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Sunshine Thomas Bear, a middle-aged woman wearing a white T-shirt, black cardigan and blue jeans, stands in front of her newly constructed black house on a sunny day in Winnebago, Nebraska.

‘Capitalism with a heart’: How Ho-Chunk Inc. strengthens tribal community in...

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WINNEBAGO — In February 2012, Sunshine Thomas Bear promised her nine children that one day, she would be able to buy them a house.  She...
A woman with glasses and red-orange hair stands on a stage with a microphone in her hand. She also holds a bundle of roses, and she is surrounded by a group of men in western and casual wear.

Afoot in Nebraska: How the self-proclaimed ‘Bigfoot Lady’ of Hastings has...

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On a windy Saturday morning, a woman stood onstage at the Hastings City Auditorium. Her hair was a plume of fiery red, and she...
A man in black t-shirt with the word “formal” in white letters stands on the patio of Theta Xi Fraternity looking onto R Street.

“Sticker shock”: Greek house values skyrocket after review. The tax bills...

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Greek chapters at the University Nebraska–Lincoln saw their building values jump nearly $1.2 million on average in one year, according to data from the...
A young African woman wearing a black coca-cola sweatshirt and a gray beanie sits with her face in her hands and a friend's tattooed arm on her shoulder coming from the right.

Entering Everett: A neighborhood of diversity, strength and community

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It’s Sunday afternoon in Everett, a neighborhood located just south of the Haymarket. Residents begin to make their way to a corner and line...
18 year old Shamby Kumandon stands at his desk at the self-checkout station at the HyVee off of 27th street in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Battle over youth labor begins to stir in Nebraska

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Nebraska State Sen. Carol Blood grew up on a farm, a place where she was expected to help out and where she learned the...
Portrait collage of Black students in a photo studio.

In Black hair, Gen-Z students find expression, identity, concern

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Nebraska is one of 19 states that have passed The CROWN Act to address issues of race and discrimination in the United States.  The CROWN...
A woman looks into a tree for a bumble bee while holding a net.

How community members are getting involved with bumble bee conservation

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Four years ago, Allyson Frank stumbled across a Facebook post showcasing a way to get involved with ongoing research to help rescue bumble bees. After...
Quilter Sheila Green shows the detailed needlework on a quilt featured in the quilt museum's gallery.

Lifelong member of Lincoln Quilters Guild shares her passion with the...

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Sheila Green has been a member of Lincoln Quilters Guild for more than 30 years and has been volunteering with the International Quilt Museum...
Group of strike attendees near the front approach capital during Climate Strike.

Community members march to Nebraska Capital for climate strike

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On the eve of Earth Day, a group of about 50 people gathered in front of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s City Union in chilly...