Profiles
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Dr. Ernie Goss of Creighton University is focused on the buying and selling of bonds, as well as the term ‘bond vigilantes’ — a term coined by Dr. Edward Yardeni of Yardeni Research — in an October...
Shown is the Crossroads mall pre-demolition. By 2016, Crossroads off 72nd and Dodge was left almost empty by retailers and tenants. The malls of the past, full of fast food and retailers, are dying, making way for new concepts for communal spaces. (Karin Dalziel / Wikimedia Commons)
For the second time in two years, Oakview Mall has been put up for sale. The loss of Younkers and Sears in 2018 marked the beginning of the end for the West Omaha shopping center. The Oakview Mall...
Panelists (from left) James Paloucek, Gretchen McGill , Ninth District Court Judge Ryan Carson, and Steven Olsen discuss fairness, conduct and civility during the Nebraska State Bar Association’s annual conference in LaVista.
With the United States currently a polarized country politically and socially, the last place anyone should be uncivil is inside a courtroom. The subject of civility in litigation as part of fairness...
The College of St. Mary hosted October’s Omaha Table Talk panel, focusing on ‘Being an American Indian in the 21st Century’. This four-person panel — Izzy Tamayo, a youth cultural consultant with the...
Creighton law school students were busy all fall, preparing for its annual moot court competition. The final round happened on Friday, October 27, 2023. Moot court competitions are often an elected...
Today’s News
The Governor urged the Trust Board to grant funds for ‘long-term public benefits,’ capital expenditures, and not operating expenses. (Tom Gilbert / AP Photo)
LINCOLN — Members of a watchdog group are labeling a letter penned by Gov. Jim Pillen to the Nebraska Environmental Trust Board as “unusual” and as “political interference.”
Pillen gave final...
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter discusses the Institute of Medicine report, “Crossing the Quality Chasm: Adaptation to Mental Health and Addictive Disorders” during the 21st Annual Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2005. (Ric Feld / AP Photo)
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has died, according to the Carter Center, leaving a rich legacy of championing mental health and women’s rights.
She will be buried at the ranch house in Plains she...
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In 2016, California Democratic state Assembly member Sharon Quirk-Silva sat with then-California Gov. Jerry Brown at an event where he signed baseball-type cards featuring the image of his dog,...
The musicians of the Venice Music Project rehearse in Venice in December 2022. The music room of the Ospedaletto is known for its remarkable acoustics. (Marica S. Tacconi)
Imagine Lady Gaga or Elton John teaching at an orphanage or homeless shelter, offering daily music lessons.
That’s what took place at Venice’s four Ospedali Grandi, which were charitable...
Ranch hand Mike Goodman, left, and ranch manager Frank Thompson ride through the prairie grass on a ranch located north of Keystone, Nebraska. The ranch is owned by a Wyoming-based ranching operation run by Jeff Burnett, which recently paid $20 million for nearly 28,000 acres of ground on the Sandhills’ southern edge. A Flatwater Free Press analysis of five years of land sales shows that four of the top five buyers of land by acre are headquartered outside Nebraska. Seven out-of-state buyers, including a Utah church, a Philadelphia corporate farm and a California investment fund, spent nearly $250 million in the past five years on pricey Nebraska farmland the FFP analysis shows. (Ryan Soderlin / Flatwater Free Press)
There’s never a Black Friday discount when a piece of Nebraska farmland hits the market in 2023, be it a fertile Platte River Valley field or a vast swath of Sandhills pastureland.
The market’s hot...
This Week's News
The Governor urged the Trust Board to grant funds for ‘long-term public benefits,’ capital expenditures, and not operating expenses. (Tom Gilbert / AP Photo)
11/29/2023 - 3:00am
LINCOLN — Members of a watchdog group are labeling a letter penned by Gov. Jim Pillen to the Nebraska Environmental Trust Board as “unusual” and as “political interference.”
Pillen gave final approval in August to an update of the rules and...
11/28/2023 - 5:00am
While white women may speak of breaking through the “glass ceiling,” for many Black women, it’s more like a “concrete ceiling.” Black women experience unique and formidable barriers in the workforce that are not only difficult to break, but also...
A hiring sign is displayed at a grocery store in Deerfield, Ill., Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Last Wednesday, the Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits. (Nam Y. Huh / AP Photo)
11/28/2023 - 5:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week, a sign that U.S. job market remains resilient despite higher interest rates.
The Labor Department reported last Wednesday that jobless claims...
Downtown Omaha pictured from the Durham Museum. To gain a deeper understanding of challenges and opportunities facing the Greater Omaha region, the Greater Omaha Chamber commissioned a survey of its members. (Josie Charron / The Daily Record)
11/28/2023 - 5:00am
In an era of rapid change and uncertainty, businesses are continually seeking ways to adapt and thrive in our global economy.
To gain a deeper understanding of challenges and opportunities facing the Greater Omaha region, we commissioned a survey of...
A bartender pours a beer at McMenamin’s Tavern in Philadelphia, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. (Matt Rourke / AP Photo)
11/28/2023 - 5:00am
While service quality is the main driver of Americans’ tipping decisions, about three-in-ten U.S. adults also cite workers’ pay before tips as a major factor they consider, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. But just how much that is...
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter discusses the Institute of Medicine report, “Crossing the Quality Chasm: Adaptation to Mental Health and Addictive Disorders” during the 21st Annual Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2005. (Ric Feld / AP Photo)
11/22/2023 - 5:00am
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has died, according to the Carter Center, leaving a rich legacy of championing mental health and women’s rights.
She will be buried at the ranch house in Plains she and former President Jimmy Carter built in 1961....
