Ronald Barta
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163 years ago today, 38 Santee Dakota ancestors were hanged in the largest mass execution in American history for their alleged actions during the 1862 Dakota-US War. Two more ancestors were later captured and hanged, thus becoming the Dakota 38+2.
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History lesson: The Santee 38+2 - The Walking Tourists
On Dec. 26, 1862, 38 of our iSanti Dakotah ancestors were publicly executed for their alleged roles during the Dakota-US War earlier that year. It remains the largest mass execution […]
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December 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
163 years ago today, 38 Santee Dakota ancestors were hanged in the largest mass execution in American history for their alleged actions during the 1862 Dakota-US War. Two more ancestors were later captured and hanged, thus becoming the Dakota 38+2.
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One of the most popular holiday specials during the 1970s was based on the childhood of a Valley, Nebraska, writer.
I had the honor of sharing the story for Flatwater Free Press of how Gail Rock came to author "The House without a Christmas Tree."
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I had the honor of sharing the story for Flatwater Free Press of how Gail Rock came to author "The House without a Christmas Tree."
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Nebraska author’s childhood inspired Christmas movie that became a ’70s holiday staple - Flatwater Free Press
Gail Rock worked at "Today," helped start a famed fashion magazine and also came up with the idea that became a beloved Christmas TV movie and novel that Rock herself wrote. She says she remains proud...
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December 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
One of the most popular holiday specials during the 1970s was based on the childhood of a Valley, Nebraska, writer.
I had the honor of sharing the story for Flatwater Free Press of how Gail Rock came to author "The House without a Christmas Tree."
flatwaterfreepress.org/nebraska-aut...
I had the honor of sharing the story for Flatwater Free Press of how Gail Rock came to author "The House without a Christmas Tree."
flatwaterfreepress.org/nebraska-aut...
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Researchers at the University of Nebraska-Omaha may be on the cutting edge of antibiotics' impact on people. Another unique part of the story is that the two heading the research are undergrads.
My latest for Omaha Magazine.
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My latest for Omaha Magazine.
www.omahamagazine.com/magazine/uno...
UNO Undergrads Push Antibiotic Research Forward - Omaha Magazine
A behind-the-scenes look at local college students fighting antibiotic resistance from inside a campus lab.
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December 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Researchers at the University of Nebraska-Omaha may be on the cutting edge of antibiotics' impact on people. Another unique part of the story is that the two heading the research are undergrads.
My latest for Omaha Magazine.
www.omahamagazine.com/magazine/uno...
My latest for Omaha Magazine.
www.omahamagazine.com/magazine/uno...
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One side envisions a Utopia derived from a show of force. One side envisions one from the standpoint of lifting up others through education and services for the most vulnerable, for those with fewer resources.
Utopia is unattainable, but I will still take the latter path toward something better.
Utopia is unattainable, but I will still take the latter path toward something better.
November 28, 2025 at 2:50 AM
One side envisions a Utopia derived from a show of force. One side envisions one from the standpoint of lifting up others through education and services for the most vulnerable, for those with fewer resources.
Utopia is unattainable, but I will still take the latter path toward something better.
Utopia is unattainable, but I will still take the latter path toward something better.
If by “Thanksgiving Dinner” you mean “Walmart’s prepackaged boxed Thanksgiving Dinner which contains fewer items than 2024, and is largely the Great Value house brand instead of 2024’s name brands” he’s not wrong. It’s less an economic achievement than a Walmart ad.
November 7, 2025 at 2:59 AM
If by “Thanksgiving Dinner” you mean “Walmart’s prepackaged boxed Thanksgiving Dinner which contains fewer items than 2024, and is largely the Great Value house brand instead of 2024’s name brands” he’s not wrong. It’s less an economic achievement than a Walmart ad.
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When you’re having trouble with your DUI field test…
August 15, 2025 at 10:03 PM
When you’re having trouble with your DUI field test…
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It has taken medical science 200 years to advance humans to the point where people are so healthy and living so long that they can deny that science and medicine is what got us here.
July 30, 2025 at 11:57 AM
It has taken medical science 200 years to advance humans to the point where people are so healthy and living so long that they can deny that science and medicine is what got us here.
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For decades the NRA and other gun nuts told us that their guns were to protect us all from a tyrannical government. So a tyrannical government is here, they are all sitting on their asses, and the people who want gun control have taken to the streets to defy the tyrannical government instead.
June 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
For decades the NRA and other gun nuts told us that their guns were to protect us all from a tyrannical government. So a tyrannical government is here, they are all sitting on their asses, and the people who want gun control have taken to the streets to defy the tyrannical government instead.
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This is the way to stand up to these bullies! Respect ✊
June 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
This is the way to stand up to these bullies! Respect ✊
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This is the meeting that will be seen as the change in history.
How America chose to align with Russia and turn its back on allies.
It will be studied as the most vulgar, disrespectful and downright disgusting moment.
There’s no turning back from this.
How America chose to align with Russia and turn its back on allies.
It will be studied as the most vulgar, disrespectful and downright disgusting moment.
There’s no turning back from this.
March 2, 2025 at 6:47 AM
This is the meeting that will be seen as the change in history.
How America chose to align with Russia and turn its back on allies.
It will be studied as the most vulgar, disrespectful and downright disgusting moment.
There’s no turning back from this.
How America chose to align with Russia and turn its back on allies.
It will be studied as the most vulgar, disrespectful and downright disgusting moment.
There’s no turning back from this.
Having Elon Musk and the DOGE bros analyze raw data (Did we say “billions”? Oops, we meant “millions”) is like having my Plex server confuse Robert Shaw from “Jaws” with the usually much less violent Robert Shaw Chorale.
March 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Having Elon Musk and the DOGE bros analyze raw data (Did we say “billions”? Oops, we meant “millions”) is like having my Plex server confuse Robert Shaw from “Jaws” with the usually much less violent Robert Shaw Chorale.
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Look east, Anchorage!
There’s a little bit of aurora action on the east side of town, over the Chugach Mountains. This was taken about 4:30 AM Saturday.
There’s a little bit of aurora action on the east side of town, over the Chugach Mountains. This was taken about 4:30 AM Saturday.
March 1, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Look east, Anchorage!
There’s a little bit of aurora action on the east side of town, over the Chugach Mountains. This was taken about 4:30 AM Saturday.
There’s a little bit of aurora action on the east side of town, over the Chugach Mountains. This was taken about 4:30 AM Saturday.
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Much like the Chiefs, Pike slept through the Super Bowl
February 10, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Much like the Chiefs, Pike slept through the Super Bowl
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Look up, Anchorage!
4:40 a.m., Saturday
4:40 a.m., Saturday
February 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Look up, Anchorage!
4:40 a.m., Saturday
4:40 a.m., Saturday
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Ida Wells was born enslaved but refused to live in fear. She wielded the power of the press to expose America’s greatest terror—lynching. When the truth made her a target, she didn’t back down. She co-founded the NAACP, fought for Black women’s voting rights, and left a legacy of resistance!
February 6, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Ida Wells was born enslaved but refused to live in fear. She wielded the power of the press to expose America’s greatest terror—lynching. When the truth made her a target, she didn’t back down. She co-founded the NAACP, fought for Black women’s voting rights, and left a legacy of resistance!
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Trump’s move to rename Denali back to McKinley disrespects Native Americans. Unlike him, I respect others—so I’ll honor his roots by using his family’s original name: Donald Drumpf.
January 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Trump’s move to rename Denali back to McKinley disrespects Native Americans. Unlike him, I respect others—so I’ll honor his roots by using his family’s original name: Donald Drumpf.
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Plum Village needs our help. Last night the Purple Cloud building in Lower Hamlet burned down. Purple Cloud was the hearth and home of Lower Hamlet since PV’s founding in 1982. Please donate to help the community rebuild!
Thay’s room was there—... (1/3)
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Thay’s room was there—... (1/3)
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January 24, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Plum Village needs our help. Last night the Purple Cloud building in Lower Hamlet burned down. Purple Cloud was the hearth and home of Lower Hamlet since PV’s founding in 1982. Please donate to help the community rebuild!
Thay’s room was there—... (1/3)
plumvillage.org?form=PVLHFir...
Thay’s room was there—... (1/3)
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"A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims . . .
but accomplices."
(George Orwell)(Photo Credit: Malik Çelik/Pexels)
#NeverForgetJan6th
but accomplices."
(George Orwell)(Photo Credit: Malik Çelik/Pexels)
#NeverForgetJan6th
January 6, 2025 at 12:54 PM
"A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims . . .
but accomplices."
(George Orwell)(Photo Credit: Malik Çelik/Pexels)
#NeverForgetJan6th
but accomplices."
(George Orwell)(Photo Credit: Malik Çelik/Pexels)
#NeverForgetJan6th
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The northern lights put on quite a show this morning in Anchorage. Pretty awesome way to start the new year!
January 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The northern lights put on quite a show this morning in Anchorage. Pretty awesome way to start the new year!