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January Midwest Travel Twitter Chat featuring Clear Lake, IA

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Our very first Midwest Travel Twitter Chat was last January and featured Clear Lake, IA. Our partner and co-host of the Midwest Travel Chat, Travel with Sara, lives right outside […]

Reliving childhood memory with Nebraska Christmas lights road trip

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The Christmas season always brings back childhood memories. I grew up mostly in rural Nebraska towns. My hometown of Kennard had about 300 people when we lived there. My mom […]

General Crook House revisits Omaha’s frontier days

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  Fort Omaha is the main campus of Omaha’s Metropolitan Community College system. It has maintained the look and history of its original function as a fort. General George Crook […]

Boys Town celebrates an Irish Christmas at Father Flanagan’s house

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The Rev. Edward Flanagan – better known as Father Flanagan – was proud of his Irish heritage. The founder of Boys Town is recognized annually with an open house during […]

No mailing the world’s largest ball of stamps at Boys Town

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We’ve seen the world’s biggest ball of twine and bull, among others, but the world’s largest ball of stamps? Well, it’s in Omaha…of course. It’s actually at Boys Town, which […]

Three things you may not know you can find at a Verizon Store

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We’ve been with Verizon for more than 15 years. We’ve had them since we’ve had cell phones. We started out with the simple flip phones where all we cared about […]

Governor’s mansion highlights our Lincoln holiday tour

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Touring the Nebraska Governor’s residence highlighted our visit to Lincoln last weekend. It was our first time visiting the home, and we were impressed with the subtle holiday decorations used […]

Celebrating Christmas Bavarian style in Leavenworth, Washington

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BY Mallory Trudell Hi, I’m Mallory, Tim’s youngest daughter. You may remember me from such stories as my Hawaiian adventure, or that time we went to North Dakota for a […]

Alcatraz Island: History from prison to Native American occupation

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My brother Johnny was an activist, actor and musical performer. His spoken word inspired many people of all backgrounds. He passed away Dec. 8th. He was 69. His activism and […]

Big Mama’s delicious food fills up Omaha

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Big Mama’s kitchen and Catering serves up some big dishes. And, the food is delicious. The café is known for its oven-fried chicken, but any meal here is a winner. […]

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