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A former gang member is calling on all men in Omaha to step up to the plate and do something about the violence in Omaha. Just this week, eight people were injured by gunfire in an eight hour period. Ollie Perryman has strong words to both those who are committing crimes and to those who live in the areas where this violence is occurring.

Perryman is now challenging the men, especially in north Omaha to step up to the plate and do something about it. He has organized a youth summit to start the process of taking the neighborhoods back. It will be held Saturday at North High School in Omaha from 1:00 until 5 p.m.

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State’s largest school district to lose staff

by Karla James 03/17/10 2:07 PM

A bleak financial future means reductions in staff at Nebraska’s largest school district.
“We are anticipating that with our current year budget, looking into next year and looking at the next year following that, that we will likely have to reduce some staff.”
Assistant Superintendent at Omaha Public Schools Dennis Poole says some of those layoffs could [...]

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Omaha Public Schools reacts to budget crunch

by Karla James 03/16/10 11:53 AM

A bleak financial future means reductions in staff at Nebraska’s largest school district. Omaha Public Schools Assistant Superintendent Dennis Poole says after crunching the numbers from this year’s budget and looking ahead, they will likely have to reduce some staff.
Poole says they intend to keep as many instructional programs in place as possible but they [...]

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More requests for Food Bank’s BackPack program

by Karla James 03/16/10 11:48 AM

When you think of child hunger, many times one thinks it is a problem only in big cities but it is happening right here in Nebraska and Iowa. Brian Barks is spokesman for the Food Bank for the Heartland and says they are receiving more and more requests to establish BackPack food programs in their [...]

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BBB warns about door-to-door magazine sales

by Karla James 03/12/10 1:39 PM

The Better Business Bureau is warning Nebraskans to use caution when doing business with door-to-door magazine salespersons. BBB’s Jim Hegarty says there have been a number of complaints from an Omaha based company “All Can Succeed”.
Customers have purchased magazines but they have not been delivered as promised. Customers are also having a very difficult time [...]

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