

A cross country runner at Kearney State — now the University of Nebraska at Kearney — Moore was in great shape when he woke up the morning of Nov. 21, 1987. That would be the last morning he woke up without a disability.

Federal Judge Encourages People to Embrace Their Diversity

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 11/30/2021 - 4:00am

Society hasn’t always had an easy time understanding Judge Ada E. Brown’s multiracial heritage. Born to a white mother and Black father, both with Native American roots, she said people were often perplexed when encountering her multiracial family.

Lawmakers: How Common Are Ransomware Attacks?

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 11/30/2021 - 3:00am

After his local library had to shut down because of a ransomware attack, Indiana state Rep. Mike Karickhoff realized the state didn’t know much about the frequency of such security breaches. 

Spurred by similar crimes across Indiana last year, he decided to author a bill requiring all public agencies to report cyberattacks to the state.

Biden Aims to Do What Presidents Often Can’t: Beat Inflation

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 11/30/2021 - 2:00am

LBJ tried jawboning. Richard Nixon issued a presidential edict. The Ford administration printed buttons exhorting Americans to “Whip Inflation Now.’’ Over the years, American presidents have tried, and mostly floundered, in their efforts to quell the economic and political menace of consumer inflation.

Now, President Joe Biden is giving it a shot.

Kellogg’s to Start Replacing 1,400 Striking Workers

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 11/30/2021 - 1:00am

Kellogg’s plans to start hiring permanent replacements for some of its 1,400 striking cereal plant workers after negotiations broke down again.

Omaha City Council OKs Resolutions on Housing and Climate

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 11/30/2021 - 12:00am

The Omaha City Council has given approval for plans to support development of affordable housing and addressing climate change.

City Council President Pete Festersen introduced the resolutions last week and council members gave support to drafting the plans while identifying the two issues as top priorities.

Kenyan Immigrant Built a Coffee Bridge to Grand Island

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 11/29/2021 - 4:00am
Laban Njuguna co-founded and runs a coffee distribution business in central Nebraska. Zabuni Specialty Coffee Auctions connects coffee farmers in Njuguna’s native Kenya with the U.S. coffee market, the world’s largest. (Jazari Kual via Flatwater Free Press)

The question rolled around in Laban Njuguna’s mind long before he took action.

Coffee? Really? Upend his life to sell Kenyan coffee? In Nebraska?

He daydreamed about the idea as he hauled grain for farmers in the Grand Island area. It spilled out in long late-night conversations with his wife, Cora.

Conflict Over Abortion Laws Won’t Abate if Roe v. Wade Falls

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 11/29/2021 - 3:00am

On both sides of America’s abortion debate, activists are convinced that Roe v. Wade — the 1973 Supreme Court ruling establishing a nationwide right to abortion — is imperiled as never before.

Ricketts ‘Lost All Faith’ in UNL Chancellor Over Racism Plan

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 11/29/2021 - 2:00am

Gov. Pete Ricketts railed against the chancellor of the University of Nebraska’s flagship campus in Lincoln, saying he was misled about a plan designed to address racial disparities on campus, even as the university system’s president tried to de-escalate the situation.

PSC Receptionist Presented Governor's Leadership Award

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 11/29/2021 - 1:00am

Deborah Bertram, the administrative secretary and receptionist for the Nebraska Public Service Commission, was recently presented with a 2021 Governor’s Excellence in Leadership Award.

A long-time state employee, Bertram has greeted visitors to the PSC since 2019.

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