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Inside the closing sprint to be the Dem nominee in NE-02

Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — Hours before a live forum this month, Democratic candidate Crystal Rhoades did what she has done with her downtime for months. She knocked on voters’ doors in Nebraska’s most populous city. Rhoades — and her husband, Ben Onkka — mapped out which doors to knock using […]

Trail connector in Cass County looking at new options after funding cut

Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — After another cut in state funding, an effort to link recreation trails from Omaha and Lincoln through Cass County is looking at other options. But an official with the agency seeking to build the connector trail said he’s still optimistic, despite more than one setback that […]

Poetry and how it connects us a focus of Neihardt Spring Conference

Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner BANCROFT, Nebraska – The poetry of John Neihardt — and his love of rhyme and verse — will take center stage at the 45th annual Neihardt Spring Conference on Saturday. Presentations will focus on the “connective tissue of poetry” as expressed through music, writings and art. Attendees at […]

OPINION: The ‘times’ anything but interesting

Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner The ongoing dispute over who first said, “May you live in interesting times,” pales when considering what “interesting” means these days. Last week’s newsy highlights were saddled with enough head-scratching lowlights that the “times” were anything but interesting.  We start, as we often do when delineating strange behavior, […]