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Governor's Lecture 2009: Matt Miller -- November 17, 2009

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:30:00 CST

Full audio of this year's Governor's Lecture in the Humanities: The Tyranny of Dead Ideas by Matt Miller.

The Kaneko: Inviting creativity in a new Omaha space -- November 14, 2009

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:30:00 CST

Internationally known artist Jun Kaneko is opening a revamped Omaha warehouse to serve as a center for creativity in the arts, science, and business.

Matt Miller on dead ideas -- November 7, 2009

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:30:00 CST

Miller delivered this year's Governor's Lecture in the Humanities about ideas, in his opinion, that hold back progress and poison public debate.

History Detective Gwendolyn Wright -- October 31, 2009

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:30:00 CDT

Gwendolyn Wright on being a PBS History Detective and a professor of architectural history. She also talks about Frank Lloyd Wright's influence on suburban design and green architecture.

History Detective Gwendolyn Wright complete interview -- October 31, 2009

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:30:00 CDT

More detail on her views of Frank Lloyd Wright and Modern Architecture – and more on being a PBS History Detective.

Henderson School Mural -- October 3, 2009

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:00:00 CDT

A fifty year-old mural in Henderson's Heartland School is getting a facelift from the original artist. Students are finding that even after 50 years, the mural is still relevant.

Nebraska couple featured in Ken Burns' documentary on the National Parks -- September 26, 2009

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 08:30:00 CDT

Edward and Margaret Gehrke of Lincoln traveled to National Parks in the early days of the automobile. He took photos, she wrote an expressive journal. Burns draws on both to help tell the story of the impact of the National Parks on park visitors.

Historic homesteader's cabin being moved -- September 19, 2009

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 08:30:00 CDT

A historic cabin is being moved to a new location at Homestead National Monument near Beatrice. The new location will be out of the flood plain, and back on the prairie where it belongs. NET Radio's Jerry Johnston visited the work site this week, and prepared this progress report.

Private funds keep Omaha library open – for now -- September 5, 2009

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 08:30:00 CDT

A North Omaha branch library was set to close for the rest of the year. Now, the Florence branch will stay open. It's a story of private money coming to the rescue of a public institution – but the last unwritten chapter may still hold some surprises. Robin Wisch reports.

Nebraskans supporting house building in Guatamala -- August 29, 2009

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 08:30:00 CDT

Jim Hille, a retired Lincoln architect, is the catalyst behind a growing connection between Nebraskans and an effort to build houses for Gautemala's poorest. The program is soon to become an International Study/Service option for University of Nebraska Lincoln students.

Sarah Chayes on Tribal Culture in Afghanistan -- August 15, 2009

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 08:30:00 CDT

People in Afghanistan will vote for their next president on 8/20/09. The US has increased its military presence, and the Taliban has promised to disrupt voting. Earlier this year, former NPR Afghanistan correspondent Sarah Chayes was in Nebraska. In this interview with NET Radio's Jerry Johnston, she talks about Afghanistan's tribal culture.

A Sandhills Ballad -- July 25, 2009

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:30:00 CDT

A new novel by the editor of a prominent literary journal is set in the Nebraska Sandhills. The main character, a young woman who loves ranching, has to built a new life after a tragic car accident. NET Radio's Jerry Johnston interviews the author, Ladette Randolph.

Piano Teachers Remembered -- July 18, 2009

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 08:30:00 CDT

Hastings College Music Professor Robin Koozer talks about his hometown piano teacher, and the difference piano teachers make in Nebraska's cultural life. Koozer is the scholar in residence for New Harmonies, a travelling exhibit highlighting music making in Nebraska.

Pawnee Powwow -- July 11, 2009

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 08:30:00 CDT

The Pawnee were officially welcomed back to Nebraska with a powwow at the Great River Road Archway Monument in Kearney. Jerry Johnston prepared a montage of people's reaction to the event.

Voices of New Citizens -- July 4, 2009

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:00:00 CDT

Homestead National Monument near Beatrice became a courtroom for a special ceremony this past Flag Day. Twelve people raised their right hand, swore allegiance to the United States of America, and became citizens. Jerry Johnston prepared this audio montage of the voices of New Americans.

Zora Neale Hurston at Chautauqua -- June 27, 2009

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:00:00 CDT

The Kansas-Nebraska Chautauqua brought author and folklorist Zora Neale Hurston to stages in Broken Bow and Plattsmouth. The overall theme for this year's Chautauqua is the Great Depression.

Remembering Vivian Strong -- June 20, 2009

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:00:00 CDT

Forty years ago, North Omaha broke out in riots at the news that a 14-year-old Black girl was shot and killed by a police officer. Now, for the first time, Strong's sister talks about the events that left a permanent mark on Omaha's predominantly African-American neighborhood.

Photographing Nebraska's Economy -- June 6, 2009

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:00:00 CDT

A group of UNL journalism students and their professor are touring the state looking to photograph the human side of economic changes. Jerry Johnston reports.

WWII Vets reunite with people liberated from death camps -- May 30, 2009

Sat, 30 May 2009 12:00:00 CDT

Nebraska's World War II veterans have been visiting the World War II Monument in Washington courtesy of the Honor Flight program. Last weekend, there was a final reunion of the Honor Flight veterans. There was also another reunion - a small group of vets met with some of the people they liberated from Nazi concentration camps. Robyn Wisch reports.

Balancing morale and morals in the USO during WWII -- May 23, 2009

Sat, 23 May 2009 12:00:00 CDT

Volunteering to dance with soldiers at USO clubs was supporting the troops. Dancing with strangers was a risk to your reputation. That was the balance that young women and the USO had to strike. Jerry Johnston reports.

Grandmothers caring for grandchildren -- May 9, 2009

Mon, 11 May 2009 10:00:00 CDT

Many families will celebrate Mother's Day this weekend. But in over two million American homes, grandparents are the ones are getting children out of bed and ready for the day.

Omaha a leader in interfaith dialogue -- April 27, 2009

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:00:00 CDT

Christians, Muslims, and Jews share a common spiritual ancestor: Abraham. Even though the faiths are different, sharing a common background has allowed room for dialogue. Dialogue is everywhere, but sharing a common place of worship - that is pretty unique. And it's happening in Omaha - or at least, that's the dream. Robyn Wisch has the story.

From first African-American Nebraska football player to small town doctor -- April 20, 2009

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:00:00 CDT

Memorial Stadium fills with thousands of Nebraska football fans for the annual spring scrimmage. There's a special measure of pride for small towns in Nebraska represented by a player on the field. Jerry Johnston has this story of one Nebraska football player, and the surprising, and lasting, impression he made on his small town.

An artistic twist on telemarketing -- April 13, 2009

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:00:00 CDT

Everyone knows the frustration of those unwanted telephone sales calls. But what if instead of a sales pitch, you heard an inspirational quote? From Omaha, Robyn Wisch reports on a new, artistic twist on telemarketing.

Native writers gather at UNK to observe and write about the sandhill crane migration -- March 23, 2009

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:00:00 CDT

A group of writers, mostly from indigenous backgrounds, are witnessing the crane migration along the Platte. These writers find connection to their own culture in the movement of the cranes. Jerry Johnston reports.

Speaking about Genocide -- March 16, 2009

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:00:00 CDT

Mark Wilkens was the only American who remained in Rwanda during the 1994 genocide. He is the first in a Lincoln Public School series of speakers on the topic of genocide.

Sarah Chayes complete interview -- March 9, 2009

Mon, 9 Mar 2009 12:00:00 CDT

Sarah Chayes was an NPR reporter in Afghanistan during the 2001 attack and overthrow of the Taliban. Then she left NPR to do relief work there. In this interview with NET Radio's Jerry Johnston, she explains her decision to leave NPR, her opinions of the Obama administration's approach to Afghanistan, and the complicated allegiances of tribal membership and national identity.

Sarah Chayes on Afghan tribes -- March 9, 2009

Mon, 9 Mar 2009 12:00:00 CDT

Sarah Chayes was an NPR reporter in Afghanistan during the 2001 attack and overthrow of the Taliban. Then she left NPR to do relief work there. In this portion of her interview with NET Radio's Jerry Johnston, she describes the complicated allegiances of tribal membership and national identity.

From NPR's voice in Afghanistan to soapmaker -- March 9, 2009

Mon, 9 Mar 2009 09:00:00 CDT

Sarah Chayes has been living and working in Kandahar, Afghanistan since 2001, when she covered the fall of the Taliban for National Public Radio. In 2002 she left journalism to help rebuild the shattered country whose fate will help determine the shape of the 21st century. In an interview before her March 4 EN Thompson Forum address at the University of Nebraska Lincoln, Jerry Johnston asked Sarah Chayes about her work in Afghanistan and her opinion of current US policy there.

First Muslim Chaplain in the National Guard -- March 2, 2009

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:00:00 CST

An officer in the Nebraska National Guard is training to be the first Muslim Chaplain in the Guard's history. Jerry Johnston has this profile.

Religion professor discusses Darwin and God as part of UNL series -- February 19, 2009

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:00:00 CST

This month is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is marking the event with a series of lectures exploring the impact of Darwin's Theory of Evolution on science, religion and society. Dan Crawford, a senior lecturer in the Classics and Religious Studies department, discusses the impact during a lecture Thursday afternoon. Reporter Sarah McCammon recently talked with Crawford, and asked him to explain why some religious people are uncomfortable with evolution.

Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin on Lincoln, Obama, and leadership -- February 16, 2009

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:00:00 CST

It's a big week for Lincoln, Nebraska - the biggest city named for the 16th President. A weeklong commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth is underway. Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin caps off the celebration with a Sunday evening lecture at the Lied Center. Her Pulitzer Prize winning book "Team of Rivals" tells the story of President Lincoln's cabinet which included his political rivals. NET Radio's Jerry Johnston asked Goodwin about learning the book was a favorite of President Barack Obama.

Nebraska's Capitol: Telling the state's story in tile and stone -- February 9, 2009

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:00:00 CST

Nebraska's first two capital buildings were built on the cheap, and fell apart. As they say - the third time's the charm. Jerry Johnston reports. | Visit http://www.bisonwerks.com/ for more on Lee Lawrie and Greg Harm's book "Lee Lawrie's Prairie Deco." | Visit http://www.capitol.org/ for more on the Nebraska State Capitol, and for links on arranging a tour.

The Sower's shy sculptor: Lee Lawrie -- February 2, 2009

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 12:00:00 CST

He's big, he's brass, and he's Nebraska's most famous sculpture - The Sower. But the man who created The Sower would be happy that very few people know his name. Jerry Johnston reports. | For more on Lawrie, and more on Greg Harm's research and book, go to Bisonwerks.com.

UNL on-line Czech course wins prize, keeps heritage alive -- January 12, 2009

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:00:00 CST

For more on UNL's efforts to keep Nebraska's Czech heritage alive, visit http://www.unl.edu/Czechheritage.

Unedited interview with Professor Gerald Shapiro -- December 22, 2008

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:00:00 CST

Jerry Johnston's complete unedited interview with University of Nebraska Lincoln writing professor Gerald Shapiro about his story "The Latke Maven," featured on NPR's Hanukkah Lights. | NPR's Hanukkah Lights programs: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16617488 | More on Gerald Shapiro's collections of short stories: http://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/product/Bad-Jews-and-Other-Stories,672085.aspx

Nebraska author's Hanukkah story on NPR special -- December 22, 2008

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:00:00 CST

Hanukkah begins at sundown December 21st. The NPR special Hanukkah Lights contains a story by University of Nebraska Lincoln writing professor Gerald Shapiro. NET Radio's Jerry Johnston talked with Shapiro about the story behind the story. | NPR's Hanukkah Lights programs: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16617488 | More on Gerald Shapiro's collections of short stories: http://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/product/Bad-Jews-and-Other-Stories,672085.aspx

Milton at 400: two readings -- December 15, 2008

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:00:00 CST

Four hundred years ago this week, the author John Milton was born. His first published work told the story of another birth - a birth being celebrated around the world this month. Jerry Johnston has more.

Nebraska world traveler on a new mission -- December 8, 2008

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:00:00 CST

To read more about the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, and to see Dean Jacobs photos and read his blog entries (and a LOT more) go to travel4life.org.

Leading Native American dancer heads to Baghdad as cultural ambassador -- November 24, 2008

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:00:00 CST

The Kevin Locke Native Dance Ensemble which performed in Nebraska earlier this month, has been performing in Baghdad this week. From Wayne, Nebraska, Mike Marek reports.

Getting broadband internet to rural Nebraska -- November 17, 2008

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:00:00 CST

Going wireless may be the best solution to the problem of getting broadband high-speed internet in rural Nebraska. Jerry Johnston reports. For more on Laurence Malone's view on the connection between rural broadband and rural electrification download the PDF at http://arxiv.org/ftp/cs/papers/0109/0109064.pdf.

The missing precinct in Nebraska's first election -- November 10, 2008

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:00:00 CST

Senior Nebraska Historical Society researcher James Potter discusses the 1866 Governor's race (J. Sterling Morton vs. David Butler), the outcome of which set the stage for future politics in the state.

Cartoon characters and cake frosting -- November 3, 2008

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:00:00 CST

Former Nebraska Secretary of State Allen Beermann tells stories of some creative enforcement of the state's election laws.

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns to speak in Lincoln this week -- October 13, 2008

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:00:00 CDT

Visit http://nebraskahistory.org/oversite/whatsnew/Ken-Burns-Poster.pdf for more on the Nebraska State Historical Society fundraiser where Burns will speak. For more about Ken Burns, go to http://www.pbs.org/kenburns.

Getting Paid in Cake -- October 11, 2008

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:00:00 CDT

Visit http://netnebraska.org/recipebox to submit your recipe and family story. | MRS. MCK'S RAISIN CAKE | INGREDIENTS: 1 box of Raisins 3 cups Water 2 cups White Sugar 1/2 cup shortening (Crisco) 1 teaspoon Salt 1 teaspoon Soda 1 teaspoon Cinnamon 1 teaspoon Nutmeg 1 teaspoon Clove 1 teaspoon Allspice 4 cups flour 1 cup nuts (optional) | INSTRUCTIONS: Cook raisins in the 2 cups of water until nearly dry. Mix sugar and shortening together, then add salt, soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, and allspice. Add in raisins and 1 cup cold water. Lastly add in the 4 cups of flour, and then nuts if used. Scoop into an angel food style pan and bake at 350 degrees for 1+ hours. (Usually takes about 1 hour to cook.)

The Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge: Omaha continues to turn toward the Missouri -- October 3, 2008

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:00:00 CDT

There's a new way to cross the Missouri River - a three thousand foot long pedestrian bridge connecting Omaha and Council Bluffs, Iowa. From the heights of the new bridge, Robyn Wisch reports.

Genealogists partner to put more homestead records online -- September 29, 2008

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:00:00 CDT

An army of genealogists is starting to sift though a mountain of homesteading documents. Families descended from Nebraska homesteaders will be the first to benefit from what they find. Jerry Johnston has more. | To view Broken Bow homestead records, go to http://cdrh.unl.edu/homestead. | For the Homestead National Monument website, go to http://www.nps.gov/home.

Recreating the taste of Africa from memory -- September 15, 2008

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:00:00 CDT

Home cooking means African cooking for one Nebraska family, even though they grew up eating conventional American food. Jerry Johnston has more. | Here's the recipe for the stew in this story, Beth's African Stew: Brown onions and garlic in oil. Add diced sweet potatoes and brown. Add diced chicken and brown Add - 1 tbs chili powder 1 tbs cumin 1 can chopped tomato or salsa 1-2 cans white beans or garbanzo beans Cover with chicken broth and cook 1 hour. Add 1-2 cups creamy peanut butter and cook 10 more minutes. Serve with thick corn grits. | To submit your story and recipe to Recipe Box, NET's new program about what's cooking in Nebraska, go to http://netdb.unl.edu/recipebox. | Submission forms are also available at Nebraska Walmart stores. Walmart is a partial funder of Recipe Box.

Poet Laureate Ted Kooser at Omaha poetry slam -- September 8, 2008

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:00:00 CDT

"Blizzard Voices" opens next week - an Opera Omaha oratorio based on poems by Ted Kooser. The former United States Poet Laureate, and favored Nebraska son took the stage at a slam poetry and indie rock night in Omaha this week. By the end of the evening, walls between poetry, rock, and opera were falling. From Omaha, Robyn Wisch has more. | For more on "Blizzard Voices," go to http://www.operaomaha.org/.

Photos tell story of Blacks in Lincoln 1910-1925 -- August 18, 2008

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:00:00 CDT

Forty years ago, a couple of boxes of photo negatives sold for $15 at a garage sale. The pictures turned out to be a historical goldmine. | Deciding that John Johnson was the photographer is a change from previous scholarship. At one time, the photographer was though to be Earl McWilliams, thus the collection on Doug Keister's website is called the McWilliams collection. Keister thinks McWilliams was a collaborator with Johnson in the photographs, but Johnson was the actual photographer. | To see more photographs, go to http://www.keisterphoto.com/gallery/fs_mcw.htm. | For more on Doug Keister's photography and other books, go to http://www.keisterphoto.com/.

Nebraskan has Chinese visa trouble because of Olympics -- August 11, 2008

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:00:00 CDT

The Beijing Olympics are off and running - and jumping. Jerry Johnston reports that a Nebraskan who saw one of the olympic sites being built will have to watch events from her Omaha home.

Strategic Discussions for Nebraska: Immigration -- August 4, 2008

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:00:00 CDT

Strategic Discussions for Nebraska website: http://www.unl.edu/sdn

Lakota language has new dictionary -- July 28, 2008

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:00:00 CDT

A new dictionary of the Lakota language just hit the bookshelves. The dictionary's editors hope the twenty thousand words and definitions will help keep the native Sioux language alive. South Dakota Public Radio's Charles Michael Ray reports.

Chautauqua brings Will Rogers to Hastings -- July 14, 2008

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:00:00 CDT

The best known radio personality of the 1930's was in Hastings recently, as the Chautauqua brought Will Rogers to town. To read more about the history of Chautauqua in Nebraska and about this year's Chautauqua, visit http://www.nebraskahumanities.org/programs/chautauqua.html.

Chautauqua brings FDR, Huey Long to Hastings -- July 7, 2008

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:00:00 CDT

To read more about the history of Chautauqua in Nebraska and about this year's Chautauqua, visit http://www.nebraskahumanities.org/programs/chautauqua.html.

The Great Plains in detail: The journals of Prince Maximilian -- June 28, 2008

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:00:00 CDT

For more on Maximilian's Journals and Karl Bodmer, and the current exhibit at the Joslyn Art Museum, visit http://www.joslyn.org/exhibitions.

Chautauqua coming to Falls City, Hastings -- June 21, 2008

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:00:00 CDT

People in Falls City and Hastings will get a chance over the next two weeks to see history unfold - Chautauqua is coming to town. For a complete rundown of the schedules in Falls City and Hastings, visit http://www.nebraskahumanities.org/programs/chautauqua.html.

The Day JFK Died -- May 31, 2008

Sat, 31 May 2008 12:00:00 CDT

John Sibbit is a Nebraska rancher featured in the NET Television documentary "Beef State." He tells the story of how the news of JFK's assassination put his ranch in economic peril.

New Monument for African American Homesteaders -- May 24, 2008

Sat, 24 May 2008 12:00:00 CDT

A new monument marks the previously nameless graves of African American homesteaders.

Your Word is Your Bond -- May 17, 2008

Sat, 17 May 2008 12:00:00 CDT

In cattle country, where business is settled on a handshake, a person's word is their bond. This story is drawn from interviews for Beef State, a documentary project of NET and the Nebraska Historical Society. For a preview, go to http://www.netnebraska.org/beefstate.

Preserving Native American history -- May 12, 2008

Mon, 12 May 2008 12:00:00 CDT

The Nebraska Historical Society is in the beginning stages of restoring its collection of over 3,000 artifacts from 14 tribes.

'68: The Year Nebraska Mattered -- May 5, 2008

Mon, 05 May 2008 12:00:00 CDT

For more, visit http://www.netnebraska.org/campaign08.

Nebraska Moments - Nebraska history made short and sweet - and accurate -- May 5, 2008

Mon, 05 May 2008 12:00:00 CDT

For more about the book, go to http://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/.

Omaha's Marlin Briscoe now subject of feature film -- April 21, 2008

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:00:00 CDT

Omaha native Marlin Briscoe, first starting African-American quarterback in the NFL, is now the subject of a movie. Omaha's best know actor, John Beasley, is behind the film. Beasley played football with Briscoe in Omaha. For more about the film, visit www.marlinbriscoemovie.com.

A tradition of quilting for a cause -- March 31, 2008

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:00:00 CDT

The grand opening of the new International Quilt Study Center occurred yesterday in Lincoln. The Center is the home to the largest publicly held quilt collection in the world.

Poems on paintings could win prizes -- February 18, 2008

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:00:00 CDT

A picture may paint a thousand words, but a few well chosen words about a painting could win a prize. For more information about the contest, go to www.sheldonartgallery.org.

Grandaughters of black homesteader are link to history -- February 11, 2008

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:00:00 CDT

A Nebraska family traces its roots to a man standing at a crossroads in history . . . the intersection of slavery and homesteading. (Photo: David and Hannah Patrick, courtesy of Plainsman Museum.)

African-American homesteaders in Nebraska -- February 4, 2008

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:00:00 CDT

For more information about homesteading, go to www.nps.gov/home. For information about a program on Nicodemus, Kansas and black homesteaders, visit http://www.nps.gov/home/parknews/blackhistory.htm.

Chemist, Artist explore chemistry in the movies -- January 14, 2008

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:00:00 CDT

You expect a little chemistry between characters in a movie. There's more chemistry in the movies than you might expect, according to Dr. Mark Griep and Marjorie Mikasen. For more on Chemistry in the Movies, visit http://chem-mgriep2.unl.edu. For more on Marjorie Mikasen's art, visit http://chem-mgriep2.unl.edu/Hardedge.html.

Police face challenges serving people who don't speak English -- December 17, 2007

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:00:00 CDT

Nebraska Police Departments are facing the tough challenge of serving people in their communities who don't speak English.

The journey that saved Curious George -- November 19, 2007

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:00:00 CDT

The little monkey from children's literature had a narrow escape as his creators fled the Nazi invasion of Paris . . .

"Presidential Courage" -- October 8, 2007

Mon, 8 Oct 2007 12:00:00 CDT

Michael R. Beschloss recently gave a speech about his book "Presidential Courage" -- and the past U.S. presidents that have displayed a great deal of it. Bechloss' talk was the twelfth in the Governor's Lecture in the Humanities, sponsored by the Nebraska Humanities Council, the University of Nebraska, and Creighton University.

Nebraska WWII Vet: Lessons Learned -- September 24, 2007

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:00:00 CDT

Roger Peters was an Army Corporal serving in Europe as WWII ended. He tells two stories, and the lessons he learned from his interaction with a German soldier and concentration camp survivor.

A Nebraska Tuskegee Airman Remebers Racism, and WWII -- September 22, 2007

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:00:00 CDT

Sixteen million Americans fought during World War II. Now, fewer than three million - less than a quarter - are still living. With most of them in their eighties, time is running out to hear their stories. To tell your World War II story, go to netnebraska.org/thewar

The Only Resident of Monowi Nebraska -- September 3, 2007

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 12:00:00 CDT

Elsie Eiler talks about being the only resident of her town, and the five thousand volume lending library there.

Ponca Powwow Preserves, Teaches Tradition -- August 27, 2007

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:00:00 CDT

The powwow is the latest milestone in the Nebraska tribe's road back from government termination 30 years ago.

Wheelchair softball team going for gold -- August 20, 2007

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:00:00 CDT

In the coming week, a group of wheelchair-bound athletes from Nebraska will battle softball teams from across the country to try and take back the national title.

Somali Meatpackers Claim Unfair Treatment -- August 13, 2007

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:00:00 CDT

Some Muslim workers at a Grand Island meatpacking plant say they're being discriminated against because of their religion.