Don't let the rest of Nebraska find this out...Forbes wrote:Omaha, Neb., which came in fifth, has a median household income below the national median, and the median home value of $134,600 is 27% below the national median, according to the United States Census Bureau. Omaha isn't poor, but its strong safety record also can't be explained by pointing to the fat wallets of its citizens. Rather, the high percentage of Omahans with jobs contributes to its safety: The Omaha metropolitan area's unemployment rate is the seventh-lowest in the country, at 4.9%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Omaha #5 - Forbes: America's Safest Cities
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Omaha #5 - Forbes: America's Safest Cities
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http://www.omaha.com/article/20100221/NEWS01/702219915Fueled by gun violence in northeast Omaha, Nebraska has the third-highest black homicide rate in the nation, according to the latest compilation of detailed national homicide statistics.
About 8 months ago. Â I wonder what creates the difference here?
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Yes they would.. They would first demand the facts and then go on a tirade about how we are poor here (despite the recent report giving us #1 for standard of living [wages versus cost of living + taxes])..OmahaJaysCU wrote:heck don't tell this to any of the users of the WOWT, public pulse, or omaha.com comments section find this out. They'd have nothing to complain about.
The outspoken depression driven CAVE people will find a hole in logic somewhere..
Erik wrote: The outspoken depression driven CAVE people will find a hole in logic somewhere..
Erik wrote:STOP scanning for any type of hole to push a partisan party agenda! Â This is a development forum, take your political Proselytizing to a political board. Â People are real tired of these very disrespectful political tirades meant to demonize opinions of others in an attempt to convert.
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Exactly S33. Â Thanks for helping me prove my point.S33 wrote:Erik wrote: The outspoken depression driven CAVE people will find a hole in logic somewhere..Erik wrote:STOP scanning for any type of hole to push a partisan party agenda! This is a development forum, take your political Proselytizing to a political board. People are real tired of these very disrespectful political tirades meant to demonize opinions of others in an attempt to convert.
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