By Chris Bowling/The Reader When COVID-19 ripped through meatpacking plants in the spring, it put Nebraska on the map as one of the top hot spots for the virus. Despite calls from advocates, Gov. Pete Ricketts said he didn’t want to shut down the plants where workers, who kept supply chains moving by breaking down chicken, beef and […]
On Wednesday, November 18 at 12 noon, a virtual forum will be held in Spanish with medical experts on Covid-19 and the havoc it is wreaking in society, especially in the Spanish-speaking community in Douglas County and adjacent cities. The event organized by Douglas County Department of Health and La Casa del Pueblo grocery store […]
She left without pain and without saying much. The heart of Sofía Barragán de la Luz stopped beating at 74 in an Omaha hospital at 5 a.m. on May 21, 2020. The cause? COVID-19. Ms. Sofía, a woman who never got tired of learning, was born on September 18, 1945 in Chietethlan, a Mexican town […]
By Marcela Carvajal We are living in a time when information in the media related to the prevention of tobacco use and other nicotine-containing products has been relegated to the background. With the increase in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases worldwide, substantially affecting our community in Nebraska, it is critical to report on the measures that have […]
By Marcela Carvajal We are living in a time when information in the media related to the prevention of tobacco use and other nicotine-containing products has been relegated to the background. With the increase in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases worldwide, substantially affecting our community in Nebraska, it is critical to report on the measures that have […]
By Chris Bowling I hate the coronavirus. Truer words could not define the country and world’s feelings at this moment; however, they rarely appear so succinct and blunt. But that’s exactly what Bonnie Sarton Mierau hears during weekly counseling sessions with kids at the Attachment and Trauma Center of Nebraska in West Omaha. They say […]
The day finally came for many Americans. Less than three weeks after Congress passed its largest stimulus package in history, citizens across the United States woke up to new deposits in their bank account from Wednesday morning. Individuals who made under $75,0000 annually, should have received $1,200. Couples who filed their taxes jointly and made […]
