I promise you, this separation of ours has been just as hard for me as it has been for you…likely harder for me because you probably just went back to surfing the rest of the internet like I didn’t even exist. I know it’s the truth, and the truth hurts…not as much as, say, watching […]
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Report: Nebraska immigration wait times third longest in the U.S.
The most recent report from Syracuse University’s TRAC Immigration project shows that Nebraska immigrants wait longer for their day in court than immigrants in all but two other states. The report shows the average wait time for an immigration hearing in Nebraska is 519 days — 13 percent higher than the national average of 456 […]
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Omaha soldiers headed for Afghanistan
Gov. Dave Heineman was on hand at Omaha Northwest High School on Nov. 28 to support hundreds of local soldiers as they said their farewells before deploying to Afghanistan. The 402nd Military Police Battalion is sending 147 men and women to Fort Bliss, Texas, for a week of training before the group ships overseas to […]
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Suttle seeks recall delay
Mayor Jim Suttle was expected to find out this weekend if he’d face a special recall election, but the mayor is asking for an extension of the signature validation period that could push the process into February of next year. Suttle filed paperwork with the Douglas County District Court on Nov. 24 seeking an injunction […]
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Omaha man shot over the weekend
Branden Jackson, 24, survived after being shot Nov. 27 at 1843 N. 17th St. Police have made no arrests.
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Jeff Koterba Inklings signing
Nov. 27 Jeff Koterba Inklings signing The Bookworm, 8702 Pacific St. 1 p.m., FREE, 392.2877 bookwormomaha.com As the weather turns and the chill arrives, it’s time to start cultivating a winter reading list. Nothing gets you through the cold months of winter better than a couple of good books. Jeff Koterba, best known as the […]
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Irrigation innovator, Omaha entrepreneur dies
Robert Daugherty, the man who was instrumental in opening the Great Plains to large-scale agriculture through center pivot irrigation, died Nov. 23 at 88, following a brief illness. Daugherty acquired the patent for center pivot irrigation equipment in 1953 and used the revolutionary machine to found Omaha-based Valmont Industries, one of the largest suppliers of […]
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Giving Thanks!!
In collecting sentiments for this year’s “Giving Thanks” cover story, I noticed a trend. People are passionately, deep-down-in-their-souls grateful for many things — from community and family to Ted & Wally’s and Crossroads Mall — all the time, all year long … they just forget. They forget to pause and grasp their own gratitude, to […]
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Samll Works/Small Gifts
Through Dec. 31 Small Works/Small Gifts Exhibition Anderson O’Brien Fine Art 8724 Pacific St. and 1108 Jackson St. Opening reception at Old Market location Dec. 3, 6-9 p.m. FREE; Countryside Village: Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Old Market: Mon.-Wed. 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Thurs.-Sat. 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Sun. 12- 5 p.m., 390.0717 (Countryside […]
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Making Spirits Bright
Nov. 25 Making Spirits Bright Holland Center, 1200 Douglas St. 7 p.m. FREE, 345.0606 omahaperformingarts.org A first-come, first-served event worth taking a chance on is this free holiday concert performed by the Nebraska Wind Symphony and featuring silky smooth vocalist Camille Metoyer Moten of Omaha. The community ensemble of 85 musicians will join Moten, a […]