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No Proof Of Work Could Mean No Medicaid — And Women Stand To Lose The Most

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 05/20/2025 - 12:00am

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Right At Home Impacts International In-Home Senior Care Over 30 Years

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 05/20/2025 - 12:00am

A panel of longtime franchise owners discuss their successes and the challenges facing the in-home senior care industry during Right at Home’s annual conference in Omaha, Nebraska.
(Tim Trudell / The Daily Record)

When Allen Hager developed his concept for providing in-home care for seniors, he had no idea it would become a billion dollar enterprise 30 years later.

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Right At Home Impacts International In-Home Senior Care Over 30 Years

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 05/20/2025 - 12:00am

When Allen Hager developed his concept for providing in-home care for seniors, he had no idea it would become a billion dollar enterprise 30 years later.

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Right At Home Impacts International In-Home Senior Care Over 30 Years

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 05/20/2025 - 12:00am

When Allen Hager developed his concept for providing in-home care for seniors, he had no idea it would become a billion dollar enterprise 30 years later.

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Support Helps Nebraska Area Agencies On Aging Help Others

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 05/20/2025 - 12:00am

Finding ways to support older adults during trying times is not new. In 1965, Congress passed the Older Americans Act to complement the medical role of Medicare and Medicaid.

The challenges faced by older adults were increasingly clear, especially those with limited means. However, even those with means required support.

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Challenges To High-Performance Computing Threaten US Innovation

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 05/20/2025 - 12:00am

The operating system of the High Performance Computing and Storage Complex II (HRSK-II) works during the official opening of the data center of the Lehmann Center (LZR) of the Dresden University of Technology in Dresden, eastern Germany, Wednesday, May 13, 2015.
(Jens Meyer / AP Photo)

High-performance computing, or HPC for short, might sound like something only scientists use in secret labs, but it’s actually one of the most important technologies in the world today. From predicting the weather to finding new medicines and even training artificial intelligence, high-performance computing systems help solve problems that are too hard or too big for regular computers.

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Steak Town USA: Buffett’s Fave Steakhouse, Omaha Legend Gorat’s, Is Reinvesting In Its Own Future

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 05/13/2025 - 12:00am

Manager Ashley Blodgett, chef Josh Saligheh and his mother and manager Cathy Saligheh pictured in front of Gorat’s Steakhouse, near 49th and Center streets.
(Joshua Foo / Flatwater Free Press)

If you, like me, haven’t made your way into Gorat’s Steakhouse in years, I have a surprise for you: It’s time to go back.

Gorat’s is good again.

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How Warren Buffett’s Enormous Charitable Gifts Reflect The ‘Inner Scorecard’ That Has Guided Him Up To The Billionaire’s Planned Retirement

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Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Greg Abel (center) checks out the flight simulators offered by one of Berkshires companies, Flight Safety as he toured the exhibit hall Friday, May 3, 2024, in Omaha, Neb. ahead of Saturday's meeting.
(Josh Funk / AP Photo)

Warren Buffett, the 94-year-old billionaire widely known as the “Oracle of Omaha” because of his investment acumen, says he is getting ready to retire as CEO and hand the reins of Berkshire Hathaway to Greg Abel, his 62-year-old designated successor.

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How Trump’s Tariffs Could Affect Nike And Its Factory Workers

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 05/13/2025 - 12:00am

An employee holds Nike shoe boxes at the Nike store on the 5th Avenue, Monday, April 7, 2025, in New York.
(Yuki Iwamura / AP Photo)

How Trump’s Tariffs Could Affect Nike and Its Factory Workers

by Matthew Kish, The Oregonian/OregonLive

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Amid Rodeo’s Rising Popularity, One Nebraskan Is Riding Toward The Top Of The Sport

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 05/06/2025 - 12:00am

Bareback competitor Garrett Shadbolt of Merriman, NE rides First Kiss while competing in the first performance of the West of the Pecos Rodeo at the Buck Jackson Arena Wednesday, June 23, 2021 in Pecos, Texas.
(Eli Hartman / Odessa American via AP)

Garrett Shadbolt grew up watching his dad chase dreams of saddle bronc stardom. Dad never caught that rodeo dream, and young Garrett never had much interest in chasing it — an interesting admission from the Nebraska native and current No. 7 bareback rider in the world.

“I remember going to a lot of rodeos when I was little, but watching him didn’t make me want to get into it,” he said.