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NE Auditor Alleges Mishandling Of Public Funds By Nonprofit Helping To Manage Niobrara Scenic River

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 07/03/2024 - 5:00am

LINCOLN — Nebraska’s state auditor has questioned the handling of public funds by a small nonprofit that helps manage the Niobrara Scenic River corridor.

Among eyebrow-raising items described Wednesday by Auditor Mike Foley is nearly $40,000 in unused leave pay that went to a top executive who had a purported two-decade-long perfect attendance streak.

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NE Auditor Alleges Mishandling Of Public Funds By Nonprofit Helping To Manage Niobrara Scenic River

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 07/03/2024 - 5:00am

LINCOLN — Nebraska’s state auditor has questioned the handling of public funds by a small nonprofit that helps manage the Niobrara Scenic River corridor.

Among eyebrow-raising items described Wednesday by Auditor Mike Foley is nearly $40,000 in unused leave pay that went to a top executive who had a purported two-decade-long perfect attendance streak.

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Survivors Of Israel Music Festival Massacre Unite To Build A Healing Community

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 07/03/2024 - 4:00am

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — In the months since Hamas’ surprise attack sent them scattering across fields or hiding in desert brush, thousands of survivors of a massacre at a trance festival in Israel have come together as a community to heal.

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After 40 Years, Omaha’s Queer Choir Has A Story To Tell About The City’s History

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 07/03/2024 - 1:00am

Members of the River City Mixed Chorus in the background and artistic director Barron Breland in the foreground gesture to the audience during the “Love out Loud” concert in June 2019.
(Photo courtesy of the River City Mixed Chorus)

The voices ascended as the harmonies multiplied until they threatened to pull the song apart. Then something shifted. A few sang higher. Others descended. A chord and melody emerged.

With the sweep of his hand, the River City Mixed Chorus’s artistic director Barron Breland halted the cacophony.

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Midwest Flooding Collapses A Rail Bridge, Forces Evacuations And Kills At Least 1

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 06/26/2024 - 8:00am

A South Dakota Highway Patrol Officer keeps watch over a flooded bridge that was underwater after days of heavy rain led to flooding in the area, near Lake Alvin, S.D., Saturday, June 22, 2024.
(Josh Jurgens / AP Photo)

A railroad bridge collapsed during flooding in the Midwestern U.S. that has forced water rescues, led to evacuations, caused at least one death and brought additional misery during a vast and stubborn heat wave.

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Don’t Give Up On The FAFSA, Advocates For Student Financial Aid Urge

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 06/26/2024 - 6:00am

WASHINGTON — Though the new version of the form to apply for federal financial student aid has had its fair share of highly publicized hiccups, U.S. Under Secretary of Education James Kvaal says the department has made a lot of progress in the past couple of months.

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Retired UNK Chancellor Reflects On 42 Years Of Public Service As ‘Living Proof’ Of NU Mission

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 06/26/2024 - 5:00am

Retired University of Nebraska at Kearney Chancellor Doug Kristensen served as a state senator from Minden for 14 years, from 1989-2002. He was the longest serving speaker when he was appointed and left to lead UNK in 2002.
(Courtesy of UNK Communications)

KEARNEY — University of Nebraska at Kearney Chancellor Doug Kristensen retired May 31 after four decades of public service that he said represents “living proof” of NU’s mission.

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FEMA Is Ready For An Extreme Hurricane And Wildfire Season, But Money Is A Concern, Mayorkas Says

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 06/26/2024 - 4:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Homeland Security Department said Friday that the agency tasked with responding to disasters across the country is prepared as it goes into what is expected to be an intense hurricane and wildfire season but he's concerned about looming budget shortfalls.

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So Long Plastic Air Pillows: Amazon Shifting To Recycled Paper Filling For Packages In North America

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 06/26/2024 - 3:00am

Amazon is shifting from the plastic air pillows used for packaging in North America to recycled paper because it's more environmentally sound, and it says paper just works better.

The company said Thursday that it's already replaced 95% of the plastic air pillows with paper filler in North America and is working toward complete removal by year's end.

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Getting Services To People In Need Often Relies On Partnerships Between Government And Nonprofits, But Reporting Requirements Can Be Too Onerous

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 06/26/2024 - 2:00am

Many Americans celebrate philanthropic donations to privately run institutions of all kinds – from Boys and Girls Clubs to church-sponsored charities – while bemoaning big government.

But they may not realize how heavily nonprofits, especially those providing services for people in need, rely on the public sector for their budgets.

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NE Auditor Alleges Mishandling Of Public Funds By Nonprofit Helping To Manage Niobrara Scenic River

NE Auditor Alleges Mishandling Of Public Funds By Nonprofit Helping To Manage Niobrara Scenic River

Survivors Of Israel Music Festival Massacre Unite To Build A Healing Community

After 40 Years, Omaha’s Queer Choir Has A Story To Tell About The City’s History

Midwest Flooding Collapses A Rail Bridge, Forces Evacuations And Kills At Least 1

Don’t Give Up On The FAFSA, Advocates For Student Financial Aid Urge

Retired UNK Chancellor Reflects On 42 Years Of Public Service As ‘Living Proof’ Of NU Mission

FEMA Is Ready For An Extreme Hurricane And Wildfire Season, But Money Is A Concern, Mayorkas Says

So Long Plastic Air Pillows: Amazon Shifting To Recycled Paper Filling For Packages In North America

Getting Services To People In Need Often Relies On Partnerships Between Government And Nonprofits, But Reporting Requirements Can Be Too Onerous

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