|
|
Article: Space Travel: On the Back Roads of Nebraska, Small-Town America At Its Best
- Article from:
- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- June 25, 1989
- Author:
CopyrightThis material is published under license from the Washington Post. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post. (Hide copyright information)
|
My intent was fairly straightforward: To retrace the
19th-century footsteps of America's homesteading pioneers, that band
of adventuring souls who first broke the tall-grass sod of the Great
Plains, suffered legendary hardships and ultimately founded an
amazing agricultural empire. Pretty highminded of me, I thought, but
how else was I going to spend my time on a five-day vacation in
central Nebraska?
Yes, a vacation in Nebraska. Nobody ever takes a vacation in
Nebraska, my friends told me. There's nothing out there but
flatlands, cornfields and cows. I almost believed them, although I
should have known better-I was born in Nebraska. But I had been away
for many years-decades, ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
|
|
Article: INFORMATION ISSUED BY U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR NEBRASKA ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
March 23, 2007 ;
700+ words
... ... Force, including: the Nebraska State Patrol, FBI, Grand Island Police Department, the ... methamphetamine in the Grand Island, Nebraska, area between January ... 30 City of Residence: Grand Island, Nebraska Crime(s) Charged and ...
|
|