Nebraska Public Media
The Organ Builder - a Nebraska Story
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- The Organ Builder - a Nebraska Story
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- 6:20
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- Growing up on a farm in western Nebraska in the 1950's, Gene Bedient was always building something. So when, as a college student, he discovered the craftsmanship involved in pipe organ building he changed his major and built a 40-year career creating some of the finest instruments in the USA. For more Nebraska Stories, visit http://www.netnebraska.org/nebraskastories.
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- Oriel's Cherry Pie - a Nebraska Story
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- 6:00
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- 95-year-old Oriel Kinley, a life-long resident of Hastings, is well known for her delicious cherry pies. Still living in the home her father built when she was a girl, she picks cherries from her backyard tree every summer. In this story, we catch up with Oriel visiting her daughter, Christy Hargesheimer of Lincoln, to get a lesson on pie baking from scratch. For more Nebraska Stories, visit http://www.netnebraska.org/nebraskastories
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- Film Streams - a Nebraska Story
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- 7:09
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Film Streams, a non-profit movie theatre in Omaha, recently held its first Local Filmmakers Showcase, featuring thirteen locally produced short films. For Founder/Director Rachel Jacobson, the event was an opportunity to highlight the quality work being done by area artists. For more Nebraska Stories, visit http://www.netnebraska.org/nebraskastories.
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- Stavros Laparidis, "Harmonies of the Evening" by Franz Liszt - a Nebraska Story
- Runtime
- 3:17
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- We meet a talented young musician from Greece recruited to UNL's School of Music as if he were a five-star quarterback for the Cornhuskers. Stavros Laparidis is working toward his doctorate in Musical Arts. In this clip, he plays "Harmonies of the Evening" by Franz Liszt. For more Nebraska Stories, visit http://www.netnebraska.org/nebraskastories.
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- Stavros Laparidis, "Ballarde in G Minor" by Frederic Chopin - a Nebraska Story
- Runtime
- 3:13
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- We meet a talented young musician from Greece recruited to UNL's School of Music as if he were a five-star quarterback for the Cornhuskers. Stavros Laparidis is working toward his doctorate in Musical Arts. In this clip, he plays "Ballade in G Minor" by Frederic Chopin. For more Nebraska Stories, visit http://www.netnebraska.org/nebraskastories.
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- Stavros Laparidis, "Ondine" by Maurice Ravel - a Nebraska Story
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- 2:17
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- We meet a talented young musician from Greece recruited to UNL's School of Music as if he were a five-star quarterback for the Cornhuskers. Stavros Laparidis is working toward his doctorate in Musical Arts. In this clip, he plays "Ondine' from "Gaspard of the Night" by Maurice Ravel. For more Nebraska Stories, visit http://www.netnebraska.org/nebraskastories.
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- Nebraska Volleyball 2010 Seniors - an NET Sports Feature
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- 3:14
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- NET Sports got together with the four Nebraska Seniors from the 2010 Volleyball team. Hear about their life as volleyball players, time with the Huskers and what they will miss most. For more volleyball features, click on http://www.netnebraska.org/volleyball.
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- Afghan Journey - a Nebraska Story
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- 7:42
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Ttwo young Lincoln journalists travel to Afghanistan in 2005on assignment from the Lincoln Journal Star. Their journey became a story of international friendship. For more Nebraska Stories, visit http://www.netnebraska.org/nebraskastories.
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- Beyond the Finish Line - a Nebraska Story
- Runtime
- 6:40
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- We follow 53 year old Bobby Watson, a South Sioux City athlete, as he competes for Team Nebraska in the Special Olympics held in Lincoln, Nebraska in July 2010. For more Nebraska Stories, visit www.netnebraska.org/nebraskastories.
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- The World Comes to Omaha - a Nebraska Story
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- 5:04
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Omaha may be a great and thriving city now but it was once a fledgling young settlement. Just before the turn of the century, as Omaha struggled to escape a sudden economic depression sweeping the nation, city leaders pulled out all the stops and held a World's Fair. Here's a look back at the 1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition. For more Nebraska Stories, visit www.netnebraska.org/nebraskastories.
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- Hometown Husker: Paige Hubl - an NET Sports Feature
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- 3:25
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Paige Hubl, a Lincoln Southeast graduate, earned 12 varsity letters at Southeast. On the Huskers, however, she had to transition from an on-court star to a supporting role. But she is still an important part of the Huskers' team.
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- Special Olympics and Husker Volleyball - an NET Sports Feature
- Runtime
- 3:11
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Husker Volleyball players teach volleyball clinics for the 2010 Special Olympics held in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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- Sugar Beat Harvest
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- 3:53
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Farmer Nick Lapaseotes of Bridgeport, Nebraska shows how sugar beets are harvested.
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- Hometown Husker: Jordan Wilberger - an NET Sports Feature
- Runtime
- 3:47
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- NET Sports profiles UNL Husker Volleyball player Jordan Wilberger, from Scottsbluff. Wilberger shows us her family's business and talks about her decision to come to Nebraska.
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- Nebraska vs. Iowa State Volleyball Highlights
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- 1:10
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Highlights of the October 30, 2010 volleyball match between the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Iowa State. For features on Nebraska Volleyball and information about NET's Husker coverage, visit http://www.netnebraska.org/volleyball
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- Dave Heineman's Victory Speech
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- 2:59
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Dave Heineman delivers his victory speech after winning reelection in Nebraska's 2010 gubernatorial race.
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- Jon Bruning Announces Possible Senate Bid
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- 0:48
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- On November 5, 2010, Nebraska attorney general Jon Bruning announced the formation of an exploratory committee to examine the possibility of challenging Ben Nelson's Senate seat in 2012.
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- Nebraska vs. Texas A&M Volleyball Highlights
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- 1:10
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Highlights of the October 9, 2010 volleyball match between the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Texas A&M. For features on Nebraska Volleyball and information about NET's Husker coverage, visit http://www.netnebraska.org/volleyball
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- Nebraska vs. Texas Tech Volleyball Highlights
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- 1:11
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- Highlights of the October 20, 2010 volleyball match between the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Texas Tech. For features on Nebraska Volleyball and information about NET's Husker coverage, visit http://www.netnebraska.org/volleyball
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- Hometown Husker: Hayley Thramer - an NET Sports Feature
- Runtime
- 3:43
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- NET Sports profiles UNL Husker Volleyball player Hayley Thramer, from the tiny town of Ewing, NE. Thramer may have moved on to bigger things, but she still loves coming back home.
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- Hometown Husker: Brooke Delano - an NET Sports Feature
- Runtime
- 3:37
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- NET Sports profiles UNL Husker Volleyball player Brooke Delano, from Bellevue. Delano talks about everything, from her basketball days in high school to her penchant for spilling things.
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- Hometown Husker: Gina Mancuso - an NET Sports Feature
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- 3:35
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- NET Sports profiles UNL Husker Volleyball player Gina "G-Train" Mancuso, a graduate of Papillion-La Vista High School.
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- Hometown Husker: Brigette Root - an NET Sports Feature
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- 3:47
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- NET Sports profiles UNL Husker Volleyball setter Brigette Root. Brigette, a native of Grand Island, talks about the importance of her relationship with her father / high school coach, her homelife, and even her favorite places in Grand Island.
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- Nebraskans Before the Battle - an NET News Feature
- Runtime
- 4:15
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
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- How do Nebraska Army National Guard soldiers and their loved ones "train" for war? "Nebraskans Before the Battle: Soldiers and Families Prepare for War" follows soldiers as they get ready for deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan and follows their families. This video follows Guardsmen during a simulated traffic checkpoint. For more information and videos, visit http://www.netnebraska.org/beforethebattle.
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- Let's Meet at the Fountain -a Nebraska Story
- Runtime
- 4:13
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- Ice cream cones, fireflies, buzzing cicadas, and plumes of water lit in rainbow colors. Fisher Fountain in Hastings, Nebraska continues to draw people together seventy years after it was built. The rainbow fountain is a place of memories -- some wonderful, some not so wonderful. The best time to visit is on a warm summer evening. For more Nebraska Stories, visit http://netnebraska.org/nebraskastories.
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- Hear That Train A Comin' - a Nebraska Story
- Runtime
- 5:24
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- In this segment from the NET archives, we jump onboard the biggest steam engine in operation -- Union Pacific's steam locomotive Challenger No. 3985 as it travels across Nebraska. For more Nebraska Stories, visit http://netnebraska.org/nebraskastories
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- Mind Over Murder - an NET News Feature
- Runtime
- 5:33
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- When police prepare a search warrant, they often are not just looking for the hard evidence that a crime was committed like fingerprints and a weapon, but evidence that sheds light on the mind of the criminal. In this segment from the NET Television documentary Mind Over Murder, students in the Masters of Forensic Science Program at Nebraska Wesleyan University are taught how to prepare a search warrant using analysis of the behavior of the suspect and the victim. The exercise is based a real life case of kidnapping and torture that unfolded in Wayne, Nebraska. For more information, visit http://www.netnebraska.org/mindovermurder.
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- Cody Garcia of the UNO Mavericks - An NET Sports Feature
- Runtime
- 3:26
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- Cody Garcia was a senior wrestler this year for Omaha Mavs. He wrestled in the 133lbs weight class and ended his senior season 48-1. His career with the Mavs was 147-18 with his fastest fall being 22 seconds. The Mavs will definitely miss Codys leadership next year. NET Sports met with Cody, a teammate of his and of course, Coach Denney. For more on sports, visit http://www.netnebraska.org/sports.
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- Game Security on Defense - An NET Sports Feature
- Runtime
- 4:50
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- It's not often considered that a University of Nebraska football game becomes the highest profile target for terrorism in the state anytime fan fill Memorial Stadium. It's unlikely that anything would ever happen but game security tries to stay ready for anything. That's why police turn to forensic psychologist Mario Scalora to help get into the mind of anyone who might want to do harm to fans who just want to have a good time in a safe place. For more, visit http://www.netnebraska.org/sports.
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- Rough Game. Tough Girls. - an NET Sports Feature
- Runtime
- 7:08
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- One of the most consistent college sports teams in Nebraska does not play football. It's not even at a big school or get university funding. The Wayne State College women's rugby team has been nationally ranked year after year. It's a breathtakingly tough sport, and the Wayne program shows there can be unlikely heroes in this game. For more, visit http://www.netnebraska.org/sports.
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- RARE: An Essay by Joel Sartore - Nebraska Stories
- Runtime
- 2:42
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- An essay by National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore on the countrys most endangered creatures. These are the last ones, the last of their kind, some of them likely to pass into extinction without our knowing they existed.
This essay, inspired by a multi-year National Geographic project documenting the Earth's vanishing biodiversity, shows what we can do if we act now to save these unique creatures -- and ultimately, ourselves. For more Nebraska Stories, visit http://www.netnebraska.org/nebraskastories
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- Only in Nebraska, Birth of the Unicameral - Nebraska Stories
- Runtime
- 5:04
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- In the first half of the 20th century, George Norris was Nebraskas best-known, best-loved, and sometimes most-hated politician. As a staunch Republican who was described as a fighting liberal, Norris defied stereotypes. In this segment from a 1995 NET documentary former State Senator David Landis portrays Norris in his fight to create the only one-house legislature in America - the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature. For more "Nebraska Stories" visit http://www.netnebraska.org/nebraskastories.
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- Ernie Chambers, Still Militant - Nebraska Stories
- Runtime
- 11:11
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- A look back at Ernie Chambers life as a community organizer in Omaha through his long tenure as a senator in the Nebraska Unicameral. During his time in the Legislature, Chambers spoke for an under-represented and discriminated people. In this segment, he talks about efforts to abolish the death penalty and offers a glimpse into the future. Footage from the NET Production "Still Militant After All These Years" combines with a capstone interview with Chambers to explore what he most wants to accomplish post term-limits. For more Nebraska Stories, visit http://www.netnebraska.org/nebraskastories
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- Creighton University's Head Coach Dana Altman - an NET Sports Feature
- Runtime
- 5:11
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- NET Sports takes a trip to Creighton Head Coach, Dana Altman's home town of Wilber, NE. We visit with Altman's family, friends and former coach about the man who has made Creighton University home.
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- Korver vs. Wragge in HORSE - an NET Sports Feature
- Runtime
- 4:23
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- Watch as 2 of Creighton University's perimeter shooters take on each other in a game of H-O-R-S-E.
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- Calving Season - Nebraska Stories
- Runtime
- 3:53
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- In January, one of the coldest months of the year, a process more suited to warmer weather unfolds in ranch country. It often requires a midwife who wears boots and spurs, and who can go without sleep for a couple of months. For more, visit http://www.netnebraska.org/nebraskastories.
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- Kaneko | Nebraska Stories
- Runtime
- 8:54
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- Omaha artist Jun Kaneko is internationally renowned for creating the largest free standing ceramic art pieces in the world. His monumental design extends to the stage, to opera, and to entire city plazas. His openness to new ideas has led him to begin building what he calls "an open space for the mind" in Omahas old market. For more Nebraska Stories, visit http://www.netnebraska.org/nebraskastories.
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- Understanding the Hockey Shootout - an NET Sports Feature
- Runtime
- 3:58
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- NET Sports joined UNO Mavs, Jeremie Dupont (Goaltender) and Eddie DelGrosso (Defenseman) to learn about shootouts at the end of a tied hockey game. Dupont and DelGrosso went one on one against each other to help explain the strategy and tactics in defending and attacking. For more sports videos, click on our YouTube playlist and choose "NET Sports."
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- The Recipe Box - an NET Television Presentation
- Runtime
- 6:03
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- What is that one unique food your family loves to eat? You know, the one that zings your taste buds into orbit and rockets your brainwaves down memory lane when you take a bite. NET Television asked Nebraskans that same question and the result is a brand new cooking show called The Recipe Box. For more videos and recipes, visit the Recipe Box website at:
http://www.netnebraska.org/recipebox
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- Husker Volleyball Senior, Kori Cooper
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- 4:03
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- As the only Senior for the '09 Husker Volleyball squad, Kori Cooper's career has been a bit of a roller coaster ride. For more Volleyball features, visit http://www.netnebraska.org/volleyball.
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- Tailgating - Cornhusker Style
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- 4:35
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- Football fans from all over the country participate in the tradition of tailgating. NET went out before the Iowa State/Nebraska game to see what fans in Lincoln are up to before games on Saturday. What they found is a little more gourmet than the usual tailgate.
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- Piano in Tow - Nebraska Stories
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- 3:22
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- Because of her passion for music and appreciation of how it has shaped her life, Nicole Narboni a UNL Senior Lecturer in Piano, tows her nearly-1000 pound grand piano across Nebraska to share her love of classical music with audiences in rural communities who often dont have the opportunity to attend live performances.
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- White Buffalo Girl - Nebraska Stories
- Runtime
- 5:22
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- In May of 1877, hundreds of Ponca people—men, women and children—were forced to leave their Nebraska homeland and sent on a nightmare journey into Indian Territory. Four days into the journey a baby girl named White Buffalo Girl died. Joe Starita, author of an acclaimed new book about Standing Bear, takes us to White Buffalo Girl's grave in Neligh and tells a story of compassion. For more Nebraska Stories, visit http://www.netnebraska.org/nebraskastories
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- A Day in Fontenelle Forest | Nebraska Stories | NET Nebraska
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- 3:45
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- It is one of the largest private nature centers in the country and one of Nebraska's five National Natural Landmarks and it is located just minutes from downtown Omaha in Bellevue, Nebraska.
With miles of trails, boardwalks and more than 1000 plant and wildlife species nestled in a 1400 acre conservation area, the tree-filled canopies of Fontenelle Forest are an escape from urban life. For more Nebraska Stories, visit heep://www.netnebraska.org/nebraskastories.
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- The Liberators | Nebraska Stories
- Runtime
- 6:19
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- Hundreds of Nebraska World War II veterans gather at a dinner to celebrate and share memories of the seven "Honor Flights" that brought some 1500 Nebraska veterans to Washington DC to see the World War II monument. Before the day is over -- a surprise reunion and rarely seen photographs of a haunting moment in time. For more Nebraska Stories, visit http://www.netnebraska.org/nebraskastories.
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- Loren Eiseleys Reflections on the Depression - Nebraska Stories
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- 3:48
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- In the 1930s the world turned dark with depression. Men without jobs became drifters. Loren Eiseley was just 19 years old when he became a vagabond hopping freight trains across America. Surprisingly, he found a special kind of freedom in this wandering lifestyle. For more Nebraska Stories, visit http://www.netnebraska.org/nebraskastories
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- Greening of the Dust Bowl - Nebraska Stories
- Runtime
- 3:14
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- Beginning with highlights from the legendary depression documentary "The Plow That Broke the Plains," we revisit the effects of the Dust Bowl on Nebraska. We then discover how the University of Nebraska College of Agriculture helped salvage the devastated land in the late 1930s. Today, we see how the University is leading the world in groundwater research including new ways of seeing drought endangered areas through satellite infrared imagery. For more "Nebraska Stories," visit http://www.netnebraska.org/nebraskastories
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- The First Walk-On - Nebraska Stories
- Runtime
- 5:05
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- Langston Coleman was a tough, African-American kid from the slums of Washington D.C. In 1963, Coleman hitchhiked from Washington DC to enroll at the University of Nebraska where he "walked-on" at football practice in hopes of making the Husker football team and getting a scholarship.
He went on to become one of the most legendary recruits for the Cornhuskers.
For more: http://netnebraska.org/walkons
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- A One-Room School | Nebraska Stories
- Runtime
- 7:44
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- In 1997, NET Television made a film about a year in the life of Burr Oak School in Custer County, Nebraska.
While this one-room school has long since been abandoned, it is not forgotten. We look back at a year in the life of the school and meet some of those kids today, all grown up. For more Nebraska Stories, visit http://www.netnebraska.org/nebraskastories.
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- Husker Volleyball Freshman Libero, Megan Pendergast
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- 3:42
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
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- Get to know Husker Freshman, Libero Megan Pendergast. For more Volleyball features, visit http://www.netnebraska.org/volleyball.
