Leo Biga

1 week ago | flatwaterfreepress.org | Leo Biga

In moments alone as a kid in his bedroom, Da’Dreion Murrell envisioned himself singing before thousands of fans. His young dreams of stardom weren’t silly childhood fantasies. They gave him a brief escape from an upbringing marred by abuse and neglect, as he bounced between the foster care system and an unstable home life in North Omaha. And those dreams, of a life a world away from his own, pushed him as a performer.

1 week ago | buff.ly | Leo Biga

In moments alone as a kid in his bedroom, Da’Dreion Murrell envisioned himself singing before thousands of fans. His young dreams of stardom weren’t silly childhood fantasies. They gave him a brief escape from an upbringing marred by abuse and neglect, as he bounced between the foster care system and an unstable home life in North Omaha. And those dreams, of a life a world away from his own, pushed him as a performer.

1 month ago | 1011now.com | Leo Biga

LINCOLN, Neb. (Flatwater Free Press) - Forgive imbibers of tequila, that most versatile Mexican distilled beverage, for not knowing it rose to prominence amid revolutionary fervor. Or that the multibillion-dollar industry’s leading brand, José Cuervo, bears the name of a historical figure whose entrepreneurial story is directly bound up in tumultuous times. That hidden history is exactly what intrigued longtime journalist and author Ted Genoways.

1 month ago | flatwaterfreepress.org | Leo Biga

Forgive imbibers of tequila, that most versatile Mexican distilled beverage, for not knowing it rose to prominence amid revolutionary fervor. Or that the multi-billion dollar industry’s leading brand, José Cuervo, bears the name of a historical figure whose entrepreneurial story is directly bound up in tumultuous times. That hidden history is exactly what intrigued longtime journalist and author Ted Genoways.

2 months ago | thereader.com | Leo Biga

When Omaha native Rebekah Caruthers considers her work for Washington D.C.-based Fair Elections Center, she’s satisfied to know she’s continuing a history of family activism. Since 2021 she’s served as executive vice president of the nonpartisan center, which does advocacy, litigation and poll worker recruitment. FEC is the plaintiff in cases opposing restrictive voting laws. In July, she will transition to the CEO role.