Tag Archives: Nebraska

Wendy’s Franchise in Nebraska Cuts Hours

A Wendy’s franchise owner in Nebraska has decided to cut hours specifically to avoid having to offer an employer sponsored health insurance plan to many of his workers. The owner feels that he cannot afford to provide health insurance to all of his employees and still stay in business. Typically, owners of restaurants that make this type of announcement face public backlash. Starting in 2014, a portion of the Affordable Care Act will begin. It will require businesses to offer an affordable health insurance plan to all full-time workers. Those that choose not to do so will have to pay … Continue reading →

Nebraska Genealogy Resources

Nebraska is “The Cornhusker State”. Are you searching for more information about your ancestors who once lived in Nebraska? Here are some helpful Nebraska genealogy resources that you can use. Most of them are accessible for free. Cyndi’s List is, quite possibly, the largest collection of online genealogy links. If it is on the internet, Cyndi’s List probably has a link to it. They have a page called “United States – Nebraska”. Start by choosing from any of their categories. Some of them include: “Birth, Marriage, Death”, “Census”, “Counties”, “Military”, “Newspapers”, and more. Ancestry.com has a page that is filled … Continue reading →

Nebraska Safe Haven Law Now Applies Only to Newborns

Nebraska state legislators have changed the state’s “safe haven” law, which allowed a parent to leave a child with a hospital employee without fear of facing charges, to apply only to infants in the first month of life. Last spring, Nebraska became the last U.S. state to enact a safe haven law. These laws are intended to prevent frightened new parents from abandoning the baby in an unsafe place or from hiding and possibly killing the baby. In 49 states, the law specifies the age of the infants the law applies to. In some states the law applies to newborns … Continue reading →

Effect of Calfornia Ruling Felt in Nebraska

According to former teacher and Nebraska Senator. DiAnna Schimek, It’s been almost 25 years since the current (homeschool) law passed and it’s time to look at it again. I’ve been hearing stories over the years about students not being in school, about people wondering whether they were being properly educated or not. I wanted to explore the issue. Nebraska Education bill LB 1141 was introduced to hold schools not accredited by the state accountable, according to Sen. Schimek, but it also threatens to restrict parental rights. It also affects homeschools. The bill would require: Homeschoolers to submit annually attendance records … Continue reading →

Marriage Laws – Nebraska & Kansas

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We’re continuing with our marriage laws series. With only a few stops left on our travels across the states, we’re firmly across the Mississippi River with stops in Nebraska and Kansas. So without further ado, let’s take a look at the marriage laws that govern Nebraska and Kansas. Nebraska You do not need to be a resident of the state to marry in it. You do need to provide the date of dissolution for any previous marriage. Also, you may need to wait six months following a divorce before getting remarried. When you go to apply for a marriage license, … Continue reading →

A White Bird Flying — Bess Streeter Aldrich

I have read several books by this Nebraskan author of early last century, and while I enjoyed them all, this one is my favorite. I identified personally with the main character, Laura Deal, on many different levels and so this book spoke to me in ways that the others didn’t. We start the story with Laura Deal at twelve years old, visiting the house of her recently departed grandmother one last time. She walks through the house dispassionately at first, seeing herself as one of the characters in the stories she loves to write, but then the realization that her … Continue reading →