Emily Nelson

Jan 19, 2025 | fm.gov.om | Emily Nelson

His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik Al Said, bid farewell to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of the Kingdom of Bahrain, upon his departure from the Royal Airport, following a two-day state visit to the Sultanate of Oman. His Majesty wished his brother, the King of Bahrain, a safe return to his country.

Jan 16, 2024 | alliancetimes.com | Emily Nelson

Hidden Potential by Adam Grant: We live in a world that’s obsessed with talent. We celebrate gifted students in school, natural athletes in sports, and child prodigies in music. But admiring people who start out with innate advantages leads us to overlook the distance we ourselves can travel. We underestimate the range of skills that we can learn and how good we can become. We can all improve at improving. And when opportunity doesn’t knock, there are ways to build a door.

Dec 5, 2023 | alliancetimes.com | Emily Nelson

Resurrection Walk by Michael Connelly: Defense attorney Mickey Haller is back, taking the long shot cases, where the chances of winning are one in a million. After getting a wrongfully convicted man out of prison, he is inundated with pleas from incarcerated people claiming innocence. He enlists his half-brother, retired LAPD Detective Harry Bosch, to weed through the letters, knowing most claims will be false.

Oct 4, 2023 | hawkeyesports.com | Emily Nelson

Women's Wrestling / October 4, 2023 by Emily Nelson share The strongest and most supportive people Nanea Estrella knows live in Lahaina, Hawaii. The University of Iowa wrestler attended Lahainaluna High School for four years, boarding in her adopted community about an hour west of her hometown of Makawao, in upcountry Maui. “They always accepted me as one of their own,” Estrella says. “I’ve done so many fundraisers in Lahaina that made it possible for me to compete nationally.

Aug 7, 2023 | hawkeyesports.com | Emily Nelson

Spencer Lee has traveled to many countries throughout his storied wrestling career. But one country he recently visited carries special meaning. The Hawkeye wrestling star credits Japan in part for how his parents, both judo athletes, met. His dad, Larry, who later became a U.S. judo national team coach, was training in Japan when the French national coach convinced him to come train in France. It was there that he met Lee’s mom, Cathy, an Olympic alternate in judo in 1992. “I’ve always loved Japan.