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Discontent and Lawlessness

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:00am

Martin Luther King III professed that, “Violence is the language of the unheard.”

We in the United States were early champions of such a language, for more than 150 years the Thirteen Colonies gave fealty to a king across an ocean, and our rebellion didn’t start when one redcoat committed a crime on an American colonist, or one single tax that caused us to rise up violently, but a compounding mass of issues.

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Union Of Concerned Scientists Pushes For Wetland Protections In Farm Bill

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 12/12/2024 - 7:00am

A new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists found wetlands in the Upper Midwest region, including Nebraska, are “in peril” due to recent legal challenges and a lack of state-level regulation. The report looks to a new farm bill as a vessel to protect wetlands.

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A Plea For Community

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 12/12/2024 - 6:00am

When the word “community” is spoken, it pulls with it feelings of other words: “kindness,” “hospitality,” and maybe even “warmth.” It is certainly a good word to put in a headline, but as time goes it has become a lofty ideal, bereft of its substance. A plea then: to recognize what has been lost so we may attempt to recover it.

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How Much Formaldehyde Is In Your Car, Your Kitchen Or Your Furniture? Here’s What Our Testing Found.

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 12/12/2024 - 5:00am

How Much Formaldehyde Is in Your Car, Your Kitchen or Your Furniture? Here’s What Our Testing Found.

by Topher Sanders, with additional reporting by Sharon Lerner and Al Shaw

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Maryland Confirmed As Pick For New FBI Headquarters

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 12/12/2024 - 4:00am

WASHINGTON — The FBI’s new headquarters will be in Maryland, a significant victory for the state following years of jockeying against Virginia and debate throughout several presidencies about where best to locate the law enforcement agency.

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New Set Of Human Rights Principles Aims To End Displacement And Abuse Of Indigenous People Through ‘Fortress Conservation’

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 12/12/2024 - 3:00am

Members of various Indigenous communities pose for a photo while attending the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan.
(Rafiq Maqbool / AP Photo)

For more than a century, conservationists have worked to preserve natural ecosystems by creating national parks and protected areas. Today the Earth faces a global biodiversity crisis, with more than 1 million species at risk of extinction. This makes it even more important to conserve places where at-risk species can thrive.

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From Disaster To Hope: A Vermont Family Thankful For Community Support After Flood Destroyed Home

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 12/05/2024 - 12:34pm

Jenny Mackenzie stands outside her flood-ravaged house in Peacham, Vt. on Sept. 23, 2024.
(Dmitri Beliakov / AP Photo)

PEACHAM, Vt. (AP) — The last thing John and Jenny Mackenzie saw as they fled their Vermont home with their daughters, dog and two guinea pigs last summer was their cars upended and propelled away by rushing flood waters.

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How To Sum Up 2024? The Oxford University Press Word Of The Year Is 'Brain Rot'

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 12/05/2024 - 11:35am

LONDON (AP) — Many of us have felt it, and now it’s official: “brain rot” is the Oxford dictionaries’ word of the year.

Oxford University Press said Monday that the evocative phrase “gained new prominence in 2024,” with its frequency of use increasing 230% from the year before.

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Linking Lincoln And Omaha With A Hike-Bike Trail Enters A New Phase

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 12/05/2024 - 11:32am

LINCOLN — Construction of a long-sought recreation trail to connect Lincoln and Omaha moved a step closer following the final approval of a route through rural Cass County.

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Landlords Evicted Maui Residents And Housed Wildfire Survivors For More Money. FEMA Didn’t Take Basic Steps To Stop It.

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 12/05/2024 - 11:30am

Landlords Evicted Maui Residents and Housed Wildfire Survivors for More Money. FEMA Didn’t Take Basic Steps to Stop It.

by Nick Grube, Honolulu Civil Beat

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Real Estate News

Discontent and Lawlessness

Union Of Concerned Scientists Pushes For Wetland Protections In Farm Bill

A Plea For Community

How Much Formaldehyde Is In Your Car, Your Kitchen Or Your Furniture? Here’s What Our Testing Found.

How Much Formaldehyde Is in Your Car, Your Kitchen or Your Furniture? Here’s What Our Testing Found.

Maryland Confirmed As Pick For New FBI Headquarters

New Set Of Human Rights Principles Aims To End Displacement And Abuse Of Indigenous People Through ‘Fortress Conservation’

From Disaster To Hope: A Vermont Family Thankful For Community Support After Flood Destroyed Home

How To Sum Up 2024? The Oxford University Press Word Of The Year Is 'Brain Rot'

Linking Lincoln And Omaha With A Hike-Bike Trail Enters A New Phase

Landlords Evicted Maui Residents And Housed Wildfire Survivors For More Money. FEMA Didn’t Take Basic Steps To Stop It.

Landlords Evicted Maui Residents and Housed Wildfire Survivors for More Money. FEMA Didn’t Take Basic Steps to Stop It.

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