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DeWalt

Amen buddy. I just had a pretty close call with an idiot bicyclist that tried passing me on the right while running a red light. That said, the smart ones seem to be in the majority. He too had a bit of an attitude until the cop sitting across the intersection told him he would have been at fault h...

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After participating in yesterday's Corporate Cycling Challenge, it's easy to see why most motorists treat local cyclists with much disdain. They're a bunch of idiots. I couldn't believe how many cyclists were riding two or three wide, weaving or just didn't seem to have a clue of their surroundin...

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Very impressive buildings, appearing to combine the best of both old and new.

Anybody know what the price range is for these units?

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One of my sons & his wife got married at The Soap Factory - a stone's throw away from where you got engaged.

Minneapolis is a pretty amazing city.

Congrats, by the way.

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Based on recent City Council action, I'd have to say that the tide of public opinion has turned against the Fire Union's runaway gravy train. I'd bet that most of the city council members have been getting a LOT of heat from angry constituents. Perhaps Omaha Fire Fighters will have to start living...

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Based on recent City Council action, I'd have to say that the tide of public opinion has turned against the Fire Union's runaway gravy train. Â I'd bet that most of the city council members have been getting a LOT of heat from angry constituents. Perhaps Omaha Fire Fighters will have to start living...

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I've long wondered if/when somebody might transform these beautiful old buildings into something worthwhile. I was afraid they'd just be torn down, but it looks like good things are coming! Park Avenue makeover begins http://www.omaha.com/article/20110808/NEWS01/708089918/0#park-avenue-makeover-beg...

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Doesn't matter to me. Â I'll never again sign a contract with Verizon.

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I've been to the IKEA in The Twin Cities many times, while visiting our kids. Â Basically WalMart with a Nordic twist.

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Suttle seems to think the city council's decision is a direct violation of the union's collective bargaining rights, and that the decision will likely be repealed. Also, he seems to be hinting that the "talent", Alex Hayes and the rest of the deputy chief crybabies, will be looking for jo...

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Trust me, I'm all for the hotel 11 stories or more. I just know some folks who looked at Jlofts and were told that the hotel building at that site would not be more then 5 stories. Why would they even want to live downtown if they don't like the idea of a new building popping up around them? Well.....

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Trust me, I'm all for the hotel 11 stories or more. I just know some folks who looked at Jlofts and were told that the hotel building at that site would not be more then 5 stories. Why would they even want to live downtown if they don't like the idea of a new building popping up around them? A bett...

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I would think that the Tea Party would want such things as sanitary facilities to be provided by the private sector. Should have had their party at Aksarben Village then. The Privately Funded Public Restrooms opened last month. Apparently default is not unknown to the Tea Party: On Monday Venetian...

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I don't think anyone would disagree there needs to be balance, but who's definition of 'balance' are we going to use? And therein lies the problem with American culture today, nobody pays attention to what goes on in governance when the good times are a-rollin', and suddenly when they do, they focu...

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Firstly, just using the rule of 70, it would take 14 years of 5% increases to double one's salary. Second, who has received 5% raises for the last 5-10 years? No one I know of, private or public. Now, there may well be those who've doubled their salary in 5-10 years, but only through promotion t...

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First of all, there is a big difference between Private Sector Unions and Public Employee Unions. And we all know why. What, exactly, is that big difference? I don't know why. With the UFCW - working at your local packing plant - if/when union wages & benefits get to the point where they cann...

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The building directly west of this project is Nicola's, across an alley. Maggie Moos/Little King's, et al, are north, also across an alley. The only demolition necessary for this project was already done a few years ago. Yep. Â That "quarter" of the block has been an orange fence surroun...

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As much as it sucks for "the guy who might lose half of his accrued pension time so the bean counters can save money", it sucks a lot less than it does for the taxpayer taking the a$$ pounding from the police and fire unions. Of course you'd feel that way. You're blatantly hostile to any ...

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I think I found an area where they can make cuts to the police. I saw a police "Chaplain" van out today. What does the police department need a religious person there for? Also I can't say that makes me happy that tax money is being spent endorsing a religion. Are you opposed to the City ...

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MrM wrote:Yes, if you read the whole post you would notice that is said it had integrated parking.

I'm not talking about 15-20 token parking spaces. Â I'm talking about something that actually helps the downtown parking problem, rather than contributes to it.

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It's hard to move from monosyllabic names to multisyllabic. Â Qwest Center just rolls of the tongue. Â CenturyLink Center doesn't. Â And some are worse than others. Â Target Field, in Minneapolis - good. Â TD Ameritrade Park, in Omaha - not so good.

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Let me be the voice of the downer here...

Is there going to be underground parking at this hotel? Â I certainly hope so, because parking downtown is pretty tough as is.

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iamjacobm wrote:It makes total sense. The neighborhoods I recognize from that list are all already surrounded by the city.

Exactly. Â This is something that should have been done years ago.

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"...this little fight in our sandbox..." Â Â One thing you can be absolutely sure of. Warren Buffett would NEVER operate his investments business the way our federal government operates. That said... Â Buffett needs to stay out of politics, and everyone should be smart enough to see MSNB...

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I have to wonder too. Redeveloping either the Bristol or Binney Overpasses would make sense. But even then, there has to be something wonderful on both ends of the bridge. As it is now, it's little more than a shooting range. I hope the city doesn't think that just by making North Omaha look les...

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What I was trying to say - I wonder if this 'pedestrian bridge' is only in the mind of the author of this story - if they mistook 'a bridge that unites the two areas', for a new bridge instead of the already existing Bristol St bridge as this brochure states will be redeveloped. I have to wonder to...

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I don't know if this is an out of date document or this was bad reporting, but: http://www.omahachamber.org/pdf/ProjectNorthO/Brochure_Screen-v2.pdf Spencer Homes: In the future, the Omaha Housing Authority is likely to replace this more than 50 year-old development. This plan envisions redevelopme...

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I have reservations about the Midtown Crossing project. First off, it's in a really shady part of town. Crank heads to the north, hookers to the east, "clinics" to the west and CU kiddies abound. It was a made-for redevelopment project of some run down office buildings and a Turner Park ...

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The point is if the bridge is worth it I assume. I think it is. Every other trail in the city isn't relegated to side walks to cross busy streets they have continued paths. Why should they design north Omaha's future trails to a lower standard than the rest of the city? And remember sidewalks a...

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I don't really understand why you are so against that part. In the master plan the area is supposed to get new bike/running trails that connect all of the parks in the area. They will need to get over 75 somehow. It would either come down to widening existing bridges to support the increased ped...

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I'm still curious why they think they need to build this pedestrian/bike bridge in order to "heal" North Omaha. Â Should they build several such bridges over Sorensen Parkway too? And why isn't it adequate to make the Pratt Street Bridge - which is already a pedestrian bridge - more appea...

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[ Or. You know. It might be part of that greenbelt and trail they're planning on using to connect two parks on either side of the interstate. Don't let reading up on the project stop you from posting stupid things. Hahahaha - please tell us, O Great One, what two "currently non-existent parks...

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North Omaha makeover approved The $1.43 billion North Omaha Village Revitalization Plan would occur over three decades in an area generally bounded by Cuming Street to the south, Pratt Street to the north and 16th and 36th Streets. It calls for such features as a pedestrian bridge to connect a comm...

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North Omaha makeover approved The $1.43 billion North Omaha Village Revitalization Plan would occur over three decades in an area generally bounded by Cuming Street to the south, Pratt Street to the north and 16th and 36th Streets. It calls for such features as a pedestrian bridge to connect a comm...

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justnick, If I or you walk down the street dressed as you posted they're probably be assaulted in some way. That's not fashion, it's impractical and abstract from the minds of people who have ran out of good ideas and use an aura of extremism in fashion to hide their lack of practicality and tastef...

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Is there a country where Marijuana is fully legal?

What have been the cultural, personal, financial, and other result of fully legalizing the drug? Â What about its cost to the health-care system?

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Edagger wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSDAXGXGiEw[url]

Ummm... Â Hello? Â Slick Willy?

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I would also say there are exponentially more people that have smoked marijuana and not moved on to harder stuff than the other way around. Alcohol, cigarettes and pharmaceuticals are more addictive and worse for your body than marijuana. If some ones opinion differs that is fine, I am not militan...

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I dunno. In and of itself, smoke marijuana is no more dangerous and damaging than drinking alcohol and/or smoking cigarettes. In fact, it may be less dangerous. But even the pro-pot people have to admit that "the jury is still out" regarding whether Marijuana is a gateway drug. Most ha...

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All I'm aware of are the historical plates. I know plenty of people with 'crazy low mileage' cars... as far as I can tell, they're registering them no differently. Maybe that's what I'm thinking of, but I didn't see that on the treasurer's site, either. I was always under the impression there was...

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