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16 EARTHWEEK Diary of a Changing World By Steve Newman
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as well as a financial aid overview and tours of the facility and the design firm next door. Oh, and did we mention cookies? Plan to attend! -----------------------------------------------Saturday, October 14 Look Within The Arts Urban Alley, 5p - 7p 1026 Jackson St, Omaha, NE 68102 Head to Urban Alley for poet Aspen Laboy’s “Spirit” book signing and *Come in your best Day of the Dead EVENTS receive a free album download of costume. #RMXZ by music producer Maurice Or have your face painted by local October 11-15 Bailey. artist Victoria Drake. Omaha Performing Arts presents ------------------------------------------------ -----------------------------------------------FINDING NEVERLAND Sunday, October 15 Friday, October 13th Orpheum Theater October Collaborative: Drink & Draw FINDING NEVERLAND is the Stage Presence and Acting Joslyn Art Museum, 7p Broadway musical that tells the fasciThe Omaha Rockets Kanteen, 5p nating story of how Peter became Pan. 2200 Dodge St, Omaha, 68102 2402 Erskine St., Omaha, 68111 Based on the Academy Award®-winGrab your friends and let creativity ning film of the same name, it has been flow while you sip, scribble, snack, and his month, we’ll be featuring the phebrought to extraordinary life in this nomenal Shanketta Newsom (Poet/ shop! North American tour. Songstress/Rapper/Actor/Dancer/In------------------------------------------------ Drawing on a variety of creative structor) and the vibrant Kiel Harmon October 13 – November 4 (Actor/Business Mogul/Writer/Rapprompts inspired by the “Marks of Beautiful But Dangerous: per)leading our October Collaborative. Genius” exhibition, Drink and Draw Barbara Rogers Paintings There are some real creative collabooffers an informal atmosphere of Gallery 72, 5p drawing games and prizes designed to ration going on behind the scenes as 1806 Vinton St, Omaha, 68108 synthesize creative minds and improve we prep for the stage. This is a special show presented at Gal- technique. Artists of all skill levels are lery 72 by My Böes and John Rogers Acting can be for anyone and you welcome! featuring the works of internationally could make money doing voiceovers acclaimed Barbara Rogers with addiBring your sketchbooks and pencils or online. Kiel will be sharing the ins and tional works by Carrie Seid, both living whatever your preferred medium; for outs of the acting business. He has in Tucson, Arizona, and Jamison Hiner, the less artistically-inclined, we will some great exercises in store for his son of My Boes, Omaha, Nebraska. instruction. He’ll be speaking about his have drawing materials and supplies ------------------------------------------------ on hand. Drink and Draw encourages experiences auditioning and acting in Friday, October 13th professional roles over the years and artists to talk to each other, motivate Día De Los Muertos things he’s learned from his time in each other, and maybe even collaboBancroft Street Market, 6p Atlanta. rate with each other. We will provide 2702 S 10th St, Omaha, 68108 the rules and a cash bar--you provide Join us in our “Día de los muertos” Shanketta Newsom has been a poet to the creativity! gallery! Enjoy delicious food and live be reckoned with on the Omaha Slam performance by Mariachi Patria Juve- For ages 21 and older, this drop-in Team this year. Her poetry is packed nil! A kid-friendly and free event! Our event is FREE, however, guests wishing with life experiences and took her to artists will be creating NEW pieces the NPS National Championship this to see the special exhibition Marks of and a raffle will be held for a chance to Genius must obtain a ticket. Tickets year. She’s also lead dance workshops win a 12 canvas! As for kids, a trickin both Omaha and Chicago. Her are FREE for Joslyn members; $10 or-treat event will be held, so come in general public adults; $5 college stuleadership skills will be on full display your costume! dents with ID (tickets for those with a at the collaborative this month. ------------------------------------------------ UNMC student ID are free). Friday, October 13th ------------------------------------------------ Hosted by poetry phenom Mr Dame Celebracion Dia De Los Muertos Art Poetry. This is sure to be a great start Saturday, October 14 Show Opening Reception to the 4th Quarter as we finish our Fall Open House Apollon Art Space, 6p - 9p Monthly events for the year. There are Creative Center, 11a = 2p 1801 Vinton St, Omaha, 68108 many announcements to come. Stay 10850 Emmet St, Omaha, 68164 Celebracion Dia De Los Muertos tuned... You’re Invited to the Creative An art show celebrating Dia De Los -----------------------------------------------Center’s Fall Open House! We are Muertos. *Featuring the artwork of really excited to have you join us for several local and regional artists. general information about the college,
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GALLERIES Anderson Enterprises 15418 W Center Rd, Omaha, 68144 -----------------------------------------------Anderson O’Brien Fine Art Old Market 1108 Jackson St., Omaha, 68102 -----------------------------------------------Artist Cooperative Gallery 405 S 11th St, Omaha, 68102 -----------------------------------------------Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts 724 S 12th St., Omaha, 68102 -----------------------------------------------Blue Pomegranate Gallery 17305 Davenport St, Omaha, 68118 -----------------------------------------------Cooper Brown Art 2215 Harney St., Omaha, 68102 -----------------------------------------------Dundee Gallery 4916 Underwood Ave, Omaha, 68132 ---------------------------------------------Gallery 72 1806 Vinton St., Omaha, 68108 -----------------------------------------------Gallery 1516 1516 Leavenworth St., Omaha, 68102 -----------------------------------------------Garden of the Zodiac 1046 Howard St., Omaha, 68102 -----------------------------------------------Hot Shops 1301 Nicholas St, Omaha, 68102 -----------------------------------------------Hugo Art Galleries 2718 Pacific St., Omaha, 68105 -----------------------------------------------Joslyn Art Museum 2200 Dodge St., Omaha, 68102 -----------------------------------------------Lewis Art Gallery 8600 Cass St., Omaha, 68114 -----------------------------------------------MANGELSEN Images of Nature 1115 Harney St., Omaha, 68102 -----------------------------------------------Modern Arts Midtown 3615 Dodge St., Omaha, 68131 -----------------------------------------------Old Market Artists Gallery 1034 Howard St., Omaha, 68102 -----------------------------------------------Passageway Gallery 417 S 11th St, Omaha, 68102 -----------------------------------------------Petshop Gallery 2725 N 62nd St., Omaha, 68104 ------------------------------------------------
The Apollon Art Space 1801 Vinton St, Omaha, 68108 -----------------------------------------------The Little Gallery & Underground Film Forum 5901 Maple St., 68104 -----------------------------------------------The Union for Contemporary Art 2417 Burdette St., Omaha, 68111 -----------------------------------------------UNO Art Gallery 6001 Dodge St., Omaha, 68182 -----------------------------------------------White Crane Gallery 1032 Howard St, Omaha, 68102 -----------------------------------------------Zombie Art & Glass Gallery 6001 Maple St., Omaha, 68104 ------------------------------------------------
MUSEUMS Durham Museum 801 S 10th St., Omaha, 68108 -----------------------------------------------Great Plains Black History Museum 7400 Dodge St., Omaha 68114 -----------------------------------------------Joslyn Art Museum 2200 Dodge St., Omaha, 68102 ------------------------------------------------
Omaha Children’s Museum 500 S 20th St., Omaha, 68102 -----------------------------------------------Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum, 28210 W Park Hwy, 68003 ------------------------------------------------
PERFORMING ARTS Blue Barn Theatre 1106 S 10th St, Omaha, NE 68108 -----------------------------------------------Holland Performing Arts Center 13th & Douglas St., Omaha, NE 68102 -----------------------------------------------Omaha Community Playhouse 6915 Cass St., Omaha, NE 68132 -----------------------------------------------Orpheum Theater 409 S Sixteenth St., Omaha, NE 68102 -----------------------------------------------The Rose Theater 2001 Farnam St., Omaha, NE 68102 ------------------------------------------------
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The winner of Broadway.com’s Audience Choice Award for Best Musical, this breathtaking smash “captures the kid-at-heart,” says Time Magazine. Vogue cheers, “It’s a must-see you’ll remember for years to come!” ----------------------------------------------Saturday, October 14 Arts Market | 8a-6p 2580 Harney St. Omaha, 68132 https://artsmarketomaha.com/ ----------------------------------------------story behind one of the world’s most Saturday, October 14 beloved characters: Peter Pan. Omaha Coffee & Donut Festival Hotel RL, 8a-4p Playwright J.M. Barrie struggles to Omaha’s First Annual Coffee & Donut find inspiration until he meets four Festival where all the fried, sugary young brothers and their beautiful dough perfections meet the smooth widowed mother. Spellbound by roasted brews. Enjoy all things coffee the boys’ enchanting make-believe adventures, he sets out to write a play and donuts! Of course they’ll be judgthat will astound London theatergoers. ing & a chance to win the title of “Best Donut” & “Best Coffee”. With a little bit of pixie dust and a lot of faith, Barrie takes this monumental October 11-15 Venture through themed coffee leap, leaving his old world behind for Omaha Performing Arts presents lounges as you sip your coffee or adult Neverland, where nothing is impossiFINDING NEVERLAND beverage from various local vendors ble and the wonder of childhood lasts Orpheum Theater and listen to live music from local forever. The magic of Barrie’s classic tale springs spectacularly to life in this bands. Directed by visionary Tony®-winner Diane Paulus and based heartwarming theatrical event. FINDING NEVERLAND is “far and away the Plenty of photo opportunies with Mr. on the critically acclaimed Academy Donut & fun photo experiences. best musical of the year!” (NPR). Award®-winning film, FINDING NEVERLAND tells the incredible
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Kids activities include donut decorating, face painting, sprinkle painted nails, and much more! Make sure to enter the donut eating contest or your chance to be crowned Donut Queen! Or...how about Jelly Donut Wrestling? Coffee & Donut Fest Omaha is dedicated to supporting our local communities and is proud to have a portion of our proceeds support local charities. You DONUT want to miss this! Hotel RL, 3321 S. 72nd Street, Omaha, 68124 www.coffeedonutfest.com ----------------------------------------------Saturday, October 14 Omaha Holiday Expo Baxter Arena, 10a 2425 S 67th St, Omaha, 68106 The Omaha Holiday Expo is back at the Baxter Arena on October 14, 2017! Come spend this Holiday Season with your family shopping local Omaha exhibitors! Featuring Holiday Decor, Arts & Crafts, Endless Shopping, Beauty Bar, Delicious Food, $1,000’s in Free Prizes
& Santa Pictures from 11:30-1pm!
hear the audio or listen through the PA system.
Doors OPEN at 10 AM! Free AAH Tote Bags to the first 150 people in the Contact us at falconwoodpark@gmail. door! com or by phone at 402.210.4747 for glamping reservations. Follow our Event on Facebook for ----------------------------------------------NEW Features at the Show TBA, Free Daily Through November 17 Prizes & Santa Pictures! Fall Chrysanthemum Show Lauritzen Gardens | 9a-5p General Admission is only $1! Free Experience a fascinating fabrication Parking! of flowers at the garden’s annual fall chrysanthemum show. Bold mums Wishing you & your family a combine with vibrant colors, rich fabHappy Holiday Season! rics, diverse textures and other exotic http://www.allaboutherexpos.com/ design elements- representative of the ----------------------------------------------- storied Japanese culture. Sunday, October 15 Lauritzen Gardens, 100 Bancroft St, Immune Deficiency Foundation Walk Omaha, NE 68108 for Primary Immunodeficiency ----------------------------------------------Zorinsky Park, 9a If you would like to see your event 3808 S 154th St., Omaha, 68144 listed, email getintofocus@gmail.com http://events.primaryimmune.org/site/TR/ ----------------------------------------------Walk/General?fr_id=1230&pg=entry
----------------------------------------------Saturday, October 14 Omaha Parks & Recreation Family Fit Series Cunningham Lake Entrance #1, 10a Enjoy a fun LOW-KEY 5k with your family and friends! Cunningham Lake, 8305 Rainwood Rd, Omaha, NE 68122 ----------------------------------------------Sunday, October 15 Hotel Transylvania Drive-in Movie Night Falconwood Park and Hullabaloo Music Group (formerly Sokol Park) 905 Allied Road, Bellevue, 68123 Gates at 5, Movie at 7 Tickets are per vehicle: $7 for one person (single occupancy), $14 for two (double occupancy), or $20 for 3 or more people (3+ Occupancy). NO OUTSIDE ALCOHOL. Load up the kiddos but please leave your coolers at home. We will have a food truck and concession stand with hot food, popcorn, snacks, drinks, and a fully stocked bar for the adults! Once we sell out of the drive-in passes we switch to a Park and Walk pass. This allows you to park at the back of the lot and walk up to the viewing area in front of (or amongst) the cars, or join your friends at their drive-in spot. Pricing is still the same. Park and Walk passes are encouraged to bring chairs and blankets and you can listen through our PA system. Drive-in passes can tune into 101.3 to
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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 11 Bozak & Morrissey Ozone Lounge, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Nekromantix with Valley Of Shadows Lookout Lounge, 7p ----------------------------------------------Ray’s Piano Party Mr. Toad’s, 7p ----------------------------------------------Zola Jesus with John Wiese The Waiting Room, 7p ----------------------------------------------New Humans Jambo Cat, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Finding Neverland Orpheum Theater, 8p ----------------------------------------------Zoogma with Cofresi, FunkStatik Slowdown, 8p ----------------------------------------------The Menzingers Sokol Underground, 8p ----------------------------------------------Comedy Open Mic with Dusty Stehl Barley Street, 9p ----------------------------------------------Karaoke Forte Music Hall, 9p ----------------------------------------------Gottberg Harney Street, 9p ----------------------------------------------Palm with Real Life Buildings, Thick Paint, Reverb Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Charlie, Lucy & Friends The B. Bar, 9p
THURSDAY OCTOBER 12 Happy Hour with Charlie Alley The B. Bar, 5p ----------------------------------------------Acoustic Thursdays Jams Midtown, 5:30p ----------------------------------------------Golden State-Lone Star Blues Revue Chrome Lounge, 6p -----------------------------------------------
Bike Night Therapy Bar, 6p ----------------------------------------------Stan Spurgeon & The Chain Gang Ozone Lounge, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Come Together Vino Mas, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Trilogy Monsters Are Real Tour Bourbon Saloon, 7p ----------------------------------------------Disney On Ice: Dream Big CenturyLink Center, 7p ----------------------------------------------Bike Night with 4 On The Floor Dr. Jack’s Drinkery, 7p ----------------------------------------------Big Canvas Improv | A Comedy Show Hotel RL, 7p ----------------------------------------------Silence Is Madness Lookout Lounge, 7p ----------------------------------------------Together Pangea with Tall Juan Slowdown, 7p ----------------------------------------------VNV Nation The Waiting Room, 7p ----------------------------------------------Wynonna & The Big Noise Holland Center, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------DJ Wild Wes Kozee Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------Karaoke with DJ Mad Matz Reverb Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------Har-Di-Har, Little Ripple, Annie Dilocker Barley Street, 9p ----------------------------------------------Karaoke Forte Music Hall, 9p ----------------------------------------------The Haymakers with Matt Cox Harney Street Tavern, 9p ----------------------------------------------North By North The Down Under, 9p ----------------------------------------------Chris Shelton Dubliner Pub, 9:30p
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FRIDAY OCTOBER 13 Swampboy Blues Trio Jazz, A Louisiana Kitchen, 6p ----------------------------------------------Soul Food II: Featuring RasTakura Malcom X Memorial Foundation, 6p ----------------------------------------------Acoustic Happy Hour w/ Joe McCarthy, Marylebone Tavern, 6p ----------------------------------------------Texas Moon American Legion Post #1, 7p ----------------------------------------------Taxi Driver Ameristar, 7p ----------------------------------------------Disney On Ice: Dream Big CenturyLink Center, 7p -----------------------------------------------
Mary Ruth Flagship Commons, 7p ----------------------------------------------John Stokely Soaring Wings Vineyard, 7p ----------------------------------------------Matt Andrews Sozo Coffeehouse, 7p ----------------------------------------------Omaha Lancers Ralston Arena, 7:05p ----------------------------------------------Daddy Mac & The Flak Bogies West, 8p ----------------------------------------------Fallen Reign, Stately Wayne Manor, My Last Reuest, Low D, Dr. Jack’s, 8p ----------------------------------------------Charm School Dropouts Fire Barn Sports Bar Papillion, 8p -----------------------------------------------
Stronghold EP Release Lookout Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------Resurrection: The Best of ShelterSkelter, Shelterbelt Theater, 8p ----------------------------------------------Greensky Bluegrass Slowdown, 8p ----------------------------------------------The Strumbellas & Noah Kahan The Waiting Room, 8p ----------------------------------------------Ghost Whale Live Wired Pub, 8p ----------------------------------------------The Ramparts, Sour Boy, Bitter Girl, Louder Than Love, Barley Street, 9p ----------------------------------------------Smithfield Bourbon Saloon, 9p ----------------------------------------------David Nance Group Brothers Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Dead Man’s Hand Chrome Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Hookt Forte Music Hall, 9p ----------------------------------------------Emily Ward Growler USA, 9p ----------------------------------------------A-Mac & The Height Harney Street Tavern, 9p ----------------------------------------------Sweet Tea Music Havana Garage, 9p ----------------------------------------------DJ Wild Wes Kozee Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Blue House On the Q St Bar, 9p ----------------------------------------------Soul Dawg Ozone Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Benson Soul Society Reverb Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Crystal City The Down Under Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Connor Dowling Dubliner Pub, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------Hyddin the 13th Bar 415, 9p ----------------------------------------------Rivercourt, Timecat, Light Speed Highway, O’Leaver’s Pub, 10p ----------------------------------------------Libra Bash Rhythmz Lounge, 10p
SATURDAY OCTOBER 14 Coffee & Donut Festival Hotel RL, 8a ----------------------------------------------Omaha Holiday Expo Baxter Arena, 10a ----------------------------------------------Husker Therapy Party Therapy Bar & Grill, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Taxi Driver Ameristar, 7p ----------------------------------------------Disney On Ice: Dream Big CenturyLink Center, 7p ----------------------------------------------Revel Presents Noire: A Women’s Showcase, Slowdown, 7p ----------------------------------------------Zac Young, About Face and Gabrielle Sozo Coffeehouse, 7p ----------------------------------------------Pineapple Karaoke American Legion Post 1, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Bands From The Crypt Lookout Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------Jared Jongeling Wired Pub, 8p ----------------------------------------------Maiden Voyage with Revolution Calling The Waiting Room, 8:30p ----------------------------------------------Mello’s Birthday with House Kats & KevyCav Bar 415, 9p ----------------------------------------------Comedy Roast Barley Street, 9p ----------------------------------------------Karaoke with DJ Justin Blue Legends, 9p ----------------------------------------------Turned 2 Dust, Haus of Chains, Low D Dr. Jack’s Drinkery, 9p ----------------------------------------------King of the Tramps Harney Street Tavern, 9p ----------------------------------------------The Jazzy Truth Havana Garage, 9p ----------------------------------------------Joystick Ozone Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------DJ Arhab + DJ BumbleBeats Rehab Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Excellency Reverb Lounge, 9p -----------------------------------------------
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FINDING NEVERLAND ORPHEUM THEATER
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Clean Bandit SLOWDOWN
24 Hour Cardlock, The Fergusens & Korey Anderson The Down Under, 9p ----------------------------------------------One Trak Mind Chrome Lounge, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------Connor Dowling Dubliner Pub, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------Slow Caves, Lonely Estates, Ojai O’Leaver’s Pub, 10p ----------------------------------------------Whose Backline Is It Anyway? The Backline, 10p
SUNDAY OCTOBER 15 The Wildwoods Kimmel Orchard & Vineyard, 12p ----------------------------------------------Disney On Ice: Dream Big CenturyLink Center, 1p ----------------------------------------------Thomas Millsap Pancreatic Cancer Benefit, Chrome Lounge, 1p ----------------------------------------------Sweet Tea Music Soaring Wings Vineyard, 2p ----------------------------------------------Generations American Legion Post 1, 3p ----------------------------------------------The Nightmare Before Christmas Movie Night, Falconwood Park, 5:45 ----------------------------------------------Caamp Reverb Lounge, 7p ----------------------------------------------K. Flay with Mesonjixx The Waiting Room, 8p ----------------------------------------------Jazz with Luigi Inc. Mr. Toad, 9p ----------------------------------------------Poker Night Therapy Bar & Grill, 8p
Zac Young, Hoodlum Book Tour & Concert, Hotel RL, 7p ----------------------------------------------The Last Ten Seconds of Life, Live & Obey, Blessed Are The Merciless Lookout Lounge, 7p ----------------------------------------------Hoodie Allen, Luke Christopher, Myles Parrish, Slowdown, 7p ----------------------------------------------Travis Larson Band, Minivan Halen Wired Pub, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------All Boy/All Girl, The Boner Killerz, Little Ripple, OutrSpaces, 8p ----------------------------------------------Lil Peep with GBC & Bexey The Waiting Room, 8p
TUESDAY OCTOBER 17 Billy Troy Ozone Lounge, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Live Stage with Carmelita de la Guardia & Alan Anderson Hotel RL, 7p ----------------------------------------------Tuesday Night Poker Kozee Lounge, 7p ----------------------------------------------Team Trivia with DJ Howie The Original Draught House, 7p ----------------------------------------------Open Mic Therapy Bar & Grill, 7p ----------------------------------------------Benny Saiz The Waiting Room, 8p ----------------------------------------------Turbo Tuesdays featuring DJ Vic Nasty Bar 415, 9p ----------------------------------------------Karaoke with DJ Farley Forte Music Hall, 9p
MONDAY OCTOBER 16 Open Acoustic Jam Forte Music Hall, 6p ----------------------------------------------Gooch & His Big Las Vegas Band Ozone Lounge, 6:30p -----------------------------------------------
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A Duty to Kneel
By Jesse D. Stanek A lot of bickering has arisen regarding the question of whether or not it’s appropriate for athletes to take a knee during pregame festivities in response to or in protest of certain inequalities that have become prevalent in our country. You’ve seen it on social media or heard it around the familial dining table: individuals (interestingly not often veterans) absolutely irate about “these bums” refusing to honor our flag. The simple truth of the matter, regardless of how you feel on the issue as it pertains to pregame festivities, is that if these individuals truly cherish the values our country was founded upon, and the inherent equality and human goodness our forefathers stood for, then they have a duty to point out injustice and inequality in any venue they are able, whether it be at the dinner table, online, in the corporate conference room or, in the case of Colin Kaepernick and many other professional athletes, on the field or court. There is a constitutional basis to this opinion. As our country grappled through WWII, as suburban John and Jane Doe perhaps saw fascism up close for the first time, The Supreme Court made plain as day that requiring someone to honor a political symbol takes away the meaning of actually honoring the symbol and the country it represents. In short, it was decreed that mandatory salutation was meaningless salutation. Justice Robert Jackson was new to the court in 1943 and provided a fresh voice. In West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, Jackson authored what many scholars find the most eloquent defense of freedom of expression ever expressed. The wartime mood and thinking greatly flavored the landmark opinion. “Struggles to coerce uniformity of sentiment in support of some end thought essential to their time and country have been waged by many
good, as well as by evil, men. Those who begin coercive elimination of dissent soon find themselves exterminating dissenters. Compulsory unification of opinion achieves only the unanimity of the graveyard. It seems trite but necessary to say that the First Amendment to our Constitution was designed to avoid these ends by avoiding these beginnings.” There you have it. These professional athletes and coaches absolutely have the right to kneel during the national anthem. However, if you still think this protest movement is about the anthem or flag, you need to check your privilege at the door. Then, join the meaningful conversation taking place right now regarding the daily inequalities and injustices that have become a part of life for people of color in our country.
this situation and moving forward in progressive, positive and meaningful ways. The right to differ in opinion is an American right. The right to express that difference of opinion is inalienable. As Justice Jackson so eloquently wrote more than 70 years ago, “to believe that patriotism will not flourish if patriotic ceremonies are voluntary and spontaneous instead of a compulsory routine is to make an unflattering estimate of the appeal of our institutions to free minds.”
Along with acknowledging that standing for the anthem means more when you have a choice of whether or not to do so, I believe Jackson was intoning his belief that if patriotic ceremonies are obligatory rather than voluntary, patriotism will still flourish, perhaps even more so and deeper. To say it is not okay for us to kneel instead of stand for the national anthem doesn’t resonate with the concept of free minds. When these actions of dissent are relatively harmless to the State, as I would argue kneeling during professional pregame activities is, they become a test of cultural substance. Do we have the strength our founders dreamt we would, the strength to honor the right to differ in regard to issues touching the core of our collective fundamental values. It’s as American as apple pie, baseball and The Grateful Dead: equality and the ability to think anyway you choose are basic premises of our legal structure and for most, an integral part of our moral structure. More to the point, Americans of color do face substantial, tangible roadblocks and difficulties in a disproportionate amount to their white counterparts. That is a fact. It’s beyond debate. Acknowledging the deep division in our country right now, is paramount to understanding
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Is America Really Divided? By Focus Staff
The Trump Presidency has polarized this nation, but it’s not the first time. When Lincoln’s vice president, Andrew Johnson, became president after Lincoln’s assassination, he was so disliked by Congress that he eventually became the first president to be impeached. He avoided losing the presidency by the slimmest of margins – one vote.
Johnson’s working relationship with Congress was non-existent. He would fail in carrying out laws and orders they passed, he sacked political officials without the consent of Congress, and is seen as having failed in leading the nation through Reconstruction. Johnson is generally considered one of the worst presidents. How would we have viewed Andrew Johnson if he had access to a Twitter account?
One can only imagine. While kneeling during the National Anthem is absolutely allowable, and certainly a right afforded to us by the freedoms that have been fought so hard for, it seems like an empty form of protest from a group of individuals
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that could be achieving so much more by putting their money where their mouths (or in this case knees are.) The NFL’s teams earned, in 2015, around 12 billion dollars. Merchandise generates sales worth more than $1.5 billion, and the average NFL player makes around $1.9 million a year. Many great organizations have been formed by players in their respective communities. In fact, a according to the NFL operations site, they’ve donated more than $370 million to charities and youth football programs since 1971. Millions more have gone to grants for youth sports, afterschool activities and other programs, including support of NFL players’ philanthropic endeavors. This would be something that helps citizens in
every state and market, not just ones that have professional sports. A better solution to kneeling during the National Anthem may be for the players and owners to come together and not just in football but in all sports - to form a non-profit that, somehow, would addresses the issue of equality and promote solidarity. Imagine the clout that would have. I’m sure they could raise hundreds of millions of dollars rather quickly instead of making a spectacle that results in mostly nothing but further polarization at a time when America needs to be unified.
Now more than ever.
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Diary of a Changing World
By Steve Newman
Maria
3.6 Ramon Nate
Tsunami Invasion The titanic tidal wave that rushed across the Pacific following Japan’s March 2011 quake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown disaster transported marine species across the entire Pacific to North American shores where they had never been seen before. The modern proliferation of plastic allowed creatures such as worms, crustaceans, hydroids and other species to hitch a ride on the floating debris and survive a harsh voyage that would have otherwise killed them. Researchers say they have detected 289 living species on tsunami debris originating from Japan. They suspect far more may have escaped their notice, including some invasive species that could possibly alter the existing ecosystems.
Tropical Cyclones After catastrophic and deadly Hurricane Maria finally fizzled in the North Atlantic, ending the most active hurricane period on record in the Atlantic basin, the planet experienced a few days without any tropical cyclone activity. That period ended when Tropical Storm Ramon formed off southern Mexico and Nate spun up in the southern Caribbean.
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increasingly popular as carved items similar to those made of ivory.
from the University of Hong Kong’s School of Biological Sciences.
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Vostok, Antarctica
Hong Kong imports about 90 percent of the trade, which mainly originates in Feline Massacre Tanzania and Uganda. Australia’s pet and feral cats are killing more “If authorities do not more diligently than 1 million birds on monitor the international trade in average across the country every day, threatened species, those species according to a new study. could be exposed to unmanageable exploitation levels, which could lead to Researchers from Charles Darwin extinction,” said Alexandra Andersson University say the savage slaughter “is
Earthquakes China’s Sichuan province was rocked by a magnitude 5.5 earthquake that caused only minor damage. • Earth movements were also felt in northern Colombia and along the Macedonia-Bulgaria border.
These sea slugs are from a Japanese vessel that was sent across the Pacific by the 2011 tsunami and washed ashore in Oregon in 2015. Photo: John Chapman
Hippo Trade Africa’s threatened hippo populations are now being ravaged by a growing trade in their teeth, which are becoming
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This photo provided by The Threatened Species Recovery Hub shows a feral cat in Australia with a dead Galah bird in its mouth.
likely to be driving the ongoing decline of many species.” Wild cats kill 316 million birds annually, while pets kill about 61 million. The scientists say they also found evidence of the non-native cats killing 338 types of birds — nearly half of all the native feathered species in the country.
Seaward Caesium Levels of radioactive caesium have been found to be higher on Japanese beaches 60 miles from Fukushima’s meltdown-plagued nuclear power plant than in samples taken in the facility’s harbor.
Balinese Unease The restive Agung volcano on the Indonesian resort island of Bali continued to rumble, and some of the 144,000 people who initially fled due to terrifying volcanic swarms say they are afraid to go back to their homes outside the immediate danger zone. Ongoing daily tremors and bursts of steam from the summit have caused parts of the normally bustling tourist region to be nearly deserted. Mount Agung hasn’t erupted since 1963, when it killed about 1,000 people.
Scientists believe the caesium-137 was carried by currents and absorbed in distant sandy beaches soon after the 2011 nuclear disaster. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution researcher Ken Buesseler says the sand acted as a sponge that soaked up the contamination, which is now being slowly depleted.
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Flu Season is Upon Us
Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. He took a few moments to consider the impending flu season with Focus. Rupp acknowledged there are plenty of eyes on what has been going on south of the Equator. The flu is a killer – claiming around “We tend to watch the flu seasons a dozen lives last year in Douglas in the Southern Hemisphere and County alone with more than 3,500 Australia very closely,” he said. “The confirmed cases and 17 outbreaks. season in Australia was particularly bad.” Flu, or influenza, symptoms include body ache, fever, headache, sore That, he said, is due to a strain of H3N2 throat and more. The flu is spread flu which tends to be more severe. through droplets when people cough, That has led some people to think the sneeze, or talk. season may be serious People most at risk of developing flu “Flu is particularly unpredictable,” complications are the very young, Rupp said. How bad things will be pregnant women, and people 65 years depends how well the vaccine matches of age and older. Anyone with other the strains of flu that are circulating. underlying medical conditions is at risk of complications including death. “When it’s a good match, typically the vaccine is pretty effective,” Rupp The flu is also changing all the time, stated. That effectiveness, he said, can which is why people need to get a new range from 70 percent on the high end vaccination every year. Influenza is to 20 percent on the low end. caused by viruses which are constantly changing, some more than others. No one will know until tests are run on the first cases in the United States, but The flu is no joke, and this year the there are things you can do to protect Southern Hemisphere has seen a yourself. vicious flu season, leading many experts to fear the worst for the just“The flu shot is not perfect but it arriving flu season in North America. remains our best tool to prevent influenza,” he said. “It is not a perfect Dr. Mark Rupp is Professor and vaccine.” Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Medical Director of the There are some side effects, he Department of Infection Control and acknowledged. Just about everybody Epidemiology at the University of who gets the flu vaccine will get a sore
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arm, and some will have a low-grade fever and ache. “Those (symptoms) pale into insignificance to what people suffer when they get a full blown case of the flu,” Rupp offered. Even a strong, healthy person can be sick for four or five days and be set up for secondary bacterial infections which can be particularly concerning. “It’s some of those secondary infections that also take their toll.” Rupp also wanted to dispel a few rumors about influenza. “We have about 25,000 people who die of influenza every year in the United States,” he stated. “The first myth to dispel is the flu is not a serious illness.”
Rupp also emphasized that the flu shot cannot give you the flu. “That is just not biologically possible.” The flu shot, he emphasized, does not protect you from other respiratory viruses, and there are many of those that can be expected to circulate. It also is worth remembering that the flu vaccine takes about two weeks from the time of vaccination to provide immunity, peaking at six weeks and slowly fading. Getting the vaccine from now through early December means you are likely to be protected through the season, he said, and there is no need to try to pick the timing of your shot to maximize the benefit. There are no indications there will be any shortages of the vaccine this season.
“Just get the vaccine when it’s convenient,” he said. About half the population will be able to get vaccinated, although a higher figure would be preferred. Rupp also had some words for the antivaccine crowd. “I sort of feel it’s like arguing with folks who deny the Holocaust,” Rupp stated. “There clearly are some rare side effects.” When you look at what’s best for an individual’s health and society’s health, he stressed, the evidence clearly comes down on the side of vaccinations, and not only for the flu but many childhood diseases as well. For people who get sick, there are medications that can help them get better more quickly. People who are very old or who have underlying disorders should take the antiinfluenza medicines, Rupp said, but those will have to come from their doctor. Otherwise, he suggested, do what Grandma said and take Tylenol, drink water, get some rest, and let the disease run its course. Younger and generally healthy people who have complications, particularly trouble breathing, need to see a doctor. Individuals who have the flu also need to take steps to protect the rest of the population and stop the spread of the flu. “You need to take yourself out of circulation,” Rupp emphasized. “You really need to stay home from work, and stay home from school before you put yourself back out there in society.”
and flu season. His top suggestion: Elderberries, and specifically black elderberries which come in capsule and liquid formulas. Hurley particularly likes the Sambucus Black Elderberry Extract as a product that his customers have used with some success. While stating it is not perfect, Hurley said the Black Elderberry Extract helps prevent illness and helps those who become ill heal. It not only can help reduce a fever, but it works as an antiviral and fights bacterial infections, he said. The Nature’s Answer brand is the one Hurley recommended as one of the best. Another product he suggested to help the immune system is simply called Wellness Formula. It is a blend of ingredients that comes in capsule form for those who do not want to taste their medicine. Remember, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Until next week, stay healthy Omaha!
Natural Health: The flu is not the only illness to avoid during the winter months, and there are some natural products available that may help a person stay healthy until spring. Again, nothing is a silver bullet, but healthy eating, especially fruits and vegetables, always has its benefits. Todd Hurley, owner of No Name Nutrition in Omaha, shared some ideas on natural ways to protect your immune system during the cold
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Do the Huskers Need Divine Intervention?
charge and finally outmuscle the Husker defense. The fact that we may not have had more than one drive in the third quarter didn’t help the fatigue situation either.
Things began to go wrong for the Huskers from the first drive, which hasn’t been an uncommon theme for Nebraska this year. While the football bouncing off the helmet wasn’t entirely Ozigbo’s fault, he should have had his head turned the right direction. It left me wondering why, when we seemed to be pounding the ball just fine on the ground, we felt the need to make any kind of passing attempt at all. Riley shed some light in his postgame comments as to why he felt comfortable with the play call, “I don’t know that yet in a practice or a game that we’ve incompleted that ball, let alone throw a pick six on it off of a top of a head, it’s a pretty ridiculous play really.”
The good news is that Nebraska has showed vast improvements and we can see glimpses of what this team, as they mature, has to offer. The biggest question is if the Husker faithful, or unfaithful when it comes to coaches, willing to wait for it to happen.
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Ridiculous may be a good way to describe what happened in the second half. While the huskers played their hearts out, there was an obvious lack of depth that became evident as the Wisconsin giants (that’s what I call their offensive line) seemed to take
To sum it up, bad luck early, a missed short field goal, a long run for a touchdown by Wisconsin before halftime, and the inability to get the ball back all led to this young team being dominated in fourth quarter.
Hats off to the offensive line for not giving up sacks and to Tanner Lee and the coaching staff for running more bootlegs and keeping Tanner from getting clobbered this week, although Wisconsin isn’t known as a sacking machine. On a side note, for those listening to the game live on TV, it seemed like Matt Millen had a secret love interest in Tanner Lee, or maybe his parents were compensating him in this era of people getting paid in college sports (thanks Louisville.) At any rate, I’m not quite as high on Tanner as Matt was, but he is improving every week.
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Photo Courtesy of Huskers.com The Huskers better continue to improve if they want to hang with Ohio State this week. The B1G Ten Network seems to be back on the J.T.
Ohio State has shown some vulnerabilities in the offensive line this year, partially due to injuries, and this is where the Huskers are likely to start if they want a chance to win this Barrett bandwagon, although not game. Look for the defense to go after as much as Matt with Tanner and Barrett early and often, and hopefully certainly with better reasoning. Barret we’ll have enough left in the second has thrown only one INT this year and half to have a chance to keep up with that was against OU. His patience has the Buckeyes. improved and he’s not looking to run first and pass second anymore, but he Go Huskers!! still ran for 59 yards on eight carries and a touchdown against a muchimproved Maryland team last week.
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Rothsteen – Soul Singer Supreme By Andy Roberts
Omaha soul singer Rothsteen – just Rothsteen - didn’t always want to be a singer. “I wanted to rap,” he recalled. “All my friends were rapping.” The he noticed something. It was singing, not rapping, that got the attention of the ladies. It’s amazing how something like that can change a young man’s mind. That was around the time when he attended Omaha North High School, the school from which the Chicago-born singer graduated after coming to Omaha in the early 1990s. “We moved here for school,” Rothsteen remembered. “The time we came from Chicago . . . things were obviously rough. “My Mom wanted to find a better way for us so we made our way to Omaha, Nebraska.” The move has worked out well for this rising talent. During the last two years he has released three EPs: Moments Before, Moments During, and Moments After. He won Best R&B/Soul Artist at the Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards last year and is nominated for Best Soul Artist and album of the year this time around. Rothsteen has performed most of Omaha’s major stages, including the
1200 Club at the Holland Center and MAHA doing a guest vocal for a hip-hop group Both. He writes his own music, beats and lyrics and was part of the Hear Nebraska tours the past two years. He previously fronted the rock band Voodoo Method. Some of the typical influences inspired Rothsteen to pick up a microphone, with Michael Jackson, Prince, and Luther Vandross credited as influences. He started early as well. “My earliest memories of singing, I was like five or six,” he said, looking back at mimicking Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder with Paul McCartney on their famous duets. But there was another early influence, much closer to home. “I used to hear my Mom sing all the time,” Rothsteen said. She did it while cleaning and doing other house work, and he recalls she did it just like the record. He did that at first, but: “Eventually I developed my own style, too.” Rothsteen, who played brass instruments in high school, no longer plays on stage but does on his recordings. When performing he uses tracks and midi-instruments, a serious change from his work with Voodoo Method. It has taken some adjustment for performer and audience. “I think people are used to seeing things in a certain way,” he said, and instead of him fronting a band, they see one guy on stage. “There’s a way to present it,” Rothsteen said. “I looked to the hip-hop guys for influence . . . DJs do it every day.
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“It’s pretty mobile, too.” As an artist, Rothsteen is always looking for change, and he wanted to make sure everyone knows Voodoo Method may return. “The funny thing about Voodoo,” he said. “It’s not so past tense. We’re on hiatus. “I think someday Voodoo Method will play again.” He described the band as rock music with a soul vocal. For now, the time off is helping Rothsteen focus on his songwriting. “My song writing process always starts with the music itself,” he said. “It needs to fit.” Once he has the melody, then he works on the lyrics. He knows not everyone works that way. That term “soul” is one part of him that is not likely to change. In trying to define soul, Rothsteen said people need to let go of what they’re used to and it is important to view the music as something more than a rich voice with mellow instruments. Soulful singers, he emphasized, are found in many musical genres. “If you’re writing it from your soul . . . and it’s coming from a place . . . . I think that is soul music,” he stated.
“I wrote it from my soul so that makes it soul music,” Rothsteen added. “If I can feel it in the performance, in the delivery of it – it’s soul music.” Johnny Cash, he pointed out, is not a traditional soul singer but the man sang with a great soul feeling. As a performer, Rothsteen appreciates rooms with good sound, and further appreciates club owners that work to provide a room where the performer can be heard. Among the best at this, he pointed out, are The Holland Center, The Waiting Room, Reverb, and Slowdown. “I love a place that’s really getting after it that way. “They get what I do. The sound accommodates what I do,” he said, adding that he seems to see a trend with that in the city. “I think Omaha’s done an excellent job of taking it seriously,” Rothsteen said.
“I’ve performed at quite a few places in the Midwest . . . No one treats you like home.” Rothsteen also has an appreciation for traditional music hot spots like the Zoo Bar in Lincoln. While he appreciates playing the clubs, he is looking for a larger audience. “I’m working to become a theater act,” he emphasized, and stated he has enjoyed playing festivals. Rothsteen said he wants to keep his art growing and changing, because it’s something he wants to do for a long time. “Music is awesome in that you don’t have to keep doing the same thing all the time,” he said. “I don’t want to let any of that go. I want to keep that evolving.” With that in mind, he is looking to further define his audience. “You’ve got to find who you are speaking to,” he said “The fans will come.”
That, he acknowledged, takes time. “Those are the people that are going to stick with you forever,” he said. He also knows there are no short cuts, but that’s fine with him. “I love this so much,” Rothsteen stated. “Once you are a musician, you are a musician.” Rothsteen is set to perform at Reverb on October 20. Look here for more information: http://www.rothsteen.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Rothsteen
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Medicare Open Enrollment Begins October 15
(Part D) Plan •Switch from one Part D plan to another Part D plan •Drop your Part D coverage altogether •Switch from Original Medicare to a Medicare Advantage Plan •Switch from a Medicare Advantage Plan to Original Medicare •Change from one Medicare Advantage Plan to a different Medicare Advantage Plan By Mike Herek •Change from a Medicare Advantage Plan that offers prescription drug What is the Medicare open coverage to a Medicare Advantage enrollment period? Plan that doesn’t offer prescription The Medicare open enrollment period drug coverage is the time during which people with •Switch from a Medicare Advantage Medicare can make new choices and your health-care needs or fit within Plan that doesn’t offer prescription pick plans that work best for them. your budget, you can switch to a plan drug coverage to a Medicare Each year, Medicare plans typically that may work better for you. Advantage Plan that does offer change what the plans cost and cover. prescription drug coverage In addition, your health-care needs What’s new in 2018? may have changed over the past year. The initial deductible for Part D What should you do? The open enrollment period is your prescription drug plans increases by Now is a good time to review your opportunity to switch Medicare health current Medicare plan. As part of the $5 to $405 in 2018. Also, most Part and prescription drug plans to better D plans have a temporary limit on evaluation, you may want to consider suit your needs. what a particular plan will cover for several factors. For instance, are you satisfied with the coverage and level of prescription drugs. In 2018, this gap When does the open enrollment care you’re receiving with your current in coverage (also called the “donut period start? hole”) begins after you and your drug plan? Are your premium costs or outThe Medicare open enrollment of-pocket expenses too high? Has your plan have spent $3,750 on covered period begins on October 15 and runs health changed, or do you anticipate drugs — a $50 increase over the 2017 through December 7. Any changes initial coverage limit. It ends after you needing medical care or treatment? made during open enrollment are have spent $5,000 out-of-pocket, after effective as of January 1, 2018. Open enrollment period is the time to which catastrophic coverage begins. However, part of the Affordable determine whether your current plan During the open enrollment period, Care Act gradually closes this gap by will cover your treatment and what you can: your potential out-of-pocket costs may reducing your out-of-pocket costs •Join a Medicare Prescription Drug for prescriptions purchased in the be. If your current plan doesn’t meet
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coverage gap. In 2018, you’ll pay 35% of the cost for brand-name drugs in the coverage gap (65% discount) and 44% (56% discount) of the cost for generic drugs in the coverage gap. Each succeeding year, out-of-pocket prescription drug costs in the coverage gap continue to decrease until 2020, when you’ll pay 25% for covered brand-name and generic drugs in the gap. Medicare beneficiaries who file individual tax returns with income that is greater than $85,000, and beneficiaries who file joint tax returns with income that is greater than $170,000, pay an additional monthly premium or Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount (IRMAA) for their Medicare Part D prescription drug plan coverage. In 2018, some
of these beneficiaries will see their IRMAA increase by as much as 58%, while other beneficiaries may actually see their IRMAA drop. For more information, visit the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services website, CMS.gov.
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Ask a Lawyer By James Regan
With the availability of ride hailing companies, driving after you are impaired or have been drinking is probably more avoidable than ever, even in a spread-out city like Omaha. But, whether it’s because they do not think of themselves as impaired or intoxicated, many people don’t want to leave their car in a location far from home. Here may be a variety of other reasons, but a significant number of people still drink and drive. If this is your decision, the articles in this space will give you an idea of what legal risks you take and what problem you may face, should you come in contact with law enforcement authorities. This first article discusses some of the practical aspects of your initial encounter with law enforcement officers. Later ones will address the details of what happens should you be arrested and charged with driving under the influence or while impaired.
The DUI stop A traffic infraction of any sort, however slight, can justify the stop of your vehicle by law enforcement. Speeding, turning into the far lane, changing lanes or turning without signaling, or crossing the lane divider line are the infractions most commonly seen in such stops. In addition, courts have allowed such stops for erratic driving, such as weaving in your own lane or varying your speed.
However, informing the officer that you had one or two beers should not be harmful since it usually would not cause a person to be impaired. This response may explain away the odor of alcohol on a driver’s breath.
So, should you submit to these tests are not?
A driver who is stopped in Nebraska does not have to perform the field sobriety tests. There is no penalty for refusing to perform them. In Nebraska, Field sobriety tests a person cannot be arrested for Understand that the police want refusing to perform the field sobriety you to help them make their case tests. This differs from testing of a against you stronger. By performing driver’s blood, breath, or urine, as a field tests that you can be recorded driver in Nebraska is considered to as failing, you are simply helping the have given implied consent to chemical police manufacture evidence against testing. Despite the fact that refusing If I’m stopped by the police, a chemical test in Nebraska is a crime, should I answer any questions you. Be aware that they fully intend on using this evidence against you in there is no punishment for refusing regarding drinking? court. Therefore, taking an eye test, to perform field sobriety tests. This Citizens are not required to answer balancing test, or any other evaluation does not mean you need to be rude or questions that are designed to be on the street is usually not a good belligerent to an officer if asked to do incriminating. But in a typical DUI idea. Many people, even those who are a field sobriety test. Instead, it’s a good stop, the officer is going to engage intoxicated, believe that if they just idea to “respectfully decline” all such you in necessary conversation such take these tests and pass them, they tests on the roadside. But you need to as requesting your license, possibly will prove to the officer that they are do it in a manner that doesn’t portray pointing out why you are being fine and will be allowed to go on their you as a “know it all” or antagonistic to stopped, and asking where you were headed and if you have had anything to way. This is rarely how things work out the officer making the request. Being cooperative with the officer, who is drink. In any police encounter in which in the real world. If an officer detects the odor of alcohol, and observes doing their job, is always in your bests you are the target of the investigation, what they think are other indicators interests. a simple request to speak to your of intoxication, such as bloodshot or attorney before answering questions glassy eyes, slurred speech, confused Preliminary breath test would be an appropriate response. behavior, you are almost certain to On the other hand, Nebraska law be fully investigated to determine if requires you to take a preliminary you are intoxicated or impaired. For breath test, typically given at the example, you may be directed to take scene of the stop, with a handheld further breath tests. Adding to this is device. Refusing to take such a test the fact that many experts agree a lot is a misdemeanor punishable by a of police officers are not sufficiently maximum fine of $100 and it does well trained to accurately interpret not authorize or require the sort of the symptoms observed while revocation of your license that would administering these street evaluations. occur if you refused to take the test
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at the station. A test at the station is that the law terms a “chemical test,� whether it is of your breath or blood.
The DUI test (Chemical test) A breath test, given that the police station, is by far the most commonly used method of testing for alcohol. Nebraska law also allows the use of a blood test to prove impairment, but recent court decisions have imposed a requirement on law enforcement officers to get a warrant before they can draw blood. That means such tests now are rarely used unless the driver is injured or taken to a hospital for a medical reason. It is this test, given at the police station, after a formal advisement by an officer of your obligation to take the test, that will be used in court to prove your intoxication or impairment. Because of its essential nature to law enforcement and prosecution, the penalties for refusing the test are severe. In addition to an administrative revocation by the DMV that prohibits any driving whatsoever for 90 days, followed by a one-year revocation during which you will be required to
drive only vehicles equipped with ignition interlock, a refusal of this test allows the prosecution to file aggravated charges against you that carry mandatory jail. Because of these consequences, it is virtually never advisable to refuse to take the chemical test. If you have been ticketed or arrested for a DUI, even if it is a first offense, you should seek the advice of an experienced attorney as soon as possible. The consequences and penalties you may face are significant, and decisions you make and the actions you take in the first several days following your arrest can affect the outcome. The Regan Law Office can provide you with a free initial consultation to help you decide what to do. Do you have legal questions? Submit them to focusomaha@gmail.com and they may be answered in a future column or contact the Regan Law Offices at 402-341-2020.
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