It could be Santa, Yahweh or the Universe that makes wishes come true, but I like to think it’s simply the power of the wisher. Ultimately the awesome strength of a positive self-fulfilling prophecy can make dreams, wishes and visions into reality. Oprah says “pray on it,” we say wish on it — and it’s […]
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Wood Works
If there was one thing proved by Out of the Woods , an interesting Hot Shops group exhibit last summer, it is that wood sculpture can be more than craft or hobby for its artists. Not that there wasn’t fine craftsmanship in this show as seen in the representational design of Herm Rauth’s doorway and […]
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KANEKO Block Party recap
* Last weekend’s KANEKO block party drew a large crowd to check out (and bid on) 50 or so works by local artists. Much of the work took the creative assignment literally, and many pieces were piles of various sized square blocks that somehow fit together. Rob Gilmer’s block pile focused on health care, while […]
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Omaha man found dead in Alabama
Roger Bailey, 57, of Omaha was found dead in his vehicle from a gunshot wound outside of Roanoke, Ala. on Dec. 13. Police booked another Omaha man, Alan Higgins, 49, on unrelated DUI charges, and was questioning him in the shooting. Police are still searching for Herman Green Jr., 38, of Woodland, Ala. for questioning.
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Things You Should Buy Me (Volume 59)
This is the second to the last Things You Should Buy Me before Christmas. So it’s Things You Should Buy Me before Christmas Eve. I am going to assume that most of you have made glorious purchases for me, you just haven’t sent them yet because you don’t want to ruin the surprise. It’s either […]
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German giant signs wheat breeding deal with UNL
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln and German pharmaceutical company Bayer announced a partnership on Dec. 15 that will bring the company’s first wheat breeding research facility to Lincoln. The deal grants Bayer access to UNL’s germplasm — the genetic material used in wheat breeding. The company will support wheat research and educational programs at its new […]
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Jon Favreau says no, I say yes
Movie news during the holiday season…pardon me for a second HOLY CRAP CHRISTMAS IS ONLY 10 DAYS AWAY AND I AM WOEFULLY, WOEFULLY UNPREPARED…is really slow. Everyone is winding down, studios are counting piles of money bigger than your house, and nobody really says or does crap. That means we get little notes like these […]
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Johanns touts judge’s decision on health care
Sen. Mike Johanns took to email to laud the decision of a federal judge in Virginia who ruled that a key piece of the Obama health care package is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson ruled on Dec. 13 that there is no provision in the Constitution for the new mandate requiring people to purchase […]
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OPS teacher posts bail
An Omaha Public Schools teacher was released from jail after posting $4,000 — 10 percent of the $40,000 bail set at his Dec. 14 hearing. Nicholas McKeone, 26, turned himself in to policeDec. 10 after allegations emerged that he inappropriately touched an 11-year-old student on numerous occasions since May 1. The Ashland Park-Robbins Elementary teacher […]
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Omahype Returns
Sometime in March 2009, a quiet sadness swept over the Internet when Andrew Bowen and Ian Atwood grasped firmly and pulled the plug on one of Omaha’s more original websites — omahype.com. Omahype enthusiastically chronicled the local music scene through Bowen and Atwood’s acerbic music news bits, live reviews and leaked mp3 files that one […]