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Seasoned to Taste: Pumpkin soups perfect for Halloween

"Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble."

Jim McKee: Archer, a former county seat, now not even a ghost town

This story originally ran on June 28, 2015.

Jim McKee: Cheyenne County, the latecomer

As the Nebraska Territory formed in 1854, the first settlers were frequently waiting in Iowa to be able to cross the Missouri River and legally live in the formerly Indian Territory. It’s no wonder then that actual settlement advanced westward only slowly before the arrival of the railroad. …

Seasoned to Taste: Irish soda bread a gift from overseas

You may not get agreement about much around your dinner table, but this taste treat should quash those arguments about squash, once and for all.

Jim McKee: Tecumseh and its Johnson County neighbors

This story originally ran in the June 21, 2015 edition of the Journal Star.

Ask the Food Doc: Can honey help you live longer? The evidence is thin

The search for a fountain of youth has reached the honey jar. Here’s what research says about honey and healthy aging.

Jim McKee: The Green Book and Omaha's Broadview Hotel

How do the oldest building in Omaha, the site of a World’s Fair exposition, a spectacular — almost overlooked — mansion, a major American motion picture and a series of books published in New York City morph into a Smithsonian traveling exhibit at the Durham Museum in 2026?

Seasoned to Taste: Everyone can love this stuffed acorn squash

You may not get agreement about much around your dinner table, but this taste treat should quash those arguments about squash, once and for all.

Jim McKee: Hussong Ford or DuTeau Chevrolet?

W.N. Ramey left a lasting legacy in Lincoln.

Jim McKee: Lincoln's finest mansion was once a hospital

W.N. Ramey left a lasting legacy in Lincoln.

Seasoned to Taste: Roasted zucchini invites experimentation

We tout spring as the time of new beginnings, but September often brings big changes, too. The fledgling cardinal hopping from branch to branch in our bushes, trying late in the season to figure out how to fly, is a living metaphor for this time of year. Young'uns pack up for a new grade, a …

Jim McKee: The Cheyenne Outbreak at Fort Robinson

In the bloodiest episode of Fort Robinson's history, 37 Cheyenne were killed in what would become known as the "Cheyenne Outbreak".

Jim McKee: You could bank on Brownville

Long before central banking, the Brownville State Bank made do with what people could bring to it.

Seasoned to Taste: Carving up a watermelon cake

You can choose your own adventure with different watermelon varieties. 

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