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There are a lot of laws concerning traffic that don't seem right... but, driving is regarded nationally as a privilege and not a right.

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Been to a few concerts at Qwest now. This weekend it's Clapton. My question is... even tho' the tickets say "no cameras", I see folks taking pics, both with cameras and cell phones. What's the REAL policy? If you leave the flash off do they leave you alone, or are you better off not riskin...

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Here's another for the collection. Can you guess from where??? http://farm1.static.flickr.com/171/434476197_365c3b6666_b.jpg This is in Worms, Ne, in Howard County. It's a tribute to the heritage from it's past and connection to a city in Germany by the same name. Appropriately enough, the only busi...

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I'll put things in outstate Nebraska in perspective here by further analyzing the reports. I'll start by posting the list of counties that have experienced growth since 2000. 25 counties that grew: .Sarpy County +16% .Washington County +7% .Lancaster County +7% .Cass County +7% .Adams County +7% .Do...

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Well, at least my avatar is more intersting than "Photobucket bandwith exceeded".

Neener neener

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But they did have fun riding the elevator at the MAC. Give me a break. Honestly, I was in the elevator with them when they talked about how fun it was riding in an elevator. That is, unless, you're some out-state hillbilly fishing for some illogical backwards assault on the only part of the state ...

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Here's the only thing that I commonly hear other mid-staters say about Omaha... that Omaha doesn't want to acknowledge that they're part of Nebraska. Here are a few quotes for example... just went through a few threads and uncovered these gems. Thankfully, not all Omahans talk like this, but percept...

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I had heard it's a franchise location of Barista's Daily Grind. Barista's corporate is in bad shape right now financially, but this being a franchise location it may be fine. Got this from a realtor, so it's probably good info. Should be interesting to see how this works being just a few blocks from...

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Out and about near Gibbon yesterday. Took some time to drive the side roads in search of cranes. Didn't need to go far. These shots are all within a minute or two of the Interstate. http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d165/candleshoe/cranes5.jpg http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d165/candleshoe/cranes...

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Grain car derailment in downtown Grand Island, this morning. Wish I woulda known then, instead of about 6 hours later... the sun was at least shining brightly then, which might have resulted in crisper pics. Took these pics from the nearest street from each angle. The first two were from a frontage ...

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Swift asked:

What, no Sandhills,

Um, the Sandhills were number three on their list.

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Howard County
St Paul

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In St Paul

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I believe that practically any town has unique qualities that make it truly special. Places and people that make it "home". I spent a little time in St Paul today and took the following pics. Hope you like them. http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d165/candleshoe/sp4.jpg Driving into town fr...

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Â $150 green fee???!!! I'd want to take as many strokes as possible to make sure I get my moneys' worth!!! Â :yes:

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Tito wrote: G) Suppose we get cross county annexation and the 10,000 people limit is abolished. Do you know how many people we would be pissing off if we tried to take all of the Sarpy-burbs? So, if those law changes were to occur, what would keep annexation happy Bellevue from attempting to annex O...

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Regarding why the State Fair has become less of a big event, here's a big part of the equation. Husker Harvest Days in GI. With annual three day attendance in the 150,000+ (State Patrol estimated) range, that's a lot of farmers who don't have much reason to want to see the newest equipment at the st...

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OK. Fine. Super convincing arguments here. Would Omaha be caring to have Chimney Rock as well?

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If Omaha is willing to move a couple of hours west, I'm sure nobody would complain about having it there. It is a STATE fair, and there are people within the states borders that would have a solid 450-500 mile drive. Each way. The state fair is a reward, a competition for rural living and rural thin...

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Regarding "People in the Sandhills", MTO offered this profound question... So are the blue caller guys heroes to those people? We're a little slow out here west of the state line at York. I presume you're referring to one of these individuals by "blue caller guys"? http://i35.pho...

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Another for your consideration...

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The Reader's Media Notes has a story about

Sean, it's ok to write in the "first person" and just say "the rest of the story is in my blog".

I don't think anybody would mind.

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Yep, the Stan Fregerg "Omaha" is really an 8 minute ButterNut Coffee commercial.

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The tune you'll want to hear is "Omaha" by Stan Freberg, from the late 50's. The most amazing, sneaky and longest radio commercial ever recorded. It's in his boxed set. I've got Part One and could probably post it if anybody's interested.

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I wonder if he'll change the lyrics in "Turn the Page" to actually being in Omaha.

I would hope NOT! What's on that "long, lonely highway east of Omaha" is misery and rednecks, according to the lyrics. I'd just as soon all that stuff was left in Iowa.

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Way out here in Grand Island we do so know what the Holland and Qwest are. Holland's one of them big cities in Europe. Qwest is an FM rock station. By the way, we got's purdy good grammer out in these parts. MTO, yer declaration was a double negative, inferrin' that we do so know. Darn tootin'. I su...

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Put this in the "Things that make you go hmmm" category.

Here's a Norwegian band who's attached video "US Annexed" is up for the Norwegian version of the grammys. The bands name?

Grand Island.

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But the Grand Island micropolitan area already is Hall + Hamilton. Â All that would need to happen is for enough Clay County residents to commute to Hastings to form another micropolitan area, then combine the two. You know, I like this idea of the emergence of the four county metro area Apparently...

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Gee whiz, Streets, you seem a little young to be a grumpy curmudgeon. Â :roll:

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Guess this is where we'll agree to disagree... I have no doubts that the fair would be well attended in Omaha. Largely by Omahans. To move it to Omaha, you'd need to change the scope of it to appeal to the city folk. At the expense of the country folk... whom it's really for in the first place. The ...

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According to the US Census: Grand Island Â Micropolitan area is Hall, Howard and Merrick counties, est 2005 population is 70,000 Hastings is Adams and Clay counties and is estimated at 39,000. Current combined population is 109,000 with a net average annual gain over the last 5 years of 600-700. Add...

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I think the state fair could become something big in Omaha. Omaha is the best logical choice BUT would it ever happen? putting it in the state's largest city could help attendance. I finally decided to enter the fray... The state fair doesn't belong in Omaha. In Omaha it wouldn't be the state fair....

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really want Grand Island to grow into the state's third metro. GI's gonna have to get on the stick and add some serious jobs and maybe a bit more annexation. The US Census gives GI a 2005 estimate of around 44,500. using that rate of growth from 2000, and presuming that the estimate could realistic...

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rather than taking over a lease like it did, I would think a new bigger building would treat them better. I agree. But, Best Buy doesn't generally have stores in cities the size of GI. this may have been a "test". It would have been pretty brazen to build a full size stand alone, and if t...

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The GI Best Buy has been open for a bit over a year. The remodel, from a Staples to Best Buy wasn't horribly radical, other than creating a mall entrance Â where Staples only had outside access, plus new paint, floor and appointments. The style of the Best Buy seems pretty traditional to me, other t...

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Another update pic, five weeks after the previous http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d165/candleshoe/aq3.jpg The particulars: Construction Schedule: * Started with demolition of part of the east side of the current structure in mid-2005 * Completion in mid-2007 Height: 130 feet to the roof line Total...

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Several pages of very cool pics, indeed. His name is Mike and he's a hobbyist storm chaser... that's all I know about the guy. Rather than try to do the impossible and top his pics, I'll just offer a few from different circumstances. Some from my front yard, some from around town and this first one ...

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Connestoga Mall has seen its day and it has passed. Oh, I wouldn't write up the Conestoga's obit just yet. they still have major anchors in Sears, Pennys, Younkers and Dillards, plus Best Buy and their occupancy is sitting close to 90%. That's better than the 80% or so Â of just a few years ago. Th...

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Word on Target is (rumor mode *on*) that Target and a multiscreen theatre are among the planned tennants at the all new Ponderos Pointe shopping center at the corner of US 281 and US34 (better known around here as the Henry Fonda Memorial Hwy), which would be directly west of Stuhr Museum. As the st...

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Guitarist Michael Kelsey will be appearing at: Grand Theatre in GI on January 3rd ($5) and in Omaha at Micks on January 4th ($10). Here's some review quotes: See this guy perform. Oh! What he does with that guitar! He wrung the neck of that thing and squeezed out every drop. He banged it, thumped it...

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