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StreetsOfOmaha wrote:
bigredmed wrote:Say some drunk got a free bus ride and then got dropped off at 118th and Miracle Hills or 132nd and Center, but lived at 120th and Candlewood.
You're right; a person would have to be smart enough not to live in the suburbs to avoid such a scenario. :;):

Back under your bridge, troll.

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I'm looking for some places to hike around the Omaha area, either that or an hour and a half or so away. Anyone have any ideas? I've already hiked most of fontenelle forest. There are short trails at all of the local state parks that are fun. Â I reviewed the one at Schramm for http://www.localh...

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Say some drunk got a free bus ride and then got dropped off at 118th and Miracle Hills or 132nd and Center, but lived at 120th and Candlewood. Â He staggers down a slippery road and trips and hits his head. Â The alcohol makes him bleed faster than normal, and he gets a serious intracranial hemorrh...

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Flood Repair Costs May Force Surfside Auction Partnership To Sell Popular River Restaurant Repair costs are estimated at $50,000 or more so the three person partnership has decided to auction the restaurant, land and marina. Co-owner Tom Mailander plans to bid which would give him sole ownership if...

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Long John Silvers in Council Bluffs? Â Will patrons have to noodle their own fish?

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If anything, we will see a zonal structure in cities. I go to a church on 132nd and Blondo. Â There are a number of people that we know there that see the church as the furthest east they go in a normal week. There are plenty of people who don't live in West Pack an Lunch and work at ConAgra, they l...

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nativeomahan wrote:Never heard of them, but we have zero Brazilian restaurants now in the entire state!

If they are at all good, I will be trying them out soon after they open.

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Is Heartland BBQ in Benson still around? Â If so, it should be added. Â Frankly, winning the title of best BBQ in Omaha is like being the valedictorian of special ed. Â None of the local places seem to be able to beat Famous Daves on a consistent basis. Â I still haven't been to a local place tha...

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Sorry Brad, no offense, but I wouldn't put any of those on the top 10 good news items. Here are a few items I would add (in no specific order). 1. Â UNMC continuing to build regional cancer center with new lab space and a significant jump in funding. 2. Â Creighton men's bball team plays non-confere...

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Big loss for the effort to build a bar/restaurant district in the 114th and Dodge area.

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jessep28 wrote:It looks like Mr. Caputo got the Husker discount on his DUI charge and it's been reduced to reckless driving.

http://www.omaha.com/article/20111221/NEWS01/111229926

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So happy to have quit supporting UNL.

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Moving Saddle Creek is probably more a pipe dream of UNMC than anything and there is and has never been any hint of money for it. This wouldn't really prevent anything though if that changed. UNMC wants to move it south of Dodge. Â Give it usable space for more research towers between bit and the...

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El Basha makes decent falafel, but the Morroccan cafe by Turner park is my favorite.

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We figure we are at an age when we have time for maybe one last big dog, before we will have to think about apartment or condo sized dogs. Â I want a dog that will protect my wife when I am away. Â I also want a smart dog. Â Read various online sites and discovered that both breeds have serious b...

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Hope this brewery has better luck than Jones Street Brewery.

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Anyone know much about German shepherds or Rotweillers?

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I have taken a surprisingly large number of photos already. Â Three of them are getting printed at Rockbrook presently. Â Two of them are gifts for friends. Â One in particular, I am really proud of and would like to get a nice frame for it (along with matting.) Â Aside from Mangelsens frame shop...

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I stand by the joke statement. It costs $36 admission for us to spend the day at Omaha's world class zoo. Vala's sets us back $52 for a bunch of rinky-dink attractions. $13 for a 2 yr old (or anybody else) to see a pig race and a bunch of other lame tourist trap shat is robbery as far as I'm concer...

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To be fair, this is no worse than Britney, Katie Perry, Gym Class Hero's, 5 finger death punch, and etc. Our generation of music blows. (90's and beyond) I wouldn't say our generation of music blows, it's just that all the music that happens to get exposure blows. There are a lot of great bands and...

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What is the deal with Bakers stores? Â My parents and their neighbors live in the general area, used to shop there all the time, and now they drive right past it to go to stores on 144th. Â I realize that they can't shop there now, but they quit several years ago, and that building isn't that old, ...

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1. Â KFAB can't be shut down, its a FCC-clear channel JR station. Â The term "clear channel" came from the FCC's desire to have a series of big AM radio stations that could be heard all over the US. Â When they got these all set up, they quickly recognized that they didn't work out so wel...

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Greg S wrote:Not good for the coaches daughter:

http://www.omaha.com/article/20111031/N ... k-arrested

She needs to good. Â Leave the team and do her time, then finish her degree and move forward.

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Are their rights infringed upon because the removal of those symbols favors irreligion? Simple answer: No. Your opinion. OK, what "right" is being infringed upon? Well, how about the right to pursue happiness when enjoying the area of a park that my ancestors helped to build and some kind...

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joeglow wrote:
ThatGuy wrote:If I'm paying $50 to see a band from the 90's, I'm going to want to hear some songs I like/know and not 95% deep cuts/new stuff. Maybe that's just me.
I have to agree. There is a reason you are popular and ignoring that is a quick way to lose fans.

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ThatGuy wrote:Me neither. Last time I ate at Vincenzo's was maybe 5 years ago. I ordered a $20 plus salmon dinner that was probably cooked 10x the length it should have been. I sent it back and that was the last time I set foot in the place. I was never impressed with them to begin with.

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If open concept repair is on this budget, then they should save a goodly chunk of it to rename all the buildings named for 70's era MPS officials who started them on this mission despite alll the evidence that it didn't work. I graduated from MHS in 77. They had several open concept elementary s...

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Cain was a fan of the "fair tax" before the "9-9-9" tax. Â As his background is in math, this has been a deal breaker for me. Both of these have a lot of serious flaws. When I run, I will support a system of taxation that will roll all federal taxes into one rate, eliminate all ...

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Anyway to reduce that glare without degrading the images of the kids? It's too late for this, but that sounds like the classic job for the polarizing filter. Yep, I have a UV, but not a polarizing filter. Â I have one for my old 35mm, but it is not the right size for my new lens. Â Something to as...

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Bob Kerry is a Congressional Medal of Honor winner and a war hero. He was considered a moderate here in Washington and a popular Senator, well liked by his colleagues from both parties. I've met him a few times over the years and even had a fairly lengthy conversation with him at reception sever...

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Why does no one call it by it's name? Ignorance or is it because he's a Democrat? I've always wondered. I am guessing people like shorter names. Matt Qwest Civic Blatt Trade Ped Bridge For me I just call it the "ped bridge" because that's what we were calling in on here for years before i...

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Why does no one call it by it's name? Ignorance or is it because he's a Democrat? I've always wondered. I am guessing people like shorter names. Matt Qwest Civic Blatt Trade Ped Bridge For me I just call it the "ped bridge" because that's what we were calling in on here for years before i...

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I took some photos of some kids riding on the zambonis during tonight's hockey game. Â Most of the pics have a lot of reflection from the glass. Â The images are in RAW format. Â I have the basic Canon software. Â Anyway to reduce that glare Â without degrading the images of the kids?

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What's wrong with Honolulu? Great town. Â If you are rich. Â If you are active duty military on base housing. Â Otherwise, housing is very expensive, and jobs are tight. Â Add in the racial animosity that exists in some segments, and it can be less than a top ten experience. Â Ask any of the homel...

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We can't rely on what we think people would prefer if it continues to send us closer to the poor house. Frankly, even if it was unanimous that everyone wanted a 15k sq ft lot on a culdesac reasonable public policy would have to deny that desire. Fact is at some point we will have to make other mo...

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Dusty wrote:Omaha was ranked #8 for best cities for families. Des Moines ranked #5 and Lincoln, NE was ranked #19.

Here is the full list:

http://www.parenting.com/article/2011-b ... es-to-live

DC number 1? Â Honolulu even being on the list? Â Sounds like questionable data analysis.

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OPPD don't live there anymore. Â The new street is a new entrance to UNMC to allow for easier use of the lot 51 parking structure's lower level.

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So what comes first? The people wanting to commute via bike, or the infrastructure making it more enticing for people to bike? I have nothing against spending, much the same way as roads, for bike-friendly infrastructure changes, but not if only a small minority of people would ultimately end up us...

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Axel, I grabbed my data directly from the City of Minneapolis who in turn had gotten it from US Census and ACS data. Do you have supporting references? Even 8% for Portland seems high. I thought theirs was still hovering around 5%. Perhaps it's bike and pedestrian commuters combined. Or, perhaps it...

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I think København (I refuse to acknowledge the English name) has the highest bike commuting rate at about 36%. They are shooting for 50% by 2015. And Actually, streets, your number for Minneapolis is low. It was around 4.3% in 2008. Based on its growth rate over the years leading up to 2008, I woul...

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