Inside the January/February 2007 Issue
Here's an overview of the stories that appear in our January/February 2007 issue. Click on 10th Anniversary to read an excerpt from the January/February issue, or click on the link under the Tecumseh State Prison story to view a slideshow featuring more photos by Bobbi and Steve Olson.
Nebraska Life Magazine 10th Anniversary
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| We celebrate our first decade with 10
favorite stories and photos from each of our first 10 years, plus these
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In the Beginning By Tom
Collignon |
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Coming to Hartington By Bernie Hunhoff |
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A Nebraska Life 10th Anniversary FAQ By David Bristow |
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On the Inside – Tecumseh State Prison
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An exclusive look behind the walls of the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution. Click here for a slideshow of images. By Bobbi and Steve Olson |
Lakeland Sod High School
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In the 1930s,
a rural Sandhills community couldn’t afford to send their kids away
to a town high school – so they used a little pioneer resourcefulness
to create a school of their own. By Alan Bartels |
Ashland
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It avoided winding
up at the bottom of a lake, but will one of Nebraska’s fastest growing
communities be able to keep its small town soul? By David Bristow |
The Boys of Winter
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“Two things
are always the same: They are tall – and in the spring they will
be gone.” Community college basketball players bring an international
flavor to North Platte. By Linda Read Deeds |
Blind Sam
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In McCook, Sam
sat on the corner every Saturday afternoon, sawing away on his battered
violin, singing at the top of his lungs. By Richard Budig |
J. Marlene Mueller – (Not) Connecting the Dots in Wayne
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How artist, firefighter
and Wayne State College professor J. Marlene Mueller learned to take a
new look at her surroundings. By David Bristow |
Letting Go
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“I used to be a time rusher. I admit it.
I was eager for the kids to get bigger, and selfish as it may seem, I
wanted my life back....” By Lori Clinch |
Plus, Nebraska Kitchens (Recipes and stories), Nebraska Traveler (Our State Parks in Winter), Flat Water News (It Always Rains After a Dry Spell, Shorty's Long Ride, Scottsbluff's Afghan Sister), Poems by William Kloefkorn and R.F. McEwen plus the latest Nebraska books in Bookshelf, and a “Last Look” photo by Bobbi and Steve Olson