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January 2010

Wetlands Nebraska's Wetlands
For many, the word wetland conjures images of gator-filled Everglades and slow-moving bayous, but wetlands extend further north than the stretch between Louisiana and Florida, including right here in Omaha. World Wetlands Day is Feb. 2nd each year...
Fashion in Salvation 2009, JD Gerber Photography New Year, Same Old Omaha?
Omaha’s performing arts scene never sleeps—at least that’s the way it seems.  As usual, local artists kicked off the New Year with a bang. Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards On Sunday, January 24, local artists flocked...
My Rat Wuzzy, a female Hairless Dumbo Rex Rat My Rat Wuzzy
I offered to write a blog series for Omaha.net on the health and veterinary care of dogs, but right now, all I can think about is my two year old rat, Wuzzy. Wuzzy has been bleeding for a couple of weeks. We just located the source of her bleeding...
Winter Hiking in Omaha Winter Hiking 101
Many Omaha residents are surprised to learn you don’t need to go to Colorado or Wyoming to hike. Omaha is home to many great hiking locations! The Fontenelle Nature Association (FNA) operates two forest locations just minutes from downtown Omaha:...
Reading with Dyslexia From Battling Dyslexia to Reading Anna Karenina
I have a confession, but first I want to know how many works of "classic" literature you have read? I’ll admit, I haven’t read many. If you have been following along over the past few months, you might know this already, but...
Setting Goals for the New Year It's a New Year! (Or Is It?)
The beginning of a new year always spurs us to take control, set goals, and declare the resolution that this year things are going to be different! Plans, goals, and even smaller objective steps play an integral part in developing a current career, but...
Mad Men The Other Side of Recruitment
Forecasts by economists predict that the job market will begin to experience a turnaround in the upcoming year. Salaries will remain static, which is disappointing, but those without employment should fair better in 2010 than they did in 2009....
Omaha's Keystone Trail after a blizzard Guerrilla Trail Crew: Tweets, Shovels, and Rides Again
I'll admit, I initially regretted agreeing to help clear off a little-used bike trail in the dead of a record winter on what was an otherwise perfectly good Sunday. “The hardest part of any ride is the first 200 feet,” my fellow Guerrilla...
Inside the indoor farmers market Weather Outside Is Frightful … Indoor Farmers Market Is Delightful!
It’s January, and there’s approximately 17 feet of snow on the ground. My garden is gently blanketed (i.e. viciously buried) in white; I am longing for fresh, local foods; Farmers markets don’t open for another four months. Or do they?...