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Tracks to Trails | Nebraska Stories | NET Nebraska
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- Tracks to Trails | Nebraska Stories | NET Nebraska
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- 4:26
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- An old railroad route known as the Cowboy Line is being redeveloped into a 195-mile recreational trail and will be part of the national Great American Rail-Trail. As the Cowboy Trail nears completion, it’s already attracting cyclists from Nebraska as well as riders from across the US and beyond.
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- Experimental Music | Nebraska Stories | NET Nebraska
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- 5:27
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- As a child she was a reluctant student, but then young Stacey Barelos discovered modern music. Today Dr. Barelos is a performer, composer and educator who specializes in making music from everyday objects.
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- Linh Quang Buddhist Center | Nebraska Stories | NET Nebraska
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- 5:42
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Founded 2,500 years ago in India, Buddhism is a global religion that is practiced by nearly half a billion people. When Vietnam refugees came to Lincoln, they founded the Linh Quang Buddhist Center. Enjoy a guided tour of this beautiful, modern temple and learn about their ceremonial traditions.
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- Return of the Swan
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- 8:52
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Nearly hunted to extinction in the early 20th Century, today the largest waterfowl species in the world is once again thriving in the Sandhills - the trumpeter swan. Meet the researchers who worked tirelessly to protect these magnificent birds and their habitat, the ranchers who coexist on the land with them, and a photographer whose love for this species emanates through his breathtaking images.
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- Stansbury Stone Faces | Nebraska Stories | NET Nebraska
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- 2:23
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- In 1899, an elderly William Stansbury built a brick building in the small town of Nelson and adorned it with 12 life-sized faces carved by a local stonemason. Some are notables and some are locals, but they are all peculiar.
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- Stargazers | Nebraska Stories | NET Nebraska
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- 7:15
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- The death of dark skies due to light pollution means fewer places to gaze at the stars. Fortunately, Nebraska has some of the darkest skies. Amateur astronomers from across the United States converge on the Nebraska Sandhills to view galaxies far, far away and share a lesson on the science of stars.
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- Nebraska's Dinosaur Tracksite | Nebraska Stories | NET Nebraska
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- 6:49
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Nebraska may be rich in mammal fossils, but incredibly few dinosaur fossils have been found within the borders of our state. We visit with Matt Joeckel, State Geologist of Nebraska, to learn more about an important Cretaceous Period dinosaur tracksite that was discovered in 2002 on a farm in Jefferson County.
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- Telemedicine: the Future of Medical Care in Rural Communities?
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- 6:07
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Faced with a little-understood threat and limited personal protective equipment, the coronavirus pandemic forced healthcare providers to deliver medical care at a distance. Many turned to technology — specifically telemedicine — to do so.
Telemedicine allows physicians to provide care to patients through electronic communications. In the spring of 2020 at Great Plains Health in North Platte, Nebraska, use of telehealth services jumped 350% over the previous year. And on a national level, many patients support telemedicine services: A survey of patients with telehealth experience found that more than half would welcome replacing an office visit with an online doctor consultation, even after the pandemic clears up. But the technology isn’t perfect. Since the pandemic began, hospitals and clinics across the U.S. suffered a rapid increase — 117%, according to a report by SecurityScorecard — in attacks on networks with viruses and malware.
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- When the World Changed | Nebraska Stories | NET Nebraska
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- 28:48
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Where Were You?
A personal essay from NET Executive Producer about the wake-up call of COVID-19 and how it resonates through the history of Nebraska, and the world. Christine and her crew were nearly stranded in Boston while working on a documentary about Thomas Wilkins, Director of the Omaha Symphony, when the pandemic shutdown began. Her essay turns back the clock to reveal how America’s first Native doctor, Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte, battled a tuberculosis epidemic that devastated the Omaha tribe and the horror of the Spanish flu reflected in the experiences of Willa Cather and General John Pershing.
Pandemic Parallels
Contagious disease historian Dr. Kristin Watkins provides insight on the marked similarities between two pandemics that happened 100 years apart – COVID-19 and the 1918 influenza.
COVID Curveball
Dr. Tawana Grover, Superintendent of Grand Island Public Schools, shares her perspective on the unprecedented ...
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- The Grand Dame of Raptor Rehab and More | Nebraska Stories | NET Nebraska
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- 27:43
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- The Grand Dame of Raptor Rehab
A window into the world of Betsy Finch, the “grand dame of raptor recovery” in Nebraska. We visit the nonprofit there Raptor Conservation Alliance, located on Finch’s acreage in Elmwood, where injured raptors are rehabilitated before being returned to the wild. We also visit Fontenelle Forest, where some of the rehabilitated raptors who can no longer survive in the wild reside.
Return of the Pawnees
Once exiled from Nebraska, the Pawnees are now regaining a presence in their homeland due to a remarkable act of reconciliation. In 2007, Roger and Linda Welsch did what few descendants of European immigrants have ever done in the 500-year history of America. They returned their land on the Loup River near Dannebrog to its original owners, the Pawnees.
“Where Time Slows Down”
Sculptor Littleton Alston unveils his early version of what will ultimately be a 7-foot bronze statue of Wil...
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- Ernie Chambers -- Through the Years | NET News | NET Nebraska
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- 58:20
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Ernie Chambers -- Through the Years. In this hourlong program about the the longest-serving legislator in Nebraska history, NET News legislative reporter Fred Knapp asks Chambers about subjects including growing up in Omaha, his involvement with the Civil Rights movement, his election to the Legislature, his efforts for district elections to increase Black representation, to abolish the death penalty, to divest from South Africa, and to pay college athletes, along with some of his more controversial statements, for example, comparing police to ISIS in the course of condemning racism.
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- Ginger's Labyrinth and More | Nebraska Stories | NET Nebraska
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- 27:39
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Ginger’s Labyrinth
In September 2013 Ginger Theisen went horseback riding at Mount Michael Abbey in Omaha. Minutes after she left the paddock, her horse stumbled and fell on her and the world went dark. Twelve days later, Ginger emerged from a coma, just as friends and family were saying goodbye. Ginger’s Labyrinth tells the story of her miraculous recovery, as the memories of her life and career return, one by one, like the pieces of a puzzle. woman’s miraculous recovery from a traumatic brain injury.
“Capitol Fountains”
A final portion of the Nebraska’s historic State Capitol is finally finished. The original designer envisioned a beautiful fountain at the center of the courtyard. That concept was sidelined by the economic constraints of the Great Depression.
Les Vilda
Since 2007, Les Vilda's run for president of the United States. Even though he rarely earns any votes, his unique campaign style does...
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- Sesame Street in Communities Virtual Family Celebration
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- 32:27
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Get your family together and join us for a virtual evening of fun to learn about activities that encourage reading, writing, and resilience. Experts will also discuss how reading can help teach kids resilience skills, and a furry friend may visit, too!
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- Innovator Insights Cydney Franklin | What If... | NET Nebraska
- Runtime
- 5:24
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- This segment features Cydney Franklin, President and CEO of Seventy North Revitalization Corp. in Omaha. Innovator Insights are short videos with innovators and creators answering questions about things like influences, passions and mistakes. Advice for a next generation of innovators.
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- Innovator Insights Brugger Brothers | What If... | NET Nebraska
- Runtime
- 4:23
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- This segment features Joseph and Matthew Brugger of Upstream Farms near Albion, NE. Innovator Insights are short videos with innovators and creators answering questions about things like influences, passions and mistakes. Advice for a next generation of innovators.
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- Innovator Insights On the Go Gelato | What If... | NET Nebraska
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- 3:58
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- This segment features the On the Go Gelato team from Rock County High School in Bassett, NE. Innovator Insights are short videos with innovators and creators answering questions about things like influences, passions and mistakes. Advice for a next generation of innovators.
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- Innovator Insights Sarah Hardin | What If... | NET Nebraska
- Runtime
- 3:58
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- This segment features Mullen (NE) High School science teacher Sarah Hardin. Innovator Insights are short videos with innovators and creators answering questions about things like influences, passions and mistakes. Advice for a next generation of innovators.
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- Innovator Insights Scott Pretzer | What If... | NET Nebraska
- Runtime
- 3:38
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- This segment features Scott Pretzer, founder of Rock Creek Aquaculture in Diller, NE. Innovator Insights are short videos with innovators and creators answering questions about things like influences, passions and mistakes. Advice for a next generation of innovators.
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- Innovator Insights Mailani Veney | What If... | NET Nebraska
- Runtime
- 6:18
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- This segment features Mailani Veney, CEO of Kana Systems in Lincoln, NE. Innovator Insights are short videos with innovators and creators answering questions about things like influences, passions and mistakes. Advice for a next generation of innovators.
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- Innovator Insights Stacey Barelos | What If | NET
- Runtime
- 3:11
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- This segment features Stacey Barelos, composer, performer and educator from Omaha, NE. Innovator Insights are short videos with innovators and creators answering questions about things like influences, passions and mistakes. Advice for a next generation of innovators.
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- Innovator Insights Sarah Spitsen | What If... | NET Nebraska
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- 3:37
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- This segment features Sarah Spitsen, founder of Feya Candles in Lincoln, NE. Innovator Insights are short videos with innovators and creators answering questions about things like influences, passions and mistakes. Advice for a next generation of innovators.
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- Innovator Insights Cassie Lapaseotes | What If...
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- 3:54
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- This segment features Cassie Lapaseotes, Lapaseotes Feed Yard manager, Bridgeport, NE. Innovator Insights are short videos with innovators and creators answering questions about things like influences, passions and mistakes. Advice for a next generation of innovators.
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- Innovator Insights Garry Clark | What If... | NET Nebraska
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- 2:44
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- This segment features Garry Clark, executive director of the Greater Fremont Development Council in Fremont, NE. Innovator Insights are short videos with innovators and creators answering questions about things like influences, passions and mistakes. Advice for a next generation of innovators.
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- Innovator Insights Ben Blecha | What If... | NET Nebraska
- Runtime
- 5:07
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- This segment features Ben Blecha, entrepreneur and founder of Hero Braces in Benkelman, NE. Innovator Insights are short videos with innovators and creators answering questions about things like influences, passions and mistakes. Advice for a next generation of innovators.
More about "What If..." a new NET Television series about innovation and creativity: http://netNebraska.org/WhatIf
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- Innovator Insights Miah Sommer | What If... | NET Nebraska
- Runtime
- 3:42
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Short videos with innovators and creators answering questions about things like influences, passions and mistakes. Advice for a next generation of innovators. This segment features Miah Sommer, founder and executive director of The Bike Union and Coffee in Omaha, Nebraska.
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- Innovator Insights Erica Wassinger | What If | NET Nebraska
- Runtime
- 6:05
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Short videos with innovators and creators answering questions about things like influences, passions and mistakes. Advice for a next generation of innovators. This segment features Erica Wassinger, co-founder of The Startup Collaborative, an Omaha Chamber of Commerce program.
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- Innovator Insights | What If | Chris Hochstetler
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- 4:28
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Short videos with innovators and creators answering questions about things like influences, passions and mistakes. Advice for a next generation of innovators. This segment features Chris Hochstetler, dean of innovation & creativity, Hastings College.
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- Innovator Insights Rebecca Stavick | What If... | NET Nebraska
- Runtime
- 4:15
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Short videos with innovators and creators answering questions about things like influences, passions and mistakes. Advice for a next generation of innovators. This segment features Rebecca Stavick, executive director of the Do Space in Omaha, Nebraska.
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- Nebraska Day Trip | Nebraska Stories | NET Nebraska
- Runtime
- 25:08
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Taylor Villagers
Meet the artful characters of the town of Taylor.
A Day in Fontenelle Forest
Enjoy a visit to Omaha’s popular nature center. You treat not treating you find that
Trail Ride
Spend a day horseback riding in the Wildcat Hills.
Statue on the Hill
A Chief Standing Bear descendent reflects on the bronze statue of her ancestor that rests on the homeland of the Ponca people, overlooking the Niobrara and Missouri Rivers.
Toadstool
Visit one of America’s top ten places to hike.
High Noon in Winnetoon
Travel back in time to 1910 Winnetoon.
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- On the Go Gelato | What If... | NET Nebraska
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- 6:32
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Learn about On the Go Gelato, a business started by high school students in Bassett, NE that's serving gelato and "girl power."
This story is part of "What If..." a program exploring innovation and creativity in Nebraska. More at: http://netNebraska.org/WhatIf
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- Highlander Project | What If... | NET Nebraska
- Runtime
- 8:25
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Through focuses on housing, education and programs, the unique Highlander project is try to break the cycle of poverty in north Omaha.
This story is part of "What If..." a program exploring innovation and creativity in Nebraska. More at: http://netNebraska.org/WhatIfHighlander Project | What If... | NET Nebraska
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- Bike Union | What If... | NET Nebraska
- Runtime
- 7:49
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- How the Bike Union and Coffee in Omaha, Neb., helps young adults transitioning out of foster care.
This story is part of "What If..." a program exploring innovation and creativity in Nebraska. More at: http://netNebraska.org/WhatIf
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- Do Space | What If... | NET Nebraska
- Runtime
- 8:16
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Do Space, Omaha’s groundbreaking tech library, is seeking to bridge the digital divide.
This story is part of "What If..." a program exploring innovation and creativity in Nebraska. More at: http://netNebraska.org/WhatIf
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- Spidercam | What If... | NET Nebraska
- Runtime
- 3:13
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- How the unique Spidercam tool helps University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers study corn, soybeans and other crops.
This story is part of "What If..." a program exploring innovation and creativity in Nebraska. More at: http://netNebraska.org/WhatIf
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- Mullen Remote Education | What If... | NET Nebraska
- Runtime
- 8:00
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- How teachers, parents and students in rural Mullen, NE creatively adapted to remote educate after COVID-19 closed schools.
This story is part of "What If..." a program exploring innovation and creativity in Nebraska. More at: http://netNebraska.org/WhatIf
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- Homestead Painting Restoration | What If... | NET Nebraska
- Runtime
- 6:40
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- We're following restoration of an 1880s-era painting of the first homestead through different steps of work at the Ford Conservation Center in Omaha
This story is part of "What If..." a program exploring innovation and creativity in Nebraska. More at: http://netNebraska.org/WhatIf
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- Dog Braces | What If... | NET Nebraska
- Runtime
- 8:01
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Cancer started Ben Blecha's journey to being an entrepreneur whose Benkelman, NE company, Hero Braces, makes leg braces for injured dogs.
This story is part of "What If..." a program exploring innovation and creativity in Nebraska. More at: http://netNebraska.org/WhatIf
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- Meet fourth-generation farmers Matt and Joe Brugger
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- 6:10
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Matt and Joe Brugger say they're "putting new ideas on old dirt" at Upstream Farms near Albion, where they produce cattle and corn....but also hops and whiskey.
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Get a look behind the scenes plus a ton of extra innovator insights and more at NebraskaPublicMedia.org/WhatIf.
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- Root Research | What If... | NET Nebraska
- Runtime
- 6:27
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- See how UNL professor Ed Cahoon and Center for Root and Rhizobiome team are studying maize roots in many different ways.
This story is part of "What If..." a program exploring innovation and creativity in Nebraska. More at: http://netNebraska.org/WhatIf
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- Shrimp Farming | What If... | NET Nebraska
- Runtime
- 4:35
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Scott Pretzer raises soybeans, corn...and fresh shrimp. How Rock Creek Aquaculture near Diller, NE got started producing this unlikely product.
This story is part of "What If..." a program exploring innovation and creativity in Nebraska. More at: http://netNebraska.org/WhatIf
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- Storm Chasing | What If... | NET Nebraska
- Runtime
- 16:41
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Spend a day chasing tornadoes with TORUS, a massive, UNL-led severe weather research effort.
This story is part of "What If..." a program exploring innovation and creativity in Nebraska. More at: http://netNebraska.org/WhatIf
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- Feya Candles | What If... | NET Nebraska
- Runtime
- 1:43
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- After early failures, how Lincoln, NE entrepreneur Sarah Spitsen created Feya Candle Company.
This story is part of "What If..." a program exploring innovation and creativity in Nebraska. More at: http://netNebraska.org/WhatIf
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- Experimental Music | What If... | NET Nebraska
- Runtime
- 7:16
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Meet Omaha composer, performer and educator Stacey Barelos and learn about her passions for experimental music.
This story is part of "What If..." a program exploring innovation and creativity in Nebraska. More at: http://netNebraska.org/WhatIf
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- Artist Cindy Chinn and More | Nebraska Stories | NET Nebraska
- Runtime
- 27:31
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Cindy Chinn
A Las Vegas artist bought an old school building in Chester and transformed it into her private studio where she creates unique work in many mediums.
Chadron Fire Recovery
Rancher Sandy Montague Roes still gets emotional thinking back to the devastating wildfire that roared through her Chadron ranch in 2012. Now the question isn’t “if”, but “when” the next fire will happen. That’s why ranchers, volunteer firefighters, and foresters are now working together toward a goal of resilience.
Never Forget
Who would expect a Nazi concentration camp to inspire children today? A Holocaust education program in Omaha resurrects the music and art, created in secret, of a village called Terezin.
The Sound of Things
Jay Kreimer mixes his talent as a sculptor and musician to turn everyday objects into innovative musical instruments or as he says, “scraps of possibilities.” Kreimer has tak...
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- Healing Through Art | Nebraska Stories | NET Nebraska
- Runtime
- 28:51
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Healing Art
An Omaha hospital takes cancer treatment to the next level with the creation of what may be one of the largest healing arts sanctuaries in the country premised on the idea that art has healing properties.
Quilted Conscience
A group of young Sudanese girls, all refugees living in Grand Island, create a quilt made of their hopes and dreams.
Life as a Dance
Heidi Latsky Dance, a New York dance company, comes to Lincoln as part of an Interdisciplinary Arts Symposium connected with UNL. The company works with Nebraskans to create a modern dance challenging accepted norms of body image, disability and performance.
A Shared Experience
Award-winning graphic artist Dani Donovan was taken by surprise when her illustrations about living with ADHD went viral on social media. Diagnosed with ADHD as a young adult, Dani’s ability to visually describe how the disorder affects her thought proc...
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- Marion Crandell and More | Nebraska Stories | NET Nebraska
- Runtime
- 26:06
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Marion Crandell
The first American woman to die in World War I was an 1889 graduate of Omaha High School. While serving in a support role for American and French troops on the Western Front, Marion Crandell was killed during a German bombardment in the spring of 1918. Crandell’s story went largely unnoticed until recently, when a student project at her alma mater, Omaha Central High School, brought her story to light.
Pixel
Handler Ami Sheffield and her dog Pixel, a miniature American shepherd, are serious competitors in the rapidly growing sport of agility. They have serious fun doing it, too. Ami and Pixel are reigning titleholders in the 12-inch division of Westminster Kennel Club Master’s Agility Championship (they’ve won back-to-back titles). Ami’s competed and won on the international level, too. We visit Ami and Pixel at their training grounds to learn more about this popular sport.
Rez Ball
Experience the winning momen...
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- Hector Anchondo and More | Nebraska Stories | NET Nebraska
- Runtime
- 27:05
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Hector Anchondo
Hector Anchondo picked up a guitar at the age of 16 and has never looked back, finding success on the music scene with his own rock band, Anchondo. While his fans wanted more of his signature Latin-infused rock, Hector felt a calling to play the blues. He packed up and moved to Chicago for a year, listening to nothing but the blues, and it changed his life. Starting over in a new genre, Hector has separated himself as a gifted guitarist and someone destined to heat up the blues charts. Council Bluffs-based Anchondo took home the top prize in the solo/duo category at the 2020 International blues challenge, representing the Omaha Blues Society. He also snagged a prestigious Memphis Cigar Box Guitar Award for best guitarist in the same category that year. In this performance, Hector Anchondo performs his own blues original, "Let Loose Those Chains."
A Time Capsule in Glass
The Cold War ended in 1992, but the remnants of this historic period can ...
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- Celebrating Black Pathmakers | Nebraska Stories | NET Nebraska
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- 26:23
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- “Forgotten World”
John Johnson may have a common name, but the photographs he took of black families in Lincoln during the early 1900s has made him one of the great African American photographers of the 20th Century. All of Johnson’s work could have easily been lost to the ages but for a teenage boy who, in 1965, spent $10 dollars for a box of 280 glass plate negatives.
“Edwina Justus"
When she was hired at Union Pacific in the early 1970s, Edwina Justus was one of five black women who worked in the Omaha office. Within a few short years, she would become the company’s first female African American locomotive engineer.
"Bob Gibson’s Legacy"
He’s an Omaha native who played 17 years with the St. Louis Cardinals and he’s been in the Hall of Fame since 1981. So it’s about time that his hometown honored pitcher Bob Gibson by commissioning a statue—which is anything but static!
“Nebraska’s Tu...
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- Lifestyle Gardening: Gardening Trends & Woody Ornamentals | Backyard Farmer | NET Nebraska
- Runtime
- 28:01
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Lifestyle Gardening host Kim Todd focuses on a wide variety of gardening topics including getting ready for the upcoming growing season, growing your own food and ideas for making your home outside your door more beautiful.
On the season finale of Lifestyle Gardening we’ll see some new woody ornamentals, hear about garden trends for the upcoming season, discuss the landscape renovation process and see some winter issues that might need attention as soon as the weather warms up.
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- Paper Stadiums and More | Nebraska Stories | NET Nebraska
- Runtime
- 27:49
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Paper Stadiums
As a kid, Trey Asby enjoyed sports and drawing. As an adult, he morphed his two favorite things into a hobby that’s a hit on social media. Trey recreates sports stadiums like Memorial Field, the Astrodome, and Wrigley from paper. Today, thousands follow him on his popular Twitter page to watch him build his latest creation.
A Trout with Feathers
The American dipper is a small bird that routinely swims and dives underwater to capture its food. It is one of five subspecies of dippers worldwide but is the only one found in North America
Agate Fossil Beds
The diverse history of Agate Fossil Beds National Monument may make it among the most interesting national parks in the nation. Before it became the ranchland of notable Nebraskan James Cook, it was the home of Chief Red Cloud and the Lakota…and long before the days of the great Sioux chief it was a place where prehistoric mammals roamed.
Hope in Blo...
