NebraskaPedia™ - January, 2010 Archived News
» Lincoln Journal Star looks at issues surrounding vote on Haymarket Arena
» Bruning tells Walk for Life crowd proposed abortion restriction is constitutional
» Decline of sorghum acreage in Nebraska has been 'dramatic'
» Omaha councilman proposes hefty late fee for wheel tax
» Body of Lincoln seminary student is found in Haiti rubble
» UNL chancellor: Cutting $5.2 million from budget will be painful
» Farm groups want non-farmers to share pain of solving state's water problems
» Want a mint-condition '65 Mach I? Go to Wisner and see the Mustang man
» North Platte's annual Hoggy Doggy Shadow Splash raises money for homeless
» Lifelong Nebraska Republican retires as lobbyist for the NEA
» Roadside memorials: Should they be regulated or left alone?
» Several Nebraska education leaders favor in-state tuition for illegal immigrants
» The Nebraska Legislature is nonpartisan ... pretty much, anyway
» Musicians open state-of-the-art recording studio in Lincoln
» 35th annual Walk for Life starts at State Capitol Saturday morning
» Nelson not ready to 'start over' on health care reform
» Some Platte County roads still closed by December blizzards
» Hearings held on bills to manage populations of mountain lions and deer
» Motorcycle helmet law repeal effort is back for another round
» NP jumps to Babe Ruth kids' baseball, but Kearney staying with Little League
» Widespread power outages have been costly for northeast Nebraska
» Nelson says his attempt to stop unfunded federal mandates was misrepresented
» Report: Sandhills cranes' migration nets Nebraska $10 million annually
» Kearney senator hopes to avoid conflict by severing Good Samaritan ties
» Driver's license scan bill passes second-round test
» Stenberg joins Fulton, Nesbitt in state treasurer race
» Omaha Performing Arts to host Jazz on the Green this summer
» Haiti relief team from Union College returns to Lincoln
» Central Nebraska photographer Butcher's legacy: recording soddies for the ages
» Oxbow project designed to help English teachers improve their own writing
» Lincoln soldier spent decade realizing dream by leaving his mark in Afghanistan
» Harms prioritizes bill to yank drivers' license of teens on first MIP conviction
» 295th Ordnance Company honored in Hastings after return from Afghanistan
» Work underway to repair Lake Maloney dam near North Platte
» Study of state shows variety of tax levies by cities, school districts
» 400 gather for black-tie fundraiser at Lincoln's Lied Center
» Beatrice schoolteacher plans to run for District 30 legislative seat
» Former Lincoln resident gives eyewitness account as a diplomat in Haiti
» Langemeier hopes to steer wind energy bills through committee, Legislature
» Nebraska's ethanol industry appears to be at a crossroads
» Governor gives parental involvement awards to schools in Sutherland and Cozad
» North Platte's Phares elected chairman of NU Board of Regents
» Grand Island Youth Congress targets stress in sleep-deprived teens
» Eliminating a loophole in auto insurance coverage is goal of LB216
» Bill would not allow abortion in Nebraska after first trimester
» Arthur County has been sharing government services for years
» Kearney contingent on the way to help with well-drilling efforts in Haiti
» Flooding chances are increasing with El Nino effect
» Omaha metro school officials see rise in students' poverty levels
» Norfolk residents visiting in Haiti tell story of earthquake and aftermath
» Scottsbluff senator introduces bill banning texting while driving
» Death penalty ban bill advances out of committee
» Nebraskans poured plenty of effort into Massachusetts Senate race
» Creighton sends second team of doctors, supplies to help Haiti victims
» Heineman touts job creation as he prepares to seek another term
» Sumner residents start renovating their community center
» North Platte schools may alter schedule for weekly teachers' meeting
» Sarpy County considers further regulation of general contractors
» State spent $4 million moving patients out of BSDC
» Lincoln Council votes to give itself flexibility in awarding construction bids
» Beatrice school eyes federal stimulus funds to help with budget crunch
» Heineman says state shouldn't eliminate treasurer office to save money
» Nebraska churches getting involved with Haiti relief effort
» More Nebraskans applying for assistance with home heating bills
» Creighton Medical Center sending doctors, supplies to Haiti
» Work on Sarpy County stadium takes a big hit due to cold, snow
» Nelson's approval rating drops to 42 percent in World-Herald poll
» Voters face bond issue on Bartlett elementary school building
» African internship convinces Loup County rancher wildlife, cattle can mix
» Former Morrill County rancher convicted of animal neglect charges
» Nelson asks Reid to eliminate the 'Cornhusker Kickback'
» Nebraska Right to Life won't become an arm of the GOP, leader says
» Former Lincoln church intern dies in Haiti, Lexington doctor hopes to return
» School construction to proceed in Verdigre after opponents lose court battle
» Game & Parks Commission hopes to improve shoreline fishing with project
» Heineman touches on familiar themes in State of the State address and followup
» Ag research to benefit from first new buildings on NU's Innovation Campus
» Better management, more precipitation recharging Nebraska groundwater levels
» More updates on Nebraskans' involvement in Haiti disaster
» Nelson spokesman says hecklers have not been a frequent problem
» UNL researchers help complete the genetic mapping of soybeans
» Blair and Washington County seek FEMA money to help pay for storm cleanup
» Business plans significant fiber-optic expansion in Scottsbluff, Gering
» Is proposed Nebraska health care amendment about freedom or political posturing?
» Here are some Nebraska connections to the devastating earthquake in Haiti
» Pay freezes, furloughs common these days at Nebraska state agencies
» New executive director of Lincoln Community Playhouse faces big financial challenge
» Lincoln County commissioners cut own pay, limit other pay raises
» High school students in Grand Island raise funds to send deer jerky to troops
» Advocacy group battles against low birth weights in immigrant children
» Campaigns against cell phones, texting while driving get traction in Nebraska, nation
» GI City Council decides not to hire someone fulltime to run $5 million fieldhouse
» Norfolk school district considers implementing late-start Mondays
» Corn prices take big hit after 2009 federal production report released
» Dry bean producers see their market making a rebound
» Former education commissioner returns to his teaching roots
» Speaker wants to avoid legislative pay raise by keeping it off ballot
» Proactive steps help reduce homicides in Omaha by 31 percent
» Privacy issues raised in debate of bill that would allow drivers' license scanning
» Gothenburg Hospital Foundation provides $30,000 worth of new medical equipment
» It could be a bad year for ice jams on the lower Platte River
» Norfolk begins series of monthly Historic Preservation Sundays
» Grand Island tightening its belt for projected revenue shortfall
» Water issues among Christensen's top priorities in Legislature
» Nebraska Air National Guard unit set to deploy to Iraq
» Health screening fair draws 200 people in Columbus
» Artifacts saved from extensive water damage at Homestead Museum
» Lincoln has $1.8 billion of redevelopment projects on the drawing board
» World-Herald explores the 'yes-but' factor in financial impact of health care reform
» Environmental groups pushing EPA for more regulation of atrazine
» Special Olympics still healthy in Nebraska with national Games on horizon
» Church-planting movement emphasizes the grassroots level
» Nelson: Nebraska's 'special deal' to be removed from final health bill
» Omaha senator introduces bill to consolidate Nebraska counties
» Grand Island likely to gain 200 jobs with new plant building wind turbine blades
» Bill would return Nebraska to a 'winner-take-all' state in presidential elections
» State Supreme Court denies Vela's bid to have death sentence overturned
» Plugged fireplace vent caused carbon monoxide danger for Norfolk couple
» Low-income Nebraska families can apply for home heating assistance
» Kearney Good Samaritan reports $19 million community benefit, touts goodwill to poor
» Buffett: Nelson took courageous stance in voting for health reform bill
» City of Fremont asks state's high court to allow it to stop initiative on illegal immigrants
» Platte County Board of Supervisors votes to freeze its own salaries
» State hopes to attract young turkey hunters with low-cost permit
» Icy December was fifth-coldest ever for GI, third-coldest for Hastings
» Nelson: Mistake for Obama to push health care in 2009, but I improved bad bill
» Legislative session opens amid budget uncertainties
» Being a state senator can mean major stress for family and business
» Persistent polar pattern has Nebraska stuck in a record-cold spell
» Lincoln has exhausted its snow-removal budget early in January
» Hastings College grad-turned-Journal Star reporter contributes to journalism textbook
» Farmers, ranchers reducing their use of antibiotics on healthy animals
» Creighton economist looks for a flabby recovery in 2010
» Arkansas Democrat criticizes the deal her party gave Nebraska Medicaid
» Troop surge in Afghanistan will send more Nebraska guardsmen overseas
» City planners from Norfolk study successful downtown development in Hastings
» Former Omaha Dem mayor decides not to run for governor
» Heineman anticipates a Legislative session centered on philosophical issues
» Republican NRDs scrambling to come up with better water management option
» New Bergan elementary school dedicated in Fremont
» Road maintenance money in short supply, some goes for Hickman hiking, biking trails
» North Platte judge fights for his job in appeal to state Supreme Court
» Giltner farmer announces run for 34th District seat
» Expect no new spending from the Legislature this year
» Attorneys general in 13 states threaten legal action over 'Cornhusker Kickback'
» Johnstown native gets internship at White House
» Road crews working long days with more cold, snow forecast
» More female vets mean changes, including new clinics, for VA in Nebraska
» More than 1 in 10 of Nebraska, Iowa students are defaulting on college loans
» Nebraskans who lose job must wait 2 years to get in state health insurance pool
» Papillion-La Vista grad Dooley is starter for undefeated Texas Christian
» December was 8th-coldest ever in Lincoln with record snowfall
» Bill would increase protection for those defending self, property with firearm
» Does making those Top 10 lists help a city? Lincoln Chamber president thinks so
» Personal health reform: Exercise, cook real food, eat moderately
» Lincoln Southwest band performs in London parade
» City-owned medical clinic opens in Bloomfield
» 80 dogs confiscated from North Platte breeders
» Snowplow odyssey from Elmwood to Med Center ends in Dec. 26 birth
» Lincoln Journal Star looks at issues surrounding vote on Haymarket Arena
» Bruning tells Walk for Life crowd proposed abortion restriction is constitutional
» Decline of sorghum acreage in Nebraska has been 'dramatic'
» Omaha councilman proposes hefty late fee for wheel tax
» Body of Lincoln seminary student is found in Haiti rubble
» UNL chancellor: Cutting $5.2 million from budget will be painful
» Farm groups want non-farmers to share pain of solving state's water problems
» Want a mint-condition '65 Mach I? Go to Wisner and see the Mustang man
» North Platte's annual Hoggy Doggy Shadow Splash raises money for homeless
» Lifelong Nebraska Republican retires as lobbyist for the NEA
» Roadside memorials: Should they be regulated or left alone?
» Several Nebraska education leaders favor in-state tuition for illegal immigrants
» The Nebraska Legislature is nonpartisan ... pretty much, anyway
» Musicians open state-of-the-art recording studio in Lincoln
» 35th annual Walk for Life starts at State Capitol Saturday morning
» Nelson not ready to 'start over' on health care reform
» Some Platte County roads still closed by December blizzards
» Hearings held on bills to manage populations of mountain lions and deer
» Motorcycle helmet law repeal effort is back for another round
» NP jumps to Babe Ruth kids' baseball, but Kearney staying with Little League
» Widespread power outages have been costly for northeast Nebraska
» Nelson says his attempt to stop unfunded federal mandates was misrepresented
» Report: Sandhills cranes' migration nets Nebraska $10 million annually
» Kearney senator hopes to avoid conflict by severing Good Samaritan ties
» Driver's license scan bill passes second-round test
» Stenberg joins Fulton, Nesbitt in state treasurer race
» Omaha Performing Arts to host Jazz on the Green this summer
» Haiti relief team from Union College returns to Lincoln
» Central Nebraska photographer Butcher's legacy: recording soddies for the ages
» Oxbow project designed to help English teachers improve their own writing
» Lincoln soldier spent decade realizing dream by leaving his mark in Afghanistan
» Harms prioritizes bill to yank drivers' license of teens on first MIP conviction
» 295th Ordnance Company honored in Hastings after return from Afghanistan
» Work underway to repair Lake Maloney dam near North Platte
» Study of state shows variety of tax levies by cities, school districts
» 400 gather for black-tie fundraiser at Lincoln's Lied Center
» Beatrice schoolteacher plans to run for District 30 legislative seat
» Former Lincoln resident gives eyewitness account as a diplomat in Haiti
» Langemeier hopes to steer wind energy bills through committee, Legislature
» Nebraska's ethanol industry appears to be at a crossroads
» Governor gives parental involvement awards to schools in Sutherland and Cozad
» North Platte's Phares elected chairman of NU Board of Regents
» Grand Island Youth Congress targets stress in sleep-deprived teens
» Eliminating a loophole in auto insurance coverage is goal of LB216
» Bill would not allow abortion in Nebraska after first trimester
» Arthur County has been sharing government services for years
» Kearney contingent on the way to help with well-drilling efforts in Haiti
» Flooding chances are increasing with El Nino effect
» Omaha metro school officials see rise in students' poverty levels
» Norfolk residents visiting in Haiti tell story of earthquake and aftermath
» Scottsbluff senator introduces bill banning texting while driving
» Death penalty ban bill advances out of committee
» Nebraskans poured plenty of effort into Massachusetts Senate race
» Creighton sends second team of doctors, supplies to help Haiti victims
» Heineman touts job creation as he prepares to seek another term
» Sumner residents start renovating their community center
» North Platte schools may alter schedule for weekly teachers' meeting
» Sarpy County considers further regulation of general contractors
» State spent $4 million moving patients out of BSDC
» Lincoln Council votes to give itself flexibility in awarding construction bids
» Beatrice school eyes federal stimulus funds to help with budget crunch
» Heineman says state shouldn't eliminate treasurer office to save money
» Nebraska churches getting involved with Haiti relief effort
» More Nebraskans applying for assistance with home heating bills
» Creighton Medical Center sending doctors, supplies to Haiti
» Work on Sarpy County stadium takes a big hit due to cold, snow
» Nelson's approval rating drops to 42 percent in World-Herald poll
» Voters face bond issue on Bartlett elementary school building
» African internship convinces Loup County rancher wildlife, cattle can mix
» Former Morrill County rancher convicted of animal neglect charges
» Nelson asks Reid to eliminate the 'Cornhusker Kickback'
» Nebraska Right to Life won't become an arm of the GOP, leader says
» Former Lincoln church intern dies in Haiti, Lexington doctor hopes to return
» School construction to proceed in Verdigre after opponents lose court battle
» Game & Parks Commission hopes to improve shoreline fishing with project
» Heineman touches on familiar themes in State of the State address and followup
» Ag research to benefit from first new buildings on NU's Innovation Campus
» Better management, more precipitation recharging Nebraska groundwater levels
» More updates on Nebraskans' involvement in Haiti disaster
» Nelson spokesman says hecklers have not been a frequent problem
» UNL researchers help complete the genetic mapping of soybeans
» Blair and Washington County seek FEMA money to help pay for storm cleanup
» Business plans significant fiber-optic expansion in Scottsbluff, Gering
» Is proposed Nebraska health care amendment about freedom or political posturing?
» Here are some Nebraska connections to the devastating earthquake in Haiti
» Pay freezes, furloughs common these days at Nebraska state agencies
» New executive director of Lincoln Community Playhouse faces big financial challenge
» Lincoln County commissioners cut own pay, limit other pay raises
» High school students in Grand Island raise funds to send deer jerky to troops
» Advocacy group battles against low birth weights in immigrant children
» Campaigns against cell phones, texting while driving get traction in Nebraska, nation
» GI City Council decides not to hire someone fulltime to run $5 million fieldhouse
» Norfolk school district considers implementing late-start Mondays
» Corn prices take big hit after 2009 federal production report released
» Dry bean producers see their market making a rebound
» Former education commissioner returns to his teaching roots
» Speaker wants to avoid legislative pay raise by keeping it off ballot
» Proactive steps help reduce homicides in Omaha by 31 percent
» Privacy issues raised in debate of bill that would allow drivers' license scanning
» Gothenburg Hospital Foundation provides $30,000 worth of new medical equipment
» It could be a bad year for ice jams on the lower Platte River
» Norfolk begins series of monthly Historic Preservation Sundays
» Grand Island tightening its belt for projected revenue shortfall
» Water issues among Christensen's top priorities in Legislature
» Nebraska Air National Guard unit set to deploy to Iraq
» Health screening fair draws 200 people in Columbus
» Artifacts saved from extensive water damage at Homestead Museum
» Lincoln has $1.8 billion of redevelopment projects on the drawing board
» World-Herald explores the 'yes-but' factor in financial impact of health care reform
» Environmental groups pushing EPA for more regulation of atrazine
» Special Olympics still healthy in Nebraska with national Games on horizon
» Church-planting movement emphasizes the grassroots level
» Nelson: Nebraska's 'special deal' to be removed from final health bill
» Omaha senator introduces bill to consolidate Nebraska counties
» Grand Island likely to gain 200 jobs with new plant building wind turbine blades
» Bill would return Nebraska to a 'winner-take-all' state in presidential elections
» State Supreme Court denies Vela's bid to have death sentence overturned
» Plugged fireplace vent caused carbon monoxide danger for Norfolk couple
» Low-income Nebraska families can apply for home heating assistance
» Kearney Good Samaritan reports $19 million community benefit, touts goodwill to poor
» Buffett: Nelson took courageous stance in voting for health reform bill
» City of Fremont asks state's high court to allow it to stop initiative on illegal immigrants
» Platte County Board of Supervisors votes to freeze its own salaries
» State hopes to attract young turkey hunters with low-cost permit
» Icy December was fifth-coldest ever for GI, third-coldest for Hastings
» Nelson: Mistake for Obama to push health care in 2009, but I improved bad bill
» Legislative session opens amid budget uncertainties
» Being a state senator can mean major stress for family and business
» Persistent polar pattern has Nebraska stuck in a record-cold spell
» Lincoln has exhausted its snow-removal budget early in January
» Hastings College grad-turned-Journal Star reporter contributes to journalism textbook
» Farmers, ranchers reducing their use of antibiotics on healthy animals
» Creighton economist looks for a flabby recovery in 2010
» Arkansas Democrat criticizes the deal her party gave Nebraska Medicaid
» Troop surge in Afghanistan will send more Nebraska guardsmen overseas
» City planners from Norfolk study successful downtown development in Hastings
» Former Omaha Dem mayor decides not to run for governor
» Heineman anticipates a Legislative session centered on philosophical issues
» Republican NRDs scrambling to come up with better water management option
» New Bergan elementary school dedicated in Fremont
» Road maintenance money in short supply, some goes for Hickman hiking, biking trails
» North Platte judge fights for his job in appeal to state Supreme Court
» Giltner farmer announces run for 34th District seat
» Expect no new spending from the Legislature this year
» Attorneys general in 13 states threaten legal action over 'Cornhusker Kickback'
» Johnstown native gets internship at White House
» Road crews working long days with more cold, snow forecast
» More female vets mean changes, including new clinics, for VA in Nebraska
» More than 1 in 10 of Nebraska, Iowa students are defaulting on college loans
» Nebraskans who lose job must wait 2 years to get in state health insurance pool
» Papillion-La Vista grad Dooley is starter for undefeated Texas Christian
» December was 8th-coldest ever in Lincoln with record snowfall
» Bill would increase protection for those defending self, property with firearm
» Does making those Top 10 lists help a city? Lincoln Chamber president thinks so
» Personal health reform: Exercise, cook real food, eat moderately
» Lincoln Southwest band performs in London parade
» City-owned medical clinic opens in Bloomfield
» 80 dogs confiscated from North Platte breeders
» Snowplow odyssey from Elmwood to Med Center ends in Dec. 26 birth