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About a year ago, I had the random thought - in Nebraska's Latino communities, who's selling the quinceanera dresses?? I went to Columbus to find out. 📸Naomi Delkamiller captures the glitter, glam and tears with her amazing photos, too

The Mount Vernon News was family owned from 1939 until it was sold in 2020 to a “pink slime” media company with ties to conservative billionaires. Then it began publishing one-sided articles that make dubious claims about solar power. propublica.org/article/ohio-m…

Denial or deferral of medical procedures such as cancer screenings and heart tests is increasingly common within Nebraska’s prison system under the new medical director, Jerry Lee Lovelace, data shows. yorknewstimes.com/news/local/cri…

1. More reporters should consider covering rural areas and more newsrooms should see the value in rural beats. Would benefit journalism + the public. 2. Feels weird that “reporters” can refer to both people who cover small city council meetings and people who have talent agents.

New @ FFP: A massive meatpacking plant is set to open in North Platte, bringing promises of an economic boom. That’s clashing with residents’ fears over immigration. Read the full story 👉 buff.ly/3YNWw7k

writing a story about the rise of vanity plates in Nebraska. pls drop the best ones you’ve seen below

Last story from me in 2024 - I hung out in “the heart of the Somali community” in South Sioux City

I have been thinking a lot about seizing whatever joy you can. So here’s a love letter to Houston in the snow, snowmen with jalapeño buttons and sledding on a suitcase houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-w…

How many people has ICE detained in Nebraska? It's hard to pinpoint a number. The lack of information keeps rumors swirling online, and keeps people living in fear:

FFP wants to hear if you’ve been affected by the Department of Government Efficiency’s cuts or layoffs. To share your experience, please email reporter Jeremy Turley at [email protected] or reach out anonymously on Signal to FlatwaterTurley.18.

“I had to walk for seven days through the Amazon rainforest. I saw dead bodies, starvation, disease and despair. Who endures the hell of Panama just to end up in limbo and fear in the U.S.?"

New at FFP: In the wake of the Trump administration’s freeze on federal grants, the governor’s office offered a reassuring message. Internal communications paint a more chaotic picture. FFP reporter Sara Gentzler unpacks the story 🔗 buff.ly/4klFXcQ

Their flights were booked. They had signed a lease. They were ready to come to Nebraska. Until President Donald Trump signed an executive order bringing refugee resettlement to a halt. Now, a Syrian family stays stranded in the Middle East. 🔗 buff.ly/2vombF3

A snippet of detail from my story this week: At the Omaha Immigration Court, there are DHS-made flyers encouraging "illegal aliens" to "self-deport." They feature images of men in handcuffs, departing planes, and detainees in a max-security El Salvador prison.

At least eight Nebraska school districts are so pressed for teachers that they've started recruiting teachers from the Philippines. More are considering it.