Profiles
After being appointed to the New York City Art Commission, she was invited to the annual dinner at a men’s club in New York. The invitation said “Black Tie,” so she wore a black evening gown with a...
Gavin Newsom on July 12, 2024. (Juliana Yamada / AP Photo, Pool)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he has President Joe Biden's back. It's almost enough for me to take him off my list of possible successors to the incumbent president. Having Biden's back is not a...
From left: my husband Greg DeWall, children Leo and Josephine DeWall, and myself with former Nebraska Governor and current U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts on the day he signed into law a Nebraska bill protecting the rights of disabled parents in 2018. ( Stacy Cervenka courtesy photo)
With Mother’s Day recently passed and Father’s Day just around the corner, families across the United States are celebrating the dedication, love, and sacrifice that parents show their children and...
BlueBarn Theatre debuted ““More of a Heart”” on March 28, 2024. The play was written by Dave Osmundsen. The play explores family dynamics and what it means to truly communicate. Zachary is a college...
To understand the somewhat divisive and misunderstood concept of gerrymandering that has real consequences in parts of the United States, it helps to begin with the concept from the decisively...
Today’s News
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The next generation of Buffetts — Howard, Susie and Peter — is poised to become one of the most powerful forces in philanthropy when their 94-year-old father, the legendary...
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The nexus of two recent headlines, one detailing yet another school shooting, the other profiling the reaction to a book banner who was appointed to oversee Nebraska’s libraries, reminded me of what...
OMAHA — It was not a walk that participants in the annual Indigenous Peoples Summit wanted to take on an 86-degree afternoon.
But they did — on principle, and to underscore a key reason that brought...
Students eating lunch in the cafeteria at Lowell Elementary School in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Aug. 22, 2023. Several states are making school breakfasts and lunches permanently free to all students starting this academic year, regardless of family income, and congressional supporters of universal school meals have launched a fresh attempt to extend free meals for all kids nationwide. (Susan Montoya Bryan / AP Photo)
Should all U.S. public school students be able to eat breakfast and lunch at no cost, regardless of their family’s income? The federal government temporarily made that possible during the COVID-19...
One New York District’s Old-School Approach to Support Kids’ Well-Being
As the youth mental health crisis continues, a Long Island district finds paths to support families through their most...
This Week's News
09/18/2024 - 7:00am
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The next generation of Buffetts — Howard, Susie and Peter — is poised to become one of the most powerful forces in philanthropy when their 94-year-old father, the legendary businessman and leader of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren...
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09/18/2024 - 6:00am
The nexus of two recent headlines, one detailing yet another school shooting, the other profiling the reaction to a book banner who was appointed to oversee Nebraska’s libraries, reminded me of what comedian Wanda Sykes once said: “Until a drag...
09/18/2024 - 5:00am
OMAHA — It was not a walk that participants in the annual Indigenous Peoples Summit wanted to take on an 86-degree afternoon.
But they did — on principle, and to underscore a key reason that brought some 125 leaders of tribal governments, Indigenous...
Students eating lunch in the cafeteria at Lowell Elementary School in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Aug. 22, 2023. Several states are making school breakfasts and lunches permanently free to all students starting this academic year, regardless of family income, and congressional supporters of universal school meals have launched a fresh attempt to extend free meals for all kids nationwide. (Susan Montoya Bryan / AP Photo)
09/18/2024 - 4:00am
Should all U.S. public school students be able to eat breakfast and lunch at no cost, regardless of their family’s income? The federal government temporarily made that possible during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, some states have taken it upon...
09/18/2024 - 3:00am
One New York District’s Old-School Approach to Support Kids’ Well-Being
As the youth mental health crisis continues, a Long Island district finds paths to support families through their most vulnerable moments.
By Marianna McMurdock
This story...
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09/18/2024 - 2:00am
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack apologized to tribal communities last week for delays in shipments and delivery of expired food during a tense congressional hearing that highlighted widespread failures within the Food...
States ranked for financial literacy by Credit Secrets online site. Nebraska is rated No. 1. (Courtesy of Credit Secrets and Data Wrapper)
09/17/2024 - 7:00am
LINCOLN — A new study by Credit Secrets ranks Nebraska as the most financially literate state in the country.
The No. 1 spot in the analysis by the online site that offers resources to boost credit scores was pleasing, though not necessarily...
In this Oct. 9, 2016, photo Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speak during the second presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis. The second 2016 presidential debate was two days after the release of the 2005 “Access Hollywood” tape of Trump boasting about grabbing women by the genitals, and Trump was determined to change the narrative. (Patrick Semansky / AP Photo)
09/17/2024 - 6:00am
JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania -- Former President Donald Trump said in an interview with the Washington Examiner that his message to undecided voters in Pennsylvania ahead of November's general election is that his administration would bring prosperity to...
09/17/2024 - 5:00am
At peace. That’s how Jordan Larson felt back in Lincoln after her fourth, and likely final, Olympic Games this summer. Her journey to tranquility started well before Paris, before capping an unprecedented career with the U.S. national team by...
Gov. Kathy Hochul reads "Snowflakes Fall" to daycare children at the Department of Labor on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023, in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron / The Albany Times Union via AP)
09/17/2024 - 4:00am
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As efforts to expand the child tax credit and provide paid family leave have stalled at the federal level, states are increasingly...
09/17/2024 - 3:00am
SEATTLE (AP) — Aircraft assembly workers walked off the job early Friday at Boeing factories near Seattle and elsewhere after union members voted overwhelmingly to go on strike and reject a tentative contract that would have increased wages by 25%...
09/17/2024 - 2:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — A California biotechnology company that helps doctors detect genetic causes for cancer is among those that could be cut out of the U.S. market over ties to China, underscoring the possible tradeoffs between health innovation and a...
A presidential debate between Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump (on screen at left) and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris (right) is seen from the spin room, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke / AP Photo)
09/16/2024 - 7:00am
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump and other Republicans complained Wednesday that the previous night’s ABC News presidential debate was unfair toward the GOP nominee.
But the campaigns of Trump and the Democratic presidential nominee, Vice...
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09/16/2024 - 6:00am
Welcome to Nebraska. We’re just like Florida, but with crappier weather.
Why did I say that? Because our Governor has just elevated a person who wants to ban books to a high level position on the state’s library board.
You may not have heard of this...
Nov. 6, 2018, Minnesota Gov.-elect Tim Walz celebrates during the election night event held by the Democratic Party Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, in St. Paul, Minn. After massive walkouts over teacher salaries and school funding inspired many teachers to run for office, the reality of November's results are coming into focus. (Hannah Foslien / AP Photo)
09/16/2024 - 5:00am
When Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz first learned about geographic information systems, or GIS, as a high school geography teacher in the 1990s, he didn’t need much convincing about how useful it would be.
“I said to my colleagues, ‘This is going to change...
09/16/2024 - 4:00am
From Trauma to Turnout: Inside David Hogg’s $8M Bid to Elect Young Progressives
The Parkland school shooting survivor’s PAC has spent millions in state elections nationwide and is already claiming wins at the ballot box.
By Mark Keierleber
This...
09/16/2024 - 3:00am
LINCOLN — Nebraska Republican U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer picked up the expected endorsement this week of her party’s presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump.
The endorsement’s timing hints at an effort to shore up support from some of the...
09/16/2024 - 2:00am
LINCOLN — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will not appear on Nebraska’s ballot for president among five other candidates after withdrawing his name from the ballot.
Kennedy had successfully petitioned to appear on the ballot, including over a challenge from...
09/13/2024 - 7:00am
WASHINGTON — Congress is stumbling toward another government shutdown deadline at the end of the month with no clear plan in place to enact a bipartisan stopgap spending bill — and some new meddling by the Republican presidential nominee.
House...
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09/13/2024 - 6:00am
Here’s a funny thought: If Donald Trump lived in Nebraska, the state’s Republican Attorney General and the Republican Secretary of State would not want him to be able to vote for himself. That’s because they have unilaterally decided that laws...
President Joe Biden walks over to talk with reporters before leaving the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, to travel to New York. (Susan Walsh / AP Photo)
09/13/2024 - 4:00am
New Biden Administration Rules Aim to Hold Insurers Accountable for Mental Health Care Coverage
by Maya Miller and Annie Waldman
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09/13/2024 - 4:00am
LINCOLN — The Nebraska Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit seeking to protect a new school voucher program for private K-12 education from repeal by ballot measure.
The court must decide by the Friday deadline for Secretary of State...
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon, July 25, 2024, in Washington. (Kevin Wolf / AP Photo)
09/13/2024 - 3:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Passage of a six-month temporary spending bill would have widespread and devastating effects on the Defense Department, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said in a letter to key members of Congress on Sunday.
Austin said that passing a...
09/13/2024 - 2:00am
It is easy to get distracted by the barbs, swipes and bluster of the ongoing and very public spat between the world’s richest man and a fierce justice on Brazil’s highest court. Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X, posts regularly of his contempt...
Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., speaks at a press conference to call to re-up broad support for a package of bills in key voting rights bills, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (Cliff Owen / AP Photo)
09/13/2024 - 1:00am
WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers and a coalition of civil rights leaders Tuesday urged Congress to reform the filibuster in order to pass voting rights legislation next Congress.
“Voting rights, succinctly put, are preservative of all other rights...
President Joe Biden (left) accompanied by North Wales, Pa. Mayor Neil McDevitt, walks out to the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, during an event to celebrate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and to mark Disability Pride Month. (Jose Luis Magana / AP Photo)
09/13/2024 - 12:00am
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As hundreds of disability leaders, advocates, federal appointees and civil servants gathered on the White House’s South Lawn for...
09/12/2024 - 7:00am
OWYHEE, Nev. (AP) — The family placed flowers by a pair of weathered cowboy boots, as people quietly gathered for the memorial of the soft-spoken tribal chairman who mentored teens in the boxing ring and teased his grandkids on tractor rides.
Left...
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09/12/2024 - 6:00am
In less than a month, early voting Nebraskans will cast ballots for the next president and a slate of other leaders who will make decisions that affect our lives.
Voting, unimpeded and, we hope, informed, is how we do things. And it works … even...
09/12/2024 - 5:00am
LINCOLN — Nebraska’s refundable income tax credit program for K-12 school property taxes is officially off the books, and new revisions will close the door for most taxpayers to get such relief on taxes paid in 2024.
Legislative Bill 34, passed 40-3...
09/12/2024 - 4:00am
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium is known as the Mother Church of Country Music. And, indeed, it began as a church, built by a riverboat captain who was converted to religion by an evangelist.
More than 130 years after it was...
Northern Lights illuminate the sky behind a windmill at the Farm and Ranch Museum in Gering, Neb., Sunday, Nov. 7, 2004. (Rick Myers / The Star-Herald via AP)
09/12/2024 - 3:00am
LINCOLN — Nebraska’s remote Merritt Reservoir State Recreation Area is gaining acclaim for its remoteness and “exceptionally dark skies.”
In July, a premier star-gazing event there, the Nebraska Star Party, was named the best location for “...
