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Making of a Band
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Making of a Band

ByByErica SawyerApr 22, 20241 min read
Stay Yearning
Art and Culture

Stay Yearning

ByByVictoria SolizApr 22, 2024
Regrowing the Past
People and Places

Regrowing the Past

ByByLia ReichmannApr 20, 2024
Iowa’s War on Drugs
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Iowa’s War on Drugs

How Climbing Kites and NORML battle against misinformation to create safe consumption and form regulation…

ByByLiv KlassenApr 17, 20249 min read
The New Satanic Panic
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The New Satanic Panic

The Midwest suddenly finds itself a hellish hotbed of Satanism—which is a good thing.  Image…

ByByVictoria SolizApr 12, 20247 min read
Keep it Tuned
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Keep it Tuned

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zIllfZ_Mwg&feature=youtu.be Rolla, Missouri, looks like it doesn’t offer much. A Wal-Mart. A dispensary. A few…

ByByErica SawyerApr 10, 20241 min read

Art & Culture

Policy & Impact

Three frames hang on a wall. Within each frame is a prison intake photo of a woman who served a sentence at the Kansas State Industrial Farm for Women. The first frame is black and contains four images of one woman. The second frame is gold and contains four prison intake photos, two of two different women. The final frame is green and contains four prison intake photos, two of two different women. The bottom right photo in this frame is blurry as the woman must have moved when the photo was taken.
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The Forgotten Law

In the spring of 1917, Kansas passed the infamous Chapter 205. This new law gave…

ByByJulia JenningsApr 21, 20237 min read
Das Haus bar from the outside, with an open sign in the window and a teal glow shining on the Das Haus logo.
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The Last Gay Bar in Lincoln

Longtime friends Matt Carter and Casey Delong met about 25 years ago at The Q…

ByBySydney HamiltonApr 10, 20238 min read
Man singing on stage with female vocalist in background.
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The Freedom To Be

Blame it on the sense of freedom in the air. Or maybe it truly was…

ByByLauren IgbanugoApr 4, 20236 min read
A black recording mic with a foam cover. In the background, a stained glass window with the letters “KSOI” lets daylight into the room.
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The Loneliest Radio Station

We went looking for the loneliest radio station in Iowa. KSOI-FM ended up being anything…

ByByCat FarrellMar 29, 20237 min read
Julia, sitting on the floor in front of a white background, leaning away from a squirrel wearing a blue tutu mounted on a block of wood.
CultureImpact

The Squirrel Can’t Hurt You

I started crying as soon as we entered the store. Beady eyes stared at me…

ByByJulia JenningsMar 21, 20239 min read
The Ray Dennison Legacy: Money, Power, & Amateurism
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The Ray Dennison Legacy: Money, Power, & Amateurism, Ep.3

In todays episode, Justine Drake, Jackson Ostroski, and Zac Gideon are going to be touching…

ByByJackson OstroskiMay 11, 20227 min read

Out & About

This image shows the inside of the cave. It is dark, but there is some dim lighting. The overhead rocks of the cave show the damp condition and the path of the cave has pools of water to wade through. There is both a cement path and rocks to step on to while walking through the cave. The rocks near the entrance have green moss on them.
Environment

Spelunking in the Midwest

Corn mazes, tailgating and baking: Those are all Midwest activities. Cave exploring: not so much.…

ByByZoe BrinkerMay 15, 20236 min read
A birds-eye view of a forest and various roads spread out across the land.
Environment

Discovering the Driftless Area

When most people think of the Midwest, flat, dry land comes to mind. Little do…

ByByalemkeMay 12, 20235 min read
A historic photo shows a trolley on rails going down the street. A 1940s car follows behind. Several other cars are parked along the side of the road.
Environment

The Anti-Suburbia

When Benny Foltz commutes to his office, he often relies on his bike. His 13-mile…

ByByMcCade GowdyMay 8, 202313 min read
We look up through a ring of black trees into the starry sky. The Milky Way is visible.
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We Can Bring Back The Stars

Paul Bogard spends most of his nights looking up. From his home in southern Minneapolis,…

ByByCJ YoungerMay 6, 202312 min read
Missy Johansen’s backyard is filled with over 100 native plants. On the far left of the photo sits her garage and several more colorful plants, some in pots and some in the ground. Along the back sits a gate with some taller native plants, and there are more green plants towards the right of her yard, with a small patch of turf grass left in the middle.
Environment

The Growing Importance of Native Plants

Douglas Tallamy has two points he wants to make. The first: It’s not too late…

ByBySydney HamiltonMay 1, 202310 min read
A metal gazebo stands atop a hill with a brick walkway, surrounded by various trees and plants.
Environment

From Dumpsite to Paradise

Lincoln natives grow up with it. Newcomers embrace it. In a city known for football,…

ByByalemkeApr 26, 20234 min read