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Some Latinos critical of Hug appointment to Omaha City Council

Omaha World-Herald 21 Sep 2023
That’s how one Latino advocacy organization, the League of United Latin American Citizens, described its reaction to the appointment of Ron Hug as the newest member of the Omaha City Council ... Omaha City Council finalists include social media manager for pro-Trump pastor's church. Omaha City Council interviews applicants for vacant South Omaha seat.
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Omaha's $440 million streetcar project kicks off with digging, lane closures on Farnam

Omaha World-Herald 21 Sep 2023
Last December, the Omaha City Council approved the issuance of $440 million in bonds to fund construction of the streetcar project, including tracks, stops, vehicles and a maintenance building ... Omaha's growth was once mapped by streetcar lines ... Omaha Streetcar Authority, Council Bluffs agree to collaborate on streetcar extension.
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County Republicans discuss fair taxation at monthly luncheon

Norfolk Daily News 21 Sep 2023
Guest speaker for the lunch was Jim Vokal, CEO of Platte Institute out of Omaha ... Vokal, who served on Omaha’s city council between 2001 and 2009, said he has a good understanding of how lawmakers and officials manipulate taxpayers into believing that their tax rates are decreasing, when in reality, they are paying more in taxes each year.
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New Omaha City Council member Ron Hug takes office

Omaha World-Herald 20 Sep 2023
The Omaha City Council on Tuesday welcomed Ron Hug as its newest member, representing District 4 ... Michael Heavican, chief justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court, swears in Ron Hug as the newest member of the Omaha City Council on Tuesday ... The Omaha City Council meeting at the Omaha/Douglas Civic Center in Omaha on Tuesday, Sept.
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Gretna State Sen. Jen Day co-hosts tribal listening session in Macy

Omaha World-Herald 20 Sep 2023
The visit concluded with a conversation about needs facing the community and a discussion on possible policy solutions with the Tribal Council, the attorney general for the Omaha Tribe, the chief of police, the director of children and family services and the CEO of the Carl T.
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Ted's Liquors in Florence closes after 87 years in business

Omaha World-Herald 20 Sep 2023
On Sunday, during a family gathering at the store, Omaha City Council President Pete Festersen came by to read a “Sam Koliopoulos Day” proclamation, and the entire clan ended the day at the Surfside Club near Ponca Hills, where the wait staff had their own Ted’s stories.
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Papillion, Gretna performers on stage as Chanticleer presents 'Oliver, JR.'

Omaha World-Herald 19 Sep 2023
The streets of Victorian England are coming to life as Chanticleer Children’s Theater in Council Bluffs presents the musical "Oliver! JR." ... Nipper / Fagin Gang / Pub - Alexavier Peterson / Council Bluffs, IA. Milkmaid / Pub / Workhouse / Fagin Gang - Aliya Freeman / Council Bluffs, IA ... Workhouse / Fagin Gang - Brinlee Roeder / Omaha, NE.
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The Public Pulse: Traffic accidents on the rise; Ranked choice voting

Omaha World-Herald 19 Sep 2023
Omaha is no exception. Take a drive on any roadway in the Omaha metro area and drive the speed limit ... Richard Leech, Omaha ... Tori Mahoney, Omaha ... It will take effort and a mayor and city council as concerned about the east and north side of the city, as they are about downtown and west Omaha. William Earlywine, Omaha ... Gary Runyan, Omaha ... Herb Rutz, Omaha.
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Library program to prepare attendees for upcoming solar eclipse

The Daily Nonpareil 19 Sep 2023
On Monday, Oct. 2, the Council Bluffs Public Library will welcome Mike Modrcin of the Omaha Astronomical Society to highlight and prepare attendees for the upcoming solar eclipse ... .
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Largest national Hispanic organization blasts Omaha City Council for ‘betrayal of trust’

Norfolk Daily News 18 Sep 2023
The nation’s largest and oldest Hispanic organization is blasting the Omaha City Council for not appointing a Latino to fill a South Omaha council vacancy, calling the action a “betrayal of trust.” ... to mobilize Omaha’s Latino community to demand representation on the council.
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Safety is top priority for new babysitters

Omaha World-Herald 18 Sep 2023
Before they take on a job, there's some things to think about, says Stevie Gass, a registered nurse and babysitting instructor for the Nebraska Chapter of the National Safety Council ... "I highly recommend having the teen take a "safe babysitting" class such as the one the National Safety Council-Nebraska Chapter offers.
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Fremont lawyer appointed as judge in northeast Nebraska

News-Press Now 18 Sep 2023
Sep. 18—FREMONT, Neb ... Gov ... Bauer is currently an assistant city attorney in Council Bluffs and has worked in law firms in Omaha and Norfolk, Nebraska ... .
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Midlands Voices: Omaha City Council failed the Latino community in filling District 4 seat

Omaha World-Herald 17 Sep 2023
Last Tuesday, the Omaha City Council had the opportunity to make history by appointing the city’s first Latino representative ... Their decision is an affront to Omaha’s Latino community and underscores the deep racial inequities that still plague our city ... The council members who made their respective decisions may not have intended to cause such harm.
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Omaha-area schools to focus on chronic absenteeism in new program

Lincoln Journal Star 17 Sep 2023
A new grant program is allowing 40 schools in the Omaha metro area to tackle chronic absenteeism, a longstanding concern in Nebraska that was made worse by the pandemic ... It includes 12 Omaha-area school districts including Council Bluffs, educational service units, community colleges and the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
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Traffic Hot Spots: Lanes closed on West Maple Road near Waterloo until Thanksgiving

Omaha World-Herald 17 Sep 2023
Matt Rhule, Marcus Satterfield need to rethink what works for Nebraska offense, Jeff Sims Street of Dreams will showcase luxury homes in 5 Omaha-area neighborhoods Nebraska tight end Arik Gilbert arrested on burglary charge in Georgia 'All respect was gone' ... Around Omaha ... Highway 6 Omaha in Council Bluffs is closed for construction until Oct.

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