Jay Omar

Jun 14, 2024 | thereader.com | Jay Omar

The first pitch of this year’s College World Series will be thrown in Omaha Friday, but across the street from Charles Schwab Stadium another annual competition to raise money for food banks across the country is already underway. Rocco’s Pizza and Cantina was buzzing Thursday afternoon on the first day of the annual College World Series Jell-O shot challenge.

May 31, 2024 | el-perico.com | Jay Omar

Sophia Piral moved to Columbia, Missouri, from Guatemala in 2019 to study education policy. Her husband and three-month-old son came with her. “It was difficult in the sense that we were first-time parents and, I mean, there was a different culture, different food, different language,” Piral said. “We didn’t know exactly what to do, or who to ask for help.”Piral struggled to navigate the U.S. health care system.

May 31, 2024 | el-perico.com | Jay Omar

May 31, 2024 | el-perico.com | Jay Omar

por Kassidy Arena, Nebraska Public Media / Anna Spidel KBIAEn Missouri y Nebraska, la información acerca de las tasas de mortalidad materna entre las mujeres hispanas no es fiable. Eso es un desafío para las organizaciones de salud que dependen de esas estadísticas para enviar recursos a esa población. Sophia Piral se mudó a Columbia, Missouri de Guatemala en 2019 para estudiar política educativa. Su esposo e hijo de tres meses vinieron con ella.

Apr 18, 2024 | current.org | Jay Omar

This commentary is adapted from an op-ed first published by the Poynter Institute. It is republished with permission. I was ready for the long hours, hard decisions and the energy it would take to successfully manage a newsroom. I hoped to lead with empathy and understanding instead of fear. I wanted to guide by conversations and trust, not yelling and unreasonable demands. I was ready for it, or at least I thought I was.