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Creative Redevelopment: Old Retail Spaces Finding New Life
Read more: Creative Redevelopment: Old Retail Spaces Finding New LifeThe first big box store reuse that I witnessed first hand was in Seward, Nebraska. For years, the original small scale Walmart store sat empty along Highway 15, less than a mile from the new…
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Record Flooding in Nebraska: Causes and Impact
Read more: Record Flooding in Nebraska: Causes and ImpactThe flooding in Nebraska and surrounding states this past week looks like it will surpass the records set in 2011. A number of weather patterns over the past several months combined to form a perfect…
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Island of Swallows
Read more: Island of SwallowsIn preparation for an upcoming trip I thought I would research the history of Cozumel, a Mexican island off the coast of Playa del Carmen. My husband and I visited the island over 6 years…
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The Role of Immigration in American Family Histories
Read more: The Role of Immigration in American Family HistoriesI have been thinking a lot this week about my ancestry and where I came from. A while back I did the Ancestry DNA test to determine where I came from. I knew from tracing…
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One Water: An Integrated Approach to Sustainable Water Management
Read more: One Water: An Integrated Approach to Sustainable Water ManagementOne Water is a way to manage all water in an integrated, inclusive, and sustainable manner that will allow future generations to prosper. The way we currently manage water is very compartmentalized with stormwater engineers…
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How Energy Bags Are Transforming Waste Management
Read more: How Energy Bags Are Transforming Waste ManagementWhen I started working at RDG Planning and Design I was excited to see their commitment to recycling, composting, and an overall conservation mind frame. The kitchen has several bins lined up for compost, recyclable…
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Ways to Travel Sustainably
Read more: Ways to Travel SustainablyTraveling sustainable can be a challenge, but as long as you plan for certain situations it can be done. I travel about two to three times a month so I have had some time to…
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Being Mortal
Read more: Being MortalBook Review I recently finished reading Being Mortal by Atul Gawande and the timing was eerily perfect. My 83 year old grandfather has been struggling with health issues which made reading the book easier to…
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History and Evolution of Texas Oil Exploration
Read more: History and Evolution of Texas Oil ExplorationI worked in Lubbock, Texas for just over a year when I first started out in planning and recently have been working on a plan for Kermit, Texas, taking me back to the oil fields.…
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Suburban Nation
Read more: Suburban NationBook Review I enjoy being able read books that were recommended when I was in school, but I was so bogged down with required readings and projects that I never had the time to read…
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