Oct 01, 2017 08:39AM ● By Kara Schweiss
Breathe. College can be paid for, and help is available. When it comes to planning for college, “It’s definitely never too early,” says Joan...
May 25, 2017 11:35AM ● By Daisy Hutzell-Rodman
College has become increasingly expensive. A semester at the University of Nebraska at Omaha now costs more than $3,000, leaving many parent...
Jan 13, 2017 08:23AM ● By Kara Schweiss
Laura Kirshenbaum is a straight-A student, but it is not good grades that her mother talks about first when describing her daughter’s schola...
Dec 15, 2016 09:59AM ● By Lindsay Wilson
“Fighter" is a very connotative word. People hear it and think of large, brutish men knocking each other out for money. They think broken ho...
Oct 14, 2016 08:00AM ● By Lindsay Wilson
The undefeated Wilson fights her second career match at the Ralston Arena on Friday, Oct. 14. “Fighter” is a very connotative word. People ...
Aug 26, 2016 05:41PM ● By Daisy Hutzell-Rodman
Nebraska Independent Colleges Foundation (NICF) President James Johnson Ph.D. is used to change. Dr. Johnson, his wife, Lesa, and his Harley...
Mar 14, 2014 09:31AM ● By Meghan Townley
Learning life skills through baseball.” This is the tagline for MVP4Life, a new nonprofit organization aimed at keeping Omaha’s youth in sch...
Feb 16, 2014 02:00PM ● By Bev Carlson
Being a child in the foster care system can be lonely and confusing. Just ask Tabitha. Shuffled from one home to another, one town to anothe...
Oct 28, 2013 07:20AM ● By Linda Persigehl
With college tuition seeing double-digit hikes and student loan debt at an all-time high, affording college is a big concern for many parent...
Aug 16, 2013 12:15PM ● By Bailey Hemphill
Jobs of the future will require more skill and training than the jobs of today—this puts additional pressure on schools to innovatively prep...
Mar 25, 2013 11:02AM ● By Chris Wolfgang
Courtney Kenny’s favorite piece, currently, is a self-portrait in charcoal. Tousled pale hair is set off by a careless smirk. And a huge, re...
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