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A King’s Crown

May 22, 2019 04:56PM ● By Kara Schweiss

Deb Price’s parents, Larry and Esther Price, sold King’s Food Host restaurants nearly 50 years ago, but she says locals still harbor nostalg...

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Type 2 Diabetes

May 22, 2019 04:51PM ● By Tamsen Butler

Everyone knows Type 2 diabetes is caused by bad foods. Everyone also knows you can reverse Type 2 diabetes by eating the right foods if you ...

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The Lucky Coin

Apr 19, 2019 12:29PM ● By Leo Adam Biga

In the aftermath of the 1969 Tet  Offensive, U.S. Marine Pat Peterson found a Vietnamese coin on the ground while serving a tour of duty in ...

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A Transcontinental Journey Through Time on U.S. Route 6

Apr 19, 2019 12:08PM ● By Robert Fraass

Decades before the Interstate Highway System reshaped travel, commerce, and communities, the first intercontinental highway emerged in pre-W...

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Step Into Running

Apr 19, 2019 10:44AM ● By Jessica Wade

Bea Sides has been running for more than half her life, but joy is not the word she would use to describe the feeling that running evokes. “...

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Staying a Step Ahead of Cancer

Apr 18, 2019 12:06PM ● By Anthony Flott

Talk with Suzanne Kossow, and a quote from the film Shawshank Redemption comes to mind: “Get busy living or get busy dying.” Unfortunately, ...

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60Plus Opener

Feb 14, 2019 08:46AM ● By Tara Spencer

When I hear about Nebraska’s wild turkeys, it always reminds me of bygone days when my boys were young—and we raised peacocks. Our peacocks ...

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An Omaha Star: Phyllis Hicks

Feb 14, 2019 08:45AM ● By Leo Adam Biga

When the story of the city’s longest-running African-American-owned newspaper, The Omaha Star, is written, three women will dominate its 80-...

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The Phoenix-Like Resurrection of Turkeys in Nebraska

Feb 14, 2019 08:44AM ● By Jared Kennedy

If you’ve ever gone turkey hunting in Nebraska, or seen one out and about, you should know that every turkey you have encountered in Nebrask...

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600 Dives and Counting

Feb 14, 2019 08:44AM ● By Kara Schweiss

Native North Dakotan Shirley Ortman was 19 before she learned to swim. “I’m a pretty good swimmer, but I don’t enjoy it,” she says. “And I ...

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Opiate Addiction and Seniors

Feb 14, 2019 08:42AM ● By Greg Jerrett

Substance use disorders occur when at least one substance or drug leads to distress or impairment that is clinically significant. According ...

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Prime Time 2019

Jan 03, 2019 01:18PM ● By Tara Spencer

A couple of years ago, I saw a book featuring older people from California and New York dressed to the hilt, telling stories of their life e...

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