Omaha Loves Obama
“Thank you, Omaha. That's so nice, thank you. Go, Mavericks!” President Obama says. The commander-in-chief was welcomed last Thursday by more than 11,000 people who were crowded at UNO’s Baxter Arena....
View ArticleBright Future
Thinking about installing solar panels on your home? There are some key questions you need to ask yourself first including: What is the current cost of your electric bill? How much electricity are you...
View ArticlePlaying Music Instead of Playing the Game
It was 10 years ago this past January when I first met and interviewed filmmaker/rock 'n' roller Nik Fackler for a story for The Reader. At the time, Fackler was known only for his film making, thanks...
View ArticleThe King of America
When I wrote a column late last year saying you'd all be sorry when Donald Trump was out of the 2016 presidential picture, I figured he'd be long gone by now. And yet, as of this writing -- the morning...
View ArticleMental Health
Whether it’s the homeless woman you pass every day going to work, the new mother or a neighbor battling cancer, mental illness hides itself in many forms and behind many other conditions. Mental...
View ArticleFrom Patient to Provider
Robert Donlan is sitting across from an artificial fireplace, wearing jeans covered in paint. “I have found it best to always keep a light burning. I have no interest in being in the dark anymore,”...
View ArticleCrime and punishment questions still surround 1970 killing that sent Omaha...
When Mondo we Langa died at age 68 in the Nebraska State Penitentiary last month, he'd served 45 years for a crime he always maintained he did not commit. The former David Rice, a poet and artist, was...
View ArticleBernie and the Bird
March 27, 2016. Easter Sunday. Yesterday several primaries were held in the Pacific Northwest… I think. Certainly Idaho was among the states that caucused for the Democratic candidate for President of...
View ArticleThe Reluctant Expatriates
I was all set to write yet another flaming political diatribe about the current presidential primary cycle, but my heart just ain't in it. Prince's death last week has thrown a pall over politics. Or...
View ArticleCheck Climate Change with Capitalism
Internationally renowned climate scientist and area native Dr. James Hansen is on a mission. Thirty-five years after he and other scientists first reported that burning fossil fuels was creating a...
View ArticleSilver & Gold: 25 Years in a Cab with Mike Tulis
Our story begins with words of advice received by a 25-year-old Mike Tulis some time at the dawn of the 1990s from his bandmate, Kevin McClay. Young musicians and would-be rock stars, pay attention:...
View ArticleThe Reader Names New Managing Editor
The Reader is proud to announce that David Williams has returned to us as Managing Editor and Digital Services Coordinator. Something of a serial procrastinator, Williams did not begin writing until...
View ArticleYelp Helper
When it comes to dining, an ongoing joke among my friends and colleagues is whether or not I've been banned from a particular restaurant. I have been banned from two restaurants in the past, and a...
View ArticleBlack Lives Matter
Borne from outrage over violent African-American deaths, the grassroots Black Lives Matter movement espouses a social action platform to end systemic violence against and mass incarceration of a...
View ArticleAh, Maha!
Ah, Maha! That's my "slogan suggestion" for the 8th annual Maha Music Festival, being held at Aksarben Village Aug. 20, which features headliner Passion Pit, along with electronic popster Grimes,...
View ArticleDick Holland
A force of nature named Dick Holland died at 95 on August 9. The philanthropist's passing triggered warm, appreciative tributes from leaders of organizations he supported as well as individuals who...
View ArticleMaha Moved
Local history will look upon the 2016 Maha Music Festival maybe not as a game changer, but certainly as a course change from the direction the festival was headed after seven years of growing success....
View ArticlePrairie Power
Look...up in the sky...it's wind and solar! The annual wind and solar conference offers ways to harness nature's super powers for commercial and private use.
View ArticleInvisible No More
Why is the Latino vote so important? Why don't Latinos vote as much as other populations? What does all this mean for the upcoming election? Sergio Sosa, Executive Director for the Heartland Workers...
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