Michael O'Connor
Omaha World-Herald
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Through snow and small stampedes, living Nativities bring the season to life
Nativities are a tradition for churches that produce them and families that attend, but everything doesn’t always go according to script. The productions are live theater, outdoors in the winter, with animals — which means there can be a few curveballs. → Read More
How we met: Omaha pair’s courtship a study in persistence
Barry Gerken was an accountant asking detailed questions about a budget and Mary Fitzgerald was a teacher-in-training who didn’t have all the answers he was looking for. → Read More
New posters with vintage look promote natural Nebraska highlights
Step outside at night in the Nebraska Sand Hills and you’ll see a sky exploding with stars. → Read More
How we met: A look and a smile told him she was his one and only love
Carl Johnson spotted her on a winter day a few weeks before Christmas 1961. → Read More
How we met: Relationship sparked on Halloween blind date
They didn’t exactly make a Halloween pair. She was dressed as a 1920s flapper, and he was just a guy in a sweater and jeans. → Read More
There are many ways for parents to help with homework without going too far
Kathleen Peterson only had to look at the neat cursive to know the book report wasn’t written by a sixth-grader. → Read More
Outgoing kindergarteners share hard-won advice with incoming kindergarteners
The start of kindergarten is fast approaching, leaving many kids across the region wondering what that first experience of school will be like. → Read More
Dad’s math camp keeps kids sharp over the summer
Benson High School math teacher and father of two offers an informal, free mini math camp at his home over the summer. → Read More
Retired Lincoln bishop cautions against yoga, saying it conflicts with Catholic doctrine
The Lincoln Diocese has not disputed the women's blog where retired Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz's remarks appeared, though a spokesman said the bishop's comments are "drawn from the church’s teaching on Eastern religion and Eastern meditation practices." → Read More
A year ago, this N.J. couple's romance got boost from Buffett
Eric LeFante, a Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shareholder, and his now- fiancee Carrie Fischer were first in line at Borsheims Fine Jewelry to buy a little something from Warren Buffett during last year's shareholder festivities. → Read More
Poor Clare Sisters have grand plans for multimillion-dollar monastery
The local Poor Clare Sisters start a new era when they move this spring from an aging convent in central Omaha to a new $6.4 million monastery built in the rolling hills of western Douglas County. → Read More
When a child's birthday party becomes a charity event
More youngsters are turning their birthdays and other events into ways to raise funds for charities, and getting creative with it. → Read More