Новости за 30.04.2016

Hallie Ann Rustermier, 68, of Lincoln, Aug. 26, 2016 – April 26, 2016. Visitation: 9-11 a.m. with funeral at 11 a.m. Monday, May 2, at Butherus Maser Love Funeral Home. bmlfh.com

Rose Marie Hickey, Weeping Water, March 12, 1933 - April 29, 2016

Leora Yvonne Goodlett, Lincoln, 9/3/1947 - 4/18/2016

Lyle E. Stern, Omaha, 6/23/1925 - 4/28/2016

Leonard Rempe, Superior, November 5, 1922 – April 29, 2016

Rita E. Thomas, 88, Lincoln, died 04/27/2106. She was born to John L. and Mary (Wenzl) Thomas on 12/20/1927 near Pawnee City. She attended Maple Grove District #17 and graduated from Pawnee City High School in 1944.

Gale Krause, 67, of Portland, Ore., passed away April 18, 2016. He was born on Sept. 12, 1948, to Elvin and Bernadine Krause of Shickley. Graduated Shickley High School in 1966 and University of Nebraska in 1970.

HONOLULU (AP) — Tommy Kono, who took up weightlifting in an internment camp for Japanese-Americans and went on to win two Olympic gold medals for the United States, has died. He was 85.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are celebrating International Jazz Day a day early with a concert at the White House.

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Tabitha Meals on Wheels are delivered to people who cannot prepare their own meals for health-related reasons. The basic menu, listed below, includes bread, margarine and milk. To order meals, get more information or volunteer, call Tabitha Meals on Wheels,…

Meals include 1 percent or fat-free milk only and are served Monday-Friday at these Aging Partners senior centers.

The Lincoln Unites! celebration of newly arrived immigrants who add zest and energy to the community promises to be a joyful and inspiring event.

The article “Candidates discuss creationism in schools” (April 22) is troubling, not because Ms. Stephanie Bohlke-Schulte thinks that there “is some scientific foundation for [creationism].” Ms Bohlke-Schulte is simply ignorant of the fact that all scientific hypotheses must be falsifiable,…

Thank you, Journal-Star, for interviewing candidates for public office. Those running to represent District 1 on the Nebraska Board of Education apparently differ somewhat in their understanding of how to accurately relate science and religion. According to "Candidates discuss creationism…

I was pleased to read that Harriet Tubman, black abolitionist, recently received the honor of having her face on the $20 bill ("Tubman to go on $20 bill," April 21).

Another Husker D-lineman is going to Big D. Then Big V went off the board earlier than many may have guessed.

State tourism officials accepted high-priced meals and gifts from contractors, reimbursed an advertising firm for more than $350 worth of alcohol and cigarettes, and paid a guest speaker $44,000 for an hour-and-a-half-long appearance at a conference in October.

OMAHA -- The latest on Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholders meeting. Tens of thousands of people will fill an arena to listen to CEO Warren Buffett and Vice Chairman Charlie Munger talk business for more than five hours (all times local):

With “Lemonade,” Beyonce takes a bracing step forward, expanding into multiple genres from Led Zeppelin rock ( “Don’t Hurt Yourself” with Jack White) to a country/New Orleans mashup to avant garde R&B and pop.

There were 15 years of soccer tradition on the sideline to witness Lincoln Lutheran’s game against Columbus Lakeview on Friday.

Presidential polling data for the Cornhusker State is hard to come by, but a survey of 1,600 people conducted by students at Nebraska Wesleyan University may provide some insight into what Nebraskans are thinking this election season.

Hints of spring arrived early this year, but the season itself seemed to be in the slow lane because rare was the week when back-to-back sunny days warmed the tired winter soul.

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