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Fremont’s do-it-yourself immigration ordinance has turned neighbor against neighbor
by Rob McLean
On her Nebraskans Advisory Group’s website, Susan Smith looks like a cross between Sarah Palin and “Rocky and Bullwinkle’s” Natasha Fatale.
Standing above a bald eagle wearing a sparkling American flag on its face like a luchador mask, her animated avatar’s scratchy, recorded voice warns web surfers that the group means business.
“And now a message to all sanctuary city politicians and those who profit from illegal immigration,” Smith says. “Citizens across the country will not tolerate illegal immigration or amnesty, nor will we allow you to manipulate or bastardize the laws of our land.” |
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MAHA Music Festival is on a roll in its second year
by Tim McMahan
With the second annual MAHA Music Festival a few days away, the only thing left for organizers to do is pray for sunshine.
That, and work out the kinks involved with organizing 250+ volunteers.
With a lineup including massively influential ’90s college rock band Superchunk, Omaha electro-dance punks The Faint, good-time alt-country rockers Old 97’s, singer-songwriter Ben Kweller, and headlined by indie powerhouse Spoon, ticket sales have been brisk.
“We’ve already sold more tickets than last year, and last year we sold two-thirds of our tickets the day of the show,” said MAHA organizer (along w/ Tyler Owen and Mike App) Tre Brashear last Saturday. He said that while their goal is to sell-out the event — 6,000 tickets — their realistic expectations are to sell 4,500 tickets. Last year’s sales totaled 3,000.
“We feel good about where we are,” Brashear said. “Selling out is a possibility. It would send a great message to our sponsors.” Those sponsors include presenting sponsor Alegent Health, main stage sponsor TD Ameritrade, and local stage sponsor Kum & Go. |
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Power Players Pt 2 - |
Part 2:
Vicki Quaites-Ferris and other Omaha African-American community leaders try improvement through self-empowered networking
by Leo Adam Biga
African-American Empowerment Network leaders know the nonprofit must have partners to transform North Omaha.
It has reached out to philanthropists, CEOs, social service agency executive directors, pastors, neighborhood association leaders, current or ex-gang members, school administrators, law enforcement officials, city planning professionals, local, county and state elected officials.
The Network’s taken a systematic approach to build community consensus around sustainable solutions. North Omaha Contractors Alliance president Preston Love Jr. began as a critic but now champions the Network’s methodical style in gaining broad-based input and support. |
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Ben Gray and other Omaha African-American leaders try improvement through self-empowered networking
by Leo Adam Biga
Editor's Note: This is part one in a two-part series. See next week's issue for the continued story.
It may have been 2007 when northeast Omaha's depressed African-American community reached its limit. A demographic bound by race, history, circumstance and geography seemingly exhaled a collective sigh of exasperation to exclaim, "Enough already!" Longstanding discontent over inequities in income, housing, education, economic development and opportunity solidified into resolve by a people to take action. |
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Alexander Payne, George Clooney and Co. find love, pain and the whole damn thing shooting The Descendants in Hawaii
by Leo Adam Biga
Alexander Payne’s version of Paradise Lost, by way of Terms of Endearment, describes the emotional arc of his new $24 million George Clooney vehicle, The Descendants, which wrapped shooting in Hawaii at the end of May. |
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