LINCOLN — The full Nebraska Legislature is set to weigh whether to make an exception in state law to add former Husker football coach and former U.S. Rep. Tom Osborne to the Nebraska Hall of Fame as the first living inductee after a legislative committee Friday advanced the proposal.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 09/24/2025 - 12:00am
It’s often said, love is the universal language. And, one thing is for certain, people love their pets. So there was nothing lost in translation – except the dog, and perhaps a language barrier – found wandering in the metro area, whose microchip indicated it was from France.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 09/24/2025 - 12:00am
Did you know that if you “smell,” it may not please everyone, but it could help in locating your lost pet. Nor should you look a lost animal into the eye, but off to the side. Also, it would be a good idea to sit on the ground. This is less threatening. Many pets will come to you slowly if you are calm and quiet.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 09/03/2025 - 10:10am
Such is civilization: built on the glories of the past, or even on the bones of defeated kingdoms, and even for hundreds and thousands of years in the aftermath of ancient wars and collapsing civilizations, groups of people still suffer. As an example, Rome invaded Britannia – but only half of it, and built Hadrian’s wall, which separated the top from bottom.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 01/29/2025 - 7:00am
After 30 years, it's not often that Andrea Bocelli performs in a new city, but that will be the case when he takes the stage at CHI Health Center Omaha Feb. 6.
The Italian tenor looks forward to performing before a new crowd for a Valentine’s Day-themed concert.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 12/18/2024 - 7:00am
With a booming thud, the drum group begins playing traditional Native American dance music. The group’s singers belt out Lakota (Sioux) lyrics as a woman dressed in regalia begins performing a jingle dance. The bells and metal on her dress create a melodic rhythm, sending energy to spirits as she moves in a circle.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 12/04/2024 - 7:00am
Flying drones. Changing oil and rotating tires. Taking care of elderly patients. At Bellevue Public Schools, it's all part of a day at school.
Vocational education has gained attention as public schools seek to help students who may otherwise fall through the cracks, said Bradley Stueve, Bellevue's Coordinator of College and Career Education/Program Services.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 11/13/2024 - 7:00am
There is a conversation to be had about mental health that hasn’t happened yet. Not anywhere in all the earth has it happened to any degree of merit because the person that needs to have it, has yet to have had it. That which could be said to assuage the tyranny of the inner workings of the soul could be written in a book or on a billboard, but its effect is entirely wasted.