Cornhusker State

Related to Cornhusker State: Peace Garden State, Wolverine State

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Noun 1. [画像:Cornhusker State - a midwestern state on the Great Plains]Cornhusker State - a midwestern state on the Great Plains

Nebraska, NE

Bad Lands, Badlands - an eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska

middle west, Midwest, midwestern United States - the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America)

U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

Grand Island - a town in south central Nebraska

capital of Nebraska, Lincoln - capital of the state of Nebraska; located in southeastern Nebraska; site of the University of Nebraska

North Platte - a town in west central Nebraska on the Platte River

Omaha - largest city in Nebraska; located in eastern Nebraska on the Missouri river; a major transportation center of the Midwest

North Platte, North Platte River - a river that rises in northern Colorado and flows northward into Wyoming and then eastward and southeastward through Nebraska where it joins the South Platte to form the Platte River

Platte, Platte River - a river in Nebraska that flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River

Republican River, Republican - a tributary of the Kansas River that flows from eastern Colorado eastward through Nebraska and Kansas

South Platte, South Platte River - a tributary of the Platte River

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A couple of friends and I had spread out and walked in a line behind our bird dogs the entire length of a large swath of public land in the Cornhusker State. As we reached the field's edge, an explosion of beating wings erupted from the tall grass.

WILD BIRD: ROAD TRIP: Grab your gun, camping gear, and bird dog, and hit the road for an epic adventure this fall

Today, it is an Alpha Media -owned station with an FM translator, giving it some "revitalization" in the Cornhusker State.

Alpha Talker Honored With Crystal Heritage Award

The Gem State passed it with more than 60 percent of the vote, the Cornhusker State with 53 percent.

Voters Make Policy: Citizens had their say on more than 150 ballot measures that could transform their states

Crossing the mighty Missouri River, we found ourselves in the Cornhusker state. As we drove through the rolling farm country of eastern Nebraska, it was easy to see how this area could be called the "breadbasket of America." Wheat, corn and soybean fields stretched to the horizon, occasionally dissected by wooded hills and creek bottoms.

Breadbasket BUTTERBALLS: Killing Time & Turkeys in the American Heartland

We expect that an additional 20 to 30 students will join the Nebraska alumni family in the coming year and are taking steps to establish an active alumni community in Oman." Known for its warm hospitality, it's no wonder the Cornhusker State remains a major destination for students from around the world.

Nebraska campus nurtures over 200 Omani students

Despite this, the Cornhusker State gets little mention in trophy bowhunting circles today.

The hot zone

"They won't shake your hand or look you in the eye, then they come out on the other end speaking in front of people and exhibiting much greater confidence." Cornhusker State calls Ahmed shot a 113 in her first competitive 18-hole round.

It's been a journey for soon-to-be college golfer in the hijab

Nebraska Nickname: The Cornhusker State Famous for: The world's largest woolly mammoth Pop: 1 million Elec/Coll votes: 2 Currently: Rep Chances of switching: 1.6%

THE STATES OF THE NATION; YOUR GUIDE TO US ELECTION'S SWINGS AND BATTLEGROUNDS; It's all about red, blue and grey

Between the various crazies populating Alexander Payne's black-and-white "Nebraska" and the three women driven mad by the endlessly flat prairie in Tommy Lee Jones' "The Homesman," the Cornhusker State is assuming quasi-mythic proportions these days.

Love & Terror on the Howling Plains of Nowhere

Nebraska west of the 100th meridian is arid, so much that you might not think the area would offer the kind of snow goose hunting made more famous in the eastern half of the Cornhusker State. But, as a resident of the region, I can attest that each year, the number of snows has increased exponentially.

Snowed in: anything goes during the late white goose season, including hunting frozen water