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A Nightbird’s Coffee Secrets

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 06/10/2025 - 12:00am

An ethically sourced Sage Latte and the most well-lit table in town, at Myrtle & Cypress in the Omaha Music Conservatory.
(Austin Petak / The Daily Record)

However it happens be it through work or habit, for some of us our internal clock has shifted, settling into the same waking hours as a nightbird. Somewhere in the string of nights that have made up our lives more than the days, when distant mountains beckoned through bedroom windows at dusk, there was a need to keep the muse awake and whispering. Coffee or tea were sought, or were they instead a gift shared by that sable-haired dream over a polished hardwood table, enchanting you to stay?

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Bill Weakening Nebraska Paid Sick Leave Passes, But Dems Stall Effort To Slow Minimum Wage Growth

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 06/03/2025 - 12:00am

LINCOLN — A majority of Nebraska Democrats and one Republican in the officially nonpartisan Legislature on Wednesday blocked merging a proposal that would have slowed the state’s voter-approved minimum wage increases with a bill set to weaken voter-passed paid sick leave protections.

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What Babies Need From Congress Right Now

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 06/03/2025 - 12:00am

What Babies Need from Congress Right Now

Boteach: Babies can’t speak for themselves, so families and early childhood advocates are demanding that Congress to invest in our youngest kids.

By Melissa Boteach

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More Colorado Workplaces Are Becoming Safe Places For Employees In Recovery

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 06/03/2025 - 12:00am

Cliff and Cara Blauvelt, owners of Odie B’s sandwich shops in Denver, have created a recovery-friendly workplace thanks in part to a program from the Colorado School of Public Health.
(Courtesy of BehindTheApronMedia)

At Odie B’s, a sandwich shop in Denver, recovery from drug and alcohol use is part of daily operations.

“Seventy percent of our staff is active in recovery,” Cliff Blauvelt, co-owner of Odie B’s, said in a video testimonial. “We try to provide a safe space where people can feel comfortable.”

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Flatwater Explains: Where Does Nebraska’s Corn Go?

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 06/03/2025 - 12:00am

If you’re a Nebraskan who didn’t grow up on a farm, you may think that the corn grown in the state is the same corn you buy on the cob or that’s found in a can at your local supermarket.

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Oreo Maker Mondelez Sues Aldi, Alleging Grocery Chain Copies Its Packaging To Confuse Customers

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 06/03/2025 - 12:00am

Snack food maker Mondelez International is suing the Aldi supermarket chain, alleging the packaging for Aldi's store-brand cookies and crackers “blatantly copies” Mondelez products like Chips Ahoy, Wheat Thins and Oreos.

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US Formally Moves To Dismiss Prosecution Against Boeing And Asks Judge To Cancel Trial Over Crashes

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 06/03/2025 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has formally moved to dismiss a criminal fraud charge against Boeing and has asked a judge to cancel an upcoming trial connected to two plane crashes that killed 346 people off the coast of Indonesia and in Ethiopia, according to court documents filed Thursday.

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There’s No Evidence Work Requirements For Medicaid Recipients Will Boost Employment, But They Are A Key Piece Of Republican Spending Bill

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 06/03/2025 - 12:00am

Republicans in the U.S. Senate are sparring over their version of the multitrillion-dollar budget and immigration bill the House of Representatives passed on May 22, 2025.

Some GOP senators are insisting on shrinking the budget deficit, which the House version would increase by about US$3.8 trillion over a decade.