Recently added articles from Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, NE):
Classmate recalls troubled Crawford teen's smile.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Paul Hammel Oct. 10--CRAWFORD, Neb. -- A 16-year-old boy shot and killed by law enforcement officers last week was talked about in two starkly different ways Tuesday. Jesse Britton was remembered at his funeral as a kid who was always smiling and who, while ...
New UNO chancellor proposes change in academic calendar.(Calendar)
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Matthew Hansen Oct. 10--John Christensen soaked in a minutelong standing ovation before he began speaking at Tuesday afternoon's ceremony formally installing him as the University of Nebraska at Omaha chancellor. Less than 10 minutes after the ovation ended, ...
Tim Kadavy named to lead Nebraska Guard.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Tim Elfrink Oct. 10--Col. Timothy Kadavy will be named as the next adjutant general of the Nebraska National Guard this morning, according to people with knowledge of the decision. Kadavy, a 1987 graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, serves in the ...
Callahan talks about 'issues'.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Rich Kaipust Oct. 10--LINCOLN -- Same as every Tuesday, Nebraska coach Bill Callahan arrived right at noon, sat at the black table with the giant red N behind him, and clipped on his microphone as tape recorders collected in front of him. Then Callahan, in ...
BRIEF: Southeast's Birkel chooses Bison.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Marjie Ducey Oct. 10--Lincoln Southeast guard Katie Birkel said it was an easy choice to pick North Dakota State to continue her basketball career. She said she fit in with the team, and Fargo reminded her of Lincoln. She's not worried about the cold. ...
Did the state exploit an old woman?
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Todd Cooper Oct. 10--By many accounts, Lucille Kilgore was the hardest-working woman in the state agency that oversees juvenile parolees, often advising parole officers on how to do their job. Here's the problem: At the time, she was in her 70s and 80s. She ...
Review: Riders show range at Orpheum.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Rhonda Stansberry Oct. 10--BUCKAROOS AND BUCKARETTES -- some in denim, plaid shirts and cowboy hats -- came to the Orpheum Theater's 80th birthday celebration Tuesday night for a good time. The Riders in the Sky provided it. An audience of 1,480 ...
Bail lowered for 81-year-old accused in sexual assault.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: John Ferak Oct. 10--WAHOO, Neb. -- A judge Tuesday agreed to lower bail to $100,000 for an 81-year-old Weston, Neb., man who is accused of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl. Paul Aldape had his arraignment hearing before Saunders County Judge Marvin ...
'Enough is enough,' marchers say.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Erin Grace Oct. 10--A 6-year-old is shot and killed in broad daylight, and two teens are arrested. How does a community respond? With anger. Mike Whitner, who runs Chef Mike's Community Cafe, grew up near the alley behind 14th and Spencer Streets ...
Saddle Creek relocation puts firms in limbo.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Christine Laue Oct. 10--Businesses that flank Saddle Creek Road have yet to hear whether a $1 million study will propose moving part of the midtown thoroughfare to the west, but any shift clearly would impact the densely commercial district. More than 100 ...
Omaha touted as defense contractor's dream.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Tim Elfrink Oct. 10--With about 2,000 defense contractors and military officials gathering at the Qwest Center Omaha this week, the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce hopes to further swell the region's defense industry. The chamber has invested about $80,000 ...
Signs of change popping up in Elkhorn.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Tom Shaw Oct. 10--In a sign of the times, Omaha crews began replacing street signs in the Elkhorn area Tuesday morning. Omaha is renaming about 90 streets in the annexed city to make sure they match up with Omaha's street system. Officials say renaming ...
OPPD to ask for higher-than-expected rate increase.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Nancy Gaarder Oct. 10--The Omaha Public Power District is proposing a higher-than-expected rate increase beginning Jan. 1 so it can collect additional money for renewable energy and conservation projects. The district is proposing an average increase of 4 ...
Restaurant owners line up against tax.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Karen Sloan Oct. 10--On their way to pick up a Whopper, Omahans are being urged to fight a proposed 2 percent tax on restaurant meals and drinks at bars to help pay for a new downtown ballpark. Messages opposing the tax have cropped up on Burger King marquees ...
Slain man had run-ins with suspect, friend says.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Dalton Walker and Christopher Burbach Oct. 10--A man shot and killed Monday afternoon and the man accused in the shooting had run-ins in the past, a friend of the slain man said Tuesday. Raul Martinez, 19, of Omaha died after being wounded in a drive-by ...
NU Men's Basketball: Huskers want more.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Lee Barfknecht Oct. 10--LINCOLN -- If you want to pick the Nebraska men's basketball team to make the NCAA tournament this season, you've got coach Doc Sadler's blessing. When it comes to raising the bar, Sadler said Tuesday, "set that thing high." ...
NU Volleyball: Benching speaks volumes.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Chad Purcell Oct. 10--LINCOLN -- John Cook made his point in game two Saturday night at Colorado. Sarah Pavan made hers even more emphatically in the third game with the Buffaloes. If Cook was trying to send his standout senior a message, Pavan appeared to ...
Omaha World-Herald, Neb., Mitch Sherman column: Mitch Sherman: Recruiting yet to match hype.(Column)
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Mitch Sherman Oct. 10--LINCOLN -- The cries of outrage keep coming in from South Bend and Ann Arbor. Add Lincoln to that list. Tom Lemming, chief recruiting expert for CSTV and editor of the Prep Football Report, led the parade of hype when Bill ...
CU Soccer: Bluejays getting healthier as conference play begins.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Steven Pivovar Oct. 10--Reaching the start of Missouri Valley Conference play with just one loss is pleasing to Creighton men's soccer coach Bob Warming. What makes the Bluejays' 5-1-3 start heading into tonight's 7 o'clock Valley opener against Bradley even ...
Workshop will get women ready to run for office.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Judith Nygren Oct. 2--Women typically need a nudge to get involved in politics. Usually it takes an invitation from someone observing that a woman would make a good candidate, said Bonnie Coffey, former director of the Lincoln-Lancaster Women's Commission. ...