- Coronavirus: What history tells us about "flattening the curve"
- Coronavirus and Las Vegas casinos: It's a health gamble
- 66 years ago Bevo Francis scored 113 points in a college basketball game
- Television icon Don Meier dies
- And No Bird Sang: World War I
- Trump's trade war with China could hurt Nebraska's economy
- Behind-the-scenes star of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom dies
- Black Jack Pershing: Love and War
- Insect Labor Day
- A relection - 15 years ago : "From one who was there. In memory of 9/11."
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Coronavirus: What history tells us about “flattening the curve”
Influenza struck the United States in spring 1918. By summer it seemed the outbreak was over, but a second wave of cases occurred in September. Two cities’ responses to the return of disease shed light on why today’s efforts to “flatten the curve” are so important. Continue reading
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66 years ago Bevo Francis scored 113 points in a college basketball game
66-years ago today. One of college basketball’s greatest games featured a scoring wizard named Bevo Francis. He played for the Rio Grande Redmen at little Rio Grande College in Ohio’s Appalachian hill country. Francis scored 113 points in a 40-minute … Continue reading
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Television icon Don Meier dies
Donald Meier, creator, producer and director of Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom, one of America’s most iconic television programs, has died. A Meier family member said he died peacefully of natural causes last Saturday in his Winnetka, Illinois home. Meier … Continue reading
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And No Bird Sang: World War I
Author’s note: This story is just one from a series that look at World War I and WWI General John J. Pershing. Click here to see more of the series.- Bernard R. McCoy) After the war’s end in 1918, an … Continue reading
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Trump’s trade war with China could hurt Nebraska’s economy
The trade war between the United State and China has officially launched as both countries have imposed tit-for-tat tariffs. A prolonged trade war could have major economic consequences for Nebraska. In response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s 25% tariff on … Continue reading
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Behind-the-scenes star of Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom dies
(Editor’s note: Don and Lorena Meier have been long-time scholarship donors and friends of the College of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. See below for Lorena Meier’s obituary) From 1963 to 1987, “Mutual of Omaha’s Wild … Continue reading
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Black Jack Pershing: Love and War
My latest documentary project “Black Jack Pershing: Love and War” is in distribution. Here’s the documentary’s trailer. For more information on the documentary go to JJPershing.com His name was John “Black Jack” Pershing and his roots ran deep in 20th century … Continue reading
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Insect Labor Day
What natural beauty lies and flies under our noses this Labor Day weekend in my Lincoln, Nebraska yard. The insect world is busy gathering nourishment for the cooler fall and winter temperatures that will begin arriving in the months ahead. … Continue reading
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A relection – 15 years ago : “From one who was there. In memory of 9/11.”
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Samsung’s Galaxy 7: Not all it’s cracked up to be?
Pardon my pun but it’s the point of this blog. Don’t drop the Samsung Galaxy S7 because the glass may be easier to break than previous versions of the popular Galaxy phone. I purchased a Samsung Galaxy S7 this month. … Continue reading
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