Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, NE) back issues from October 2007:
Can NU expect shootout at MU?
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Mitch Sherman Oct. 1--LINCOLN -- Nebraska has already been there once this year, the week of a so-called big football game. Of course, the Huskers didn't want to call it big. But they sure seemed to treat those days before a Sept. 15 visit from USC as ...
Firstar creates global resource out of rubbish.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Chet Mullin Oct. 1--U.S. recycling firms, including Omaha's Firstar Fiber, exported material to China valued at $6.7 billion in 2006, a figure second only to aerospace products. And it's not "trash," despite what the U.S. Commerce Department calls it, said ...
Diners pay homage in farewell to Mister C's.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: John Ferak Oct. 1--The doors of an Omaha restaurant institution officially closed Sunday night, but a steady stream of faithful customers kept Mister C's Steakhouse busy after closing time. Nearly 100 people still milled about after the 9 p.m. closing time. ...
New school dedicated to showing its heart.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Elizabeth Ahlin Oct. 1--The dedication of Ronald Wilson Reagan Elementary School in Omaha was fittingly patriotic. The Sunday afternoon program began with the Pledge of Allegiance and ended with the song "Eagles' Wings." The audience also was treated to ...
Educare center plans back on.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Michaela Saunders Oct. 1--Plans for a second Educare early childhood education center in Omaha have been dusted off. The center, originally planned more than two years ago, will be attached to south Omaha's Indian Hill Elementary at 31st and U Streets. Those ...
Expectation of record harvest has co-ops, corn storage services hopping.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bill Hord Oct. 1--LINCOLN -- Tentlike structures are becoming increasingly common along the highways of rural states as grain companies try to reduce on-ground storage and potential deterioration of a projected record corn harvest. The sight of mountains of ...
BRIEF: Thousands walk for animals.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bob Glissmann Oct. 1--Sunday would have been a bad time to be a cat on the northern end of Omaha's Keystone Trail. Seven hundred to 800 dogs, accompanied by 3,000 or so people, ambled along the trail Sunday morning from the trail head near 87th and Fort ...
River City Roundup concludes with the 4-H livestock expo.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Kevin Cole Oct. 1--Cowgirl's Baby, the champion Simmental heifer at the Ak-Sar-Ben 4-H Livestock Exposition, might weigh 1,400 pounds, but a judge still considered her "feminine." The expo was part of Omaha's River City Roundup, which concluded Sunday at the ...
At health fair, kids cheer up with checkups.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Kevin Cole Oct. 1--Sheila Workman found the right cure for a couple of cranky kids when she took her two children to a health fair on Sunday in south Omaha. The health fair, in the gym of Assumption-Guadalupe Elementary School at 22nd and U Streets, was ...
BRIEF: Plattsmouth man beaten by teens leaves hospital.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Abe Winter Oct. 1--Tony Premo Sr., the Plattsmouth man who suffered a skull fracture and broken arm Sept. 9 when he was hit with baseball bats, has been released from the hospital. The 48-year-old was released on the weekend from Creighton University Medical ...
Get to Know ... Joyce Bernard.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jaime Potthast Oct. 1--When Joyce Bernard and her friends and family fixed up a house, the result wasn't what you might see on TV. And that's just fine with them. In July, Bernard, her sister Joanie Fuchtman and a group of about 20 others renovated ...
BRIEF: CU Women's Soccer: Jays lose to Arizona State.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Dan Trumblee Oct. 1--TEMPE, Ariz. -- Karin Volpe scored two goals on Sunday to lead Arizona State to a 4-0 win over Creighton. Arizona State outshot the Bluejays 23-5, limiting CU to only four shots on goal. The loss dropped the Bluejays to 5-5-0. ...
Rising decay in preschoolers gives dentists, parents shivers.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Julie Anderson Oct. 1--The Halloween season can be scary enough for the adults who oversee the care -- and, if necessary, repair -- of children's teeth. A report earlier this year gave parents and dentists one more reason to be spooked. It said ...
Nebraska Prep Football Ratings: Westside rolling along as 6-0 team.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Stu Pospisil Oct. 1--Six games are in the books for Omaha Westside, but what do we really know about the Warriors? They are unbeaten. They have been virtually untested. They have two wins over winless teams, two more over one-win teams. They needed a comeback ...
UNO Women's Soccer: Minnesota State rallies past Mavs.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Dan Trumblee Oct. 1--Up 2-0 in the second half, UNO looked set to cruise to victory over Minnesota State-Mankato on Sunday and into a first place tie atop the North Central Conference. That was before Minnesota State (9-2 overall, 4-0 NCC) reeled off four ...
Injured Northwest player has a lot of support.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Kevin Cole Oct. 1--A 17-year-old Northwest High School student remained in a coma Sunday, surrounded by his family and friends at Creighton University Medical Center. Eric Lofton has been unconscious since being injured Thursday night during the ...
Plan may diversify police, fire recruit classes.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Karen Sloan Oct. 1--Hiring women and minority police officers and firefighters could get easier under proposed changes to Omaha's city code. The City Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday on an ordinance that would expand the pool of candidates that Police ...
Rosenblatt group sends petitions to NCAA.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: C. David Kotok Oct. 1--The Save Rosenblatt Committee mailed its appeal to the NCAA today along with the signatures of more than 14,000 people who want the College World Series to stay at the south Omaha ballpark. Jason Smith, the group's chairman, said the ...
Device gives paralyzed Nebraska poker player a hand.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Josefina Loza Oct. 1--Matt Johnson's got game. He's got a mean poker face when the chips are up or down. He takes chances other players avoid, stays focused on his cards and chats up his opponents. But what really separates him from other players ...
BRIEF: Two arrested in Omaha Sonic robbery.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Abe Winter Oct. 1--A 20-year-old man and 22-year-old woman were arrested early Monday after a robbery of a Sonic Restaurant carhop late Sunday. Officers were called to the Sonic at 5214 N. 30th St. at 11:50 p.m. Sunday. A Sonic carhop reported that while ...
Local Tennis: Omaha seniors are on the move to national meet.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Chelsea Keeney Oct. 1--Joleen Kelly and Marie Dowd-Decker aren't planning on slowly shuffling to the United States Tennis Association Seniors' Championship. These women and their Omaha team are going to bring fierce competition to the tournament in Tucson, Ariz., this ...
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. ...
State prison population declines 2%.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Leslie Reed Oct. 2--LINCOLN -- Bucking a decades-long upward trend, Nebraska's prison population dropped 2 percent in fiscal 2007 compared with the previous year. State corrections officials said new community corrections programs, more paroles and better ...
Police investigating possible hate crime.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Christopher Burbach Oct. 2--Members of a Latino family in south Omaha awoke Monday to find two of their vehicles on fire and two others sprayed with alarming graffiti: a swastika and the words "white power." Omaha police were investigating the incident as a ...
Midwest economy growing modestly.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Joe Ruff Oct. 2--The Midwest economy is growing moderately as other parts of the country struggle with problems in the housing and mortgage industries, according to a September survey of manufacturing supply managers and business leaders released Monday. ...
Sorensen Park Plaza shopping center continues to grow.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: John Keenan Oct. 2--Tax advice, subs, burgers and shoes. Sorensen Park Plaza keeps growing. Slightly more than a year after Target opened to anchor the retail development at 72nd Street and Sorensen Parkway, the shopping center is filling empty ...
Greenhouses raise hope, but few tomatoes.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Paul Hammel Oct. 2--O'NEILL, Neb. -- When a 10-acre tomato greenhouse opened here in 2003, it was hailed as a economic shot in the arm that would provide 40 jobs and annually produce 5.5 million pounds of ripe vegetables. But like identical hydroponic ...
TD Ameritrade introduces new retirement funds.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Virgil Larson Oct. 2--TD Ameritrade on Monday introduced five "target-date" exchange-traded funds aimed at people investing for retirement and intended to increase revenue from long-term investors. Though like other ETFs they can be traded anytime like ...
NU Football: No offense, but Potter prefers 'D'.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Rich Kaipust Oct. 2--LINCOLN -- Nebraska defensive coordinator Kevin Cosgrove would have fought hard for Zach Potter if necessary. Cosgrove always thought that Potter was best served playing defensive end. His size and long arms and good feet helped him fit ...
WI Prep Football Ratings: BC-Ida Grove eyes a return to playoffs.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Kevin White Oct. 2--The conversation comes up occasionally and puts Battle Creek-Ida Grove's football situation in perspective. "The last time we got one of those playoff trophies," BCIG coach Don Anderson said, "none of these kids were even alive." ...
Priest on probation for theft is assigned to another Omaha church.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Christopher Burbach Oct. 2--The Rev. Stephen Gutgsell will return to work as an Omaha parish priest Thursday, six months after he admitted in court to stealing $125,000 from his former parish. Archbishop Elden Curtiss has assigned Gutgsell to be associate ...
Planting a seed for some positive publicity.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Dane Stickney Oct. 2--Patrick Lynn, an "American Idol" senior producer, didn't know what he was getting himself into when he unleashed a good quote in a June interview. "Sure, it would be fun to show Ryan Seacrest on a combine, but I want this to be about ...
Witness tells of shootout over marijuana stolen from defendants.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Lynn Safranek Oct. 2--No words had been exchanged. All Clarence Dennis knew was that he had stolen 22 pounds of marijuana from Charmar Brown and Dale Giles and that those two were looking for him. Dennis loaded an AK-47 at his home near 27th Street ...
Zoo not a player in ballpark move.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: C. David Kotok Oct. 2--Shamu the killer whale splashing in a pool in place of Rosenblatt Stadium's outfield. A pair of pandas munching bamboo where the ping of aluminum bats once sounded. Henry Doorly Zoo officials have heard it all the past four months. The ...
Food pantries' shelves are bare.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Stefanie Monge Oct. 2--Debbie Buike has worked at Omaha's Project Hope Lutheran Food Pantry for eight years and has never seen a food shortage like the current one. As of Monday morning, corn was the only canned vegetable available at the pantry, which is ...
Nebraska Prep Volleyball Ratings: Youth not slowing progress of Gross.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Mike Patterson Oct. 2--With its powerful frontline moving on after graduation, many might have expected this to be a rebuilding season at Omaha Gross. But the way coach Korrine Schuster's young players have stepped up, the future is now for the Cougars. ...
Caribou Coffee cafes may have new owner, name.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Nichole Aksamit Oct. 2--Caribou Coffee abruptly closed all four of its Omaha stores Sunday, but the cafes may be brewing coffee again soon under a different name. Omaha restaurateur Jaime Suarez this morning was touring the closed Caribou cafes at 17560 ...
BRIEF: Omaha man leads police on chase, hits tree.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Abe Winter Oct. 2--An Omaha man was arrested in Council Bluffs early this morning after he crashed a stolen pickup into a tree while fleeing from police. Omaha police officers, with help from the police helicopter, were pursuing a stolen Dodge Ram pickup ...
Fire, graffiti spur hate crime probe in Omaha.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Christopher Burbach Oct. 2--Members of a Latino family in south Omaha awoke Monday to find two of their vehicles on fire and two others sprayed with alarming graffiti: a swastika and the words "white power." Omaha police were investigating the incident as a ...
Interest high in UNO's Arabic language class.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Matthew Hansen Oct. 2--The University of Nebraska at Omaha's first Arabic language class is proving popular. The course, started by UNO this fall, filled up quickly, reaching its 25-student capacity during registration. Students who struck out this semester ...
Omaha's St. Cecilia Elementary is honored.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Jeffrey Robb Oct. 2--Omaha's St. Cecilia Cathedral Elementary has been named a national "Blue Ribbon" school, a prestigious award from the U.S. Department of Education. St. Cecilia was among 287 schools nationally -- including 50 private schools -- to receive ...
Project means new look for part of Farnam Street.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Tom Shaw Oct. 2--Planners are trying to quiet the traffic around the Midtown Crossing development to make it easier for people to park and walk in the area. As part of the massive development, Farnam Street will be changed from a four lane, westbound-only ...
Parents air concerns over gun found at school.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Michaela Saunders Oct. 2--Swifter communication between Lewis and Clark Middle School officials and parents is needed, a group of 40 parents agreed Monday night at a forum called after a gun was found in a student's backpack. Last Tuesday, Principal Lisa ...
Plattsmouth man beaten by teens leaves hospital.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Kevin Cole Oct. 2--Being home is good medicine, Tony Premo Sr. said. "I have a headache all the time, but I feel better and stronger at home than in the hospital," said Premo, who was taken to Creighton University Medical Center on Sept. 9 after he was hit ...
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 ...