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A graduate of UNL’s journalism school, J.J. Harder worked as a food critic, opinion columnist and television reporter before becoming a U.S. diplomat. Over his 19 years at the State Department, he served in Mexico, Morocco, Peru, South Africa and Syria.

Posted inMetro

‘Der Viener Schlinger’: The meat cannon that launched 20,000 hot dogs

by J.J. HarderOctober 9, 2026October 12, 2026

The Memorial Stadium fixture can fire a 2.67-ounce Fairbury Tomboy at 90 mph from Tom Osborne Field over the 165-foot-high skyboxes. But most land in the stands. 

Posted inStatewide

A famed police interrogation technique led to infamous false confessions in Nebraska. We still use it.

by J.J. HarderJuly 9, 2026July 29, 2026
Posted inStatewide

The Dorothy State: The rollicking history of the neon-orange dressing that tastes like home

by J.J. HarderApril 10, 2026April 23, 2026
Posted inStatewide

Chili and cinnamon rolls: ‘Warm, welcoming and a little unexpected’ — just like Nebraska

by J.J. HarderJanuary 14, 2026January 29, 2026
Posted inGreater Nebraska

Nebraska Territory stretched all the way to the Canadian border.  What if it hadn’t shrunk?

by J.J. HarderOctober 8, 2025October 21, 2025
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