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Thanking the Greatest Generation
She has done a lot of volunteer work all of her life for a lot of good causes. But she has never felt so teary-eyed with emotion, so blessed and honored to serve. Last week, this Omaha woman helped send…
Read MoreThoughtless City Planning
Drove through the booming metropolis of Gretna, Neb. Was amazed at all the construction, new houses, and new businesses along the highway. Gretna used to be the sleepy little town ‘way on the outskirts of metropolitan Omaha. In fact, it…
Read MoreChair Volleyball Stars
The 80-somethings at “the home” have a new sport: chair volleyball. About a dozen of them sit on each side of a net, all in chairs. They use a nice, soft beach ball. It doesn’t matter how many times your…
Read MoreAn Old Soldier Wraps Up
Probably the neatest volunteer group in the history of the world was doing its thing in Lincoln, Neb., recently. At a ceremony at the V.A. Hospital, they gave a gorgeous quilt, sewn with love by volunteers, to one of those…
Read MoreThe Sweater Sets
Loved seeing an adorable picture of a little American baby in an obviously hand-knit sweater set. She is sitting in the lap of her doting young grandmother, our dear friend, who tells the story of where the sweater set comes…
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