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David Downing and Darci Griffith Gamerl Sound Therapy Concert Saturday, January 11, 7:30pm-9pm Om Center, 1216 Howard St, Omaha Stunning Sounds of Ultima Thule.

In Concert Oboist, Darci Griffith Gamerl, and solo works for looping station and Cellist David Downing “Our purpose is to create new music that is inspired by the energy of music from a distant past - songs that embody the beauty and peacefulness that surrounds us on all plains.

The draw of nature and music’s healing properties inspires us to create music that is accessible to everyone. Our goal is to provide a concert experience that is open, inclusive, and healing to the listener - regardless of age, stage of life or background.” $15 ADV/ $20 DOS Winter and Home Goods Exhibit Thursday, January 9, 11am- 6pm, thru Sunday, January 12, 11am-5pm Hot Shops, 1301 Nicholas St, Omaha These two exhibits feature work curated from a variety of artists at the Hot Shops. Winter in the Hallway Gallery explores the blue, gray, light and line of the season through a variety of paintings. Home Goods in the Nicholas Street Gallery features the things that make a house a home. With architectural renderings and handmade items both functional and fanciful.

Open to the public. Mon-Fri: 9 am - 6 pm SatSun: 11 am - 5 pm

Featuring the first handwritten illuminated Bible commissioned by a Benedictine Monastery since the fifteenth century, The Saint John’s Bible incorporates contemporary imagery and events to connect traditional medieval craftsmanship with the twenty-first century. https://www.joslyn.org through february 15, 2020 Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts 724 South 12th St., Omaha Jillian Mayer: TIMESHARE Jillian Mayer’s practice continually explores how technology affects our lives, bodies, and identities through investigating the blurred lines between our physical and online worlds in regard to dependency and value. Recent works by the artist include her prolific group of Slumpies—the artist’s sculptural answer to the shape our bodies take while engaging with hand-held technology. While referencing the history of art and the live model, these playful yet critical sculptures address the way humans are physically altering their bodies due to these technologies. Often paired with humourous promo-videos, these deeply imperfect sculptures are inviting as well as entrenched with contemporary marketing techniques, allowing their reach to stretch between the art gallery and the storefront.

In TIMESHARE, Mayer explores how art can function and/or aid during times of disaster or even when the planet becomes uninhabitable.

Her work uses the formula of part solutionism part subtle denial mixed with an “everything will be fine” attitude. While the problem might Exhibition closing reception, actually be too large to be addressed in any do ants have souls actual sense, the works in this show attempt, Friday, January 12 with humor and insight. For example, A SculpBaldwin Gallery, 9625 Ida Street, Omaha ink drawings from James M M Baldwin’s newly ture Can Be Used As A Flotation Device In released poetry anthology, “do ants have souls.” Times Of Emergency is a text work that greets copies of the book available in the gallery the viewers, and sets the stage for the exhibition. Upon entering further, the viewer will be THROUGH JANUARY, 19, 2020 transported into a contemporary Paul Anthony Smith conservatory, an indoor/outdoor sculpture Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St. park of sorts, complete with fountains, Drawing on the art historical traditions of architectural resting zones, and greenery.

Pointilism and Geometric Abstraction, Paul Through a variety of mediums that include Anthony Smith creates “picotages,” named for a video, painting, and sculptural objects, Mayer’s pattern printing technique that entails pressing environment can act as a place that offers textured blocks onto fabric. Trained in ceramrefuge and solace while also serving as a blueics, Smith uses sharp, wooden tools to stipple print for garden designers of the future. the surfaces of photographs he has taken in TIMESHARE investigates and comments on New York City and Jamaica that examine the both art’s objective and the artist’s African and Caribbean diasporas. responsibility.

MoMa PS1, the Contemporary Museum of Montreal and film festivals such as Sundance, SXSW, Rotterdam and New York Film Festival.

Mayer is a recent recipient of the Creative Capital Fellowship for 2015, the South Florida Cultural Consortium’s Visual/Media Artists Fellowship 2011 and 2014, Cintas Cuban Foundation Fellowship 2012, and was named one of the “25 New Faces of Independent Film”

by Filmmaker Magazine. She is also a fellow of the Sundance New Frontiers Lab Program for 2014 and the Zentrum Paul Klee Fellowship in Bern, Switzerland for 2013 and was recently a Bemis Summer 2019 Artist-in-Residence. jillianmayer.net

THROUGH JANUARY, 19, 2020 Word and Image: The Saint John’s Bible Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St.

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Jillian Mayer is an artist living in Miami. Her works and performances have been premiered at galleries and museums internationally such as MoMA, MoCA:NoMi, BAM, Bass Museum,

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THROUGH MARCH 8, 2020 SOUND THE ALARM: THE MAKING OF THE OMAHA FIRE DEPARTMENT Durham Museum, 801 S 10th St. The Omaha Fire Department traces its roots to 1860 when the city’s first firefighting company was founded. Using documents from the Byron Reed Collection this exhibit chronicles the Omaha Fire Department’s late 19th century beginnings.

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Winterfest: 2020 Omaha Kroc Olympic Games Saturday, January 11, 1pm The Salvation Army Omaha Kroc Center 2825 Y St., Omaha The Omaha Kroc’s free family event: Winterfest is coming again! This year we celebrate the Kroc’s 10th Anniversary with The 2020 Kroc Winter Games! At the Kroc, our programs strengthen and grow families in mind, body and KANEKO presents it’s newest Partner spirit, and our “Kroc Games,” Winter Olympic Program, What’s Your Story: The Healing -style, are sure to empower, excite and uplift!

Power of Words, where you are invited to Throughout the day, parents visit each Kroc create and explore innovative meanings of department, earn a sticker and enter to win 1 health and sickness. of 3 family prize packs. Kids: play 10 Olympic themed games and earn a GOLD medal! This What’s Your Story: The Healing Power of Words offers a safe space to discover and write amazing indoor facility is easy to love with our indoor waterpark, climbing treehouse, turf about new meanings of health and soccer fields and so much more. dis-ease as it applies to you and the Indoor Snowball Fights-back by popular community around you. demand!

Bounce houses This workshop meets on the first Saturday of every month from 10 AM - 12 PM to write our Snacks and crafts Superheroes experiences into existence. This program is free and open to the public. Space is limited and Winter Olympic Training Ground Obstacle Course registration is required.

Floor Hockey STAR WARS WEEKEND Live Entertainment: singing, dancing, Omaha Omaha Childrens Museum, 500 S 20th St. Street Percussion January 10-12, Friday, 10am - 4pm Saturday, 9am-8pm & Sunday, 11am-6pm kids eat free on mondays* May the force be with you all weekend long!

Monday’s, January 6, 13, 20 & 27 We are celebrating Star Wars Friday, *one free meal per adult qualifying purchase, Saturday, and Sunday with themed activities. subject to change at anytime.

On Saturday, we will have a galactic evening Hector’s, 1201 S. 157th St., Omaha, NE 68130 event with special guests the 501st Legion who will join us for the Imperial March throughout COLD DAY, WARM HEARTS & FAMILY FUN the museum. Be sure to have your cameras Saturday, January 11, 2pm-5pm ready to take pictures with characters like Euguene T. Mahoney State Park Han Solo, Chewbacca, Kylo Ren, Darth Vader, 28500 West Park Hwy, Ashland, NE 68003 and many other favorites. Costumes are Celebrate the frosty season by making encouraged! Family Fun Weekends are memories with the family to warm you through sponsored by Runza. the cold days of winter. Bring the whole family to the Owen Marina to participate in outdoor All activities are included with museum education activities or try your luck at fishing. admission, while supplies last.

Stay to create memories with the children and grandchildren while making winter crafts and Lakeshore’s Free Crafts for Kids enjoy roasting hot dogs and s’more over an S.T.E.A.M. Machines open bonfire.

Saturdays in January, 11am Hot dog, chips, and drink : $2/per meal Lakeshore Learning S’mores kits: $2/ea 12005 W. Center Rd., Omaha Hot chocolate and popcore: .50 cent/ea Free Crafts for Kids, Ages 3 and up Park entry permit required.

Enjoy crafts and hands-on activities. Family Friendly. No registration required.

Winter Fun Weekends This week build a Kid-Powered Boat!

Sunday, January 12, 11am 2600 Arbor Ave, Nebraska City, NE 68410 Arbor Lodge State Historical Park and Arboretum, Nebraska City Explore special displays filled with antique ice skates, sleds, snow shoes, snowmen, and more.

What’s Your Story: The Healing Power of Words Saturday, January 11, 10am-12pm KANEKO, 1111 Jones St., Omaha Discovering new meanings of health.

Stories and storytelling create the capability for communities and individuals to adapt, adjust and manage when faced with physical, mental or societal challenges and changes.

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Learn the history of these favorite winter pastimes and playthings, including diary excerpts on the Morton family’s winter activities.

On January 18, join us for a special National Snowman Day celebration with snowmen stories and history, crafts, and a yummy treat.

This event is included with your Arbor Lodge Mansion admission. Questions? Call 402-8737222. Go here for current hours.

Andrew Kosiski Racing 2020 Kickoff Party Saturday, January 11, 4p 4506 S 52nd St, Omaha The 2020 race season is just around the corner, and we are inviting you to help us start it off

with a bang at the inaugural Andrew Kosiski Racing Kickoff Party! Saturday night, January 11th, join us in Omaha, Nebraska as we jump start the new decade and light a fire to the winter months as Andrew and Team 53 host the biggest race party in the area. Get the first insight of all the happenings of the off season, along with raffles, games, and much more! Your $10 ticket will get you entry into the party, with dinner and drinks, along with the airing of night number one of the Wild West Shootout Live from Arizona on the big screen.

Make it out for a night of racing and fun! Stay up to date to the Facebook page as they announce more information.

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Holiday Decor at Gen. Crook House Through January 12 Gen. Crook House, 5770 N. 30 St., Omaha The house is decorated for the season and festivities are planned with the theme “Books: Keys to Life’s Treasures.” $6, adults; $5, students/seniors/military; $3, children (ages 6-11); and FREE for children younger than 6.

DIGGIN’ DINOS Open through April 11, 2020 Omaha Children’s Museum, 500 S 20th St. Diggin’ Dinos will place children in an imagined world where dinosaurs and humans work together to build a dinosaur research facility.

The exhibit will include a combination of lifesized animatronic dinosaurs and construction equipment as well as a digging and building area. Children will be able to test out a variety

of S.T.E.M. careers including engineer, architect, construction worker, vehicle operator, paleontologist, and veterinarian. Engineering challenges and interactive presentations will also take place in the exhibit daily.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY Monday, January 20, 10am-4pm Omaha Children’s Museum, 500 S 20th St. Omaha Children’s Museum is open for the holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Here are the activities planned: 11am-3pm- Color and Light Science Show (includes reading The Crayon Box That Talked) 9:15 & 10:15am-Kitchen ABC’s - We’ll read The Skin You Live In and make hot chocolate jars 11:45 and 2:15-Friendship Bracelets Activities are included with museum admission, while supplies last. www.ocm.org

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Moses Storm, Omaha Funny Bone, 7:30pm Eric Slaughter, The Jewell, 8:30pm Silence Is Madness ~ TerraDactyl ~ Molten ~ Wyldra, Barley Street Tavern, 9pm

The Tale Untold CD Release & Pajama Party w/ From This Day Forward / Keeper of the Morgue / Everbloom The Waiting Room, 8pm theDiveKings, White Wolf T-shirt and Deviator Wired Pub, 8pm

Staffers, Brothers Lounge, 9pm HiFi Hangover, Ozone Lounge, 9pm

WEDNESDAY january 8 The Happy Hippie Hour with Carrie Jean The Down Under Lounge, 3pm Dr. Webb, The Down Under Lounge, 4:20pm Sleeping With Sirens at Bourbon Theatre, 6pm Brains & Brews Weekly Trivia Kros Strain Brewing Company, 6pm Jam Seessions, Vino Mas, pm The 70’s Band, Ozone Lounge, 6:30pm Sleeping With Sirens, Set It Off, Belmont, Point North, Bourbon Theatre, 7pm Extreme Music Bingo!

The New Frontier Bar, 7pm The Office Trivia at the Observatory, 7pm Lit Pub Quiz (Vol 6, Ed 1) with Lindsey Baker and Denise Brady, Pageturners Lounge, 7pm Open Mic / Jam at Apple Jacks at the Patch Pioneer Trail Orchard, 7pm

Live Music w Chad Lee, WestEndOmaha, 6pm Chris Hazelton Organ Trio, The Jewel, 8:30p Trivia, Thunderhead Brewing Downtown, 7pm Moses Storm, Omaha Funny Bone, 7:30pm Open Mic, Emmet’s Tavern, 8pm DJ Matt Wells, Empire Room, 8pm

Maya Duis & Midwest Depressed w/ Branden Pierce, Barley Street Tavern, 9pm

The Dancing Dead, Powerful Science, Shit Flowers Bourbon Theatre, 9pm DJ Travis Howe Parliament Pub Legacy, 9pm

Adam Kieth, , Beer Can Alley, 9m The Personics, Ozone Lounge, 9pm The DiBaise Brothers at Skyybox , 9pm Jocelyn w/ Radio Jamz, Slowdown, 9pm ReCaptured, Slowdown, 9pm DJ Devon Dupree, The Cove Lounge, 9pm Little Essentials: Karaoke with Caitlin Little The B Side of Benson Theatre, 9pm

Bucky P, DrewRill, Chris.Topher, AllahDAMNiiT, Eddie Branch, Bourbon Theatre9:30 pm

The Movie Quiz, Liquid Sunshine Taproom, 8pm DJ Devon Dupree, The Cove, 9pm

Dave Tamkin // fox The DiBaise Brothers, Infusion Little Bohemia, 8pm Daniel & The Deliverance, Dubliner Pub, 9:30pm Barley Street Tavern, 9pm Trivia Night, Julio’s, 9pm

Trivia, Rathskeller Bier Haus,8pm

Punch Clock Martyrs, Sapien Sounds, Not Funny, The Down Under Lounge, 9:30pm

Jack McLaughlin w/ The Sunks, Slowdown, 8pm

Space is the Place: an Afrofuturistic Dance Cypher Night, The Waiting Room Lounge, 9:30pm Party, Reverb Lounge, 9pm

Ultra Violet Fever, The B. Bar, 8pm

Karaoke w/ Tony Butells, The Sydney, 10pm

Frozen (1 & 2) Trivia, The Cove Lounge, 8pm RiFF RAFF : Cranberry Vampire Tour The Waiting Room, 8pm Chris Hazelton Organ Trio, The Jewel, 8:30p 99 ‘n’ 1/2, Harney Street Tavern, 9pm

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Taxi Driver, Ozone Lounge, 9pm DJ Shif-D, The Cove, 9pm Getchasum w/Josh Watson The Down Under Lounge, 9pm

Dirt Time: An Animal Tracking Family Adventure, Fontenelle Forest Nature Center, 9am Daniel And The Deliverance, Dubliner Pub, 9:30pm

Trivia, Bärchen Beer Garden, 7:30pm

Karaoke, Moe and Curly’s, 9pm

What’s Your Story: The Healing Power of Words, KANEKO, 10am

Libations ~ Relax, It’s Science ~ Yoga For Cats ~ Goosehound, O’Leaver’s, 10pm

Trivia, Clancy’s Pub, 7:30pm

DJ, Retro Rewind, 9pm

The Artist Jam, Krypton Comics, 12pm

Karaoke with Cammy Cammy FrenchFrench (Cameron French), The Sydney, 10pm

Open Mic with Host Aly Peeler The Down Under Lounge, 8p

Diego Danger w/Mississippi Jake The Down Under, 9pm

And This is 2020 at Sokol Auditorium, 5pm

Shots & Giggles Comedy Showcase 3rd Base Bar & Grill, 8:30pm Comedy Open Mic, Barley Street Tavern, 9pm Karaoke hosted by Joe Salzenbrenner Brokedown Palace, 9pm

THURSDAY january 9 Winter and Home Goods Exhibit Hot Shops Art Center , 11am Midtown Cocktail Party , Empire Room, 4pm Wine Tasting, Pacific Cellars, 5pm Birds & Beer Bash, Buildertrend, 5:30pm Scott Evans and Friends, Ozone Lounge, 6pm Biscuit Miller & the MIx, Stocks n Bonds, 6pm

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One2Go at Whiskey Roadhouse, 9pm Chris Shelton, Dubliner Pub, 9:30pm “Touch Of Grey” Brokedown Palace, 11pm

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Omaha Poetry Slam, OutrSpaces, 7pm Hector Anchondo, The Stave, 7pm Blues Society Of Omaha Presents: Jason Ricci & The Bad Kind, The Jewell, 7pm Danny Worsnop w/ Starbenders, The Party After, The Royal Grove, 7pm

Two Blue, Mars Bar and Grill , 5pm

Ken Sitler at Vino Mas, 7pm

Jared William Gottberg, The Cove, 5pm

Lost In The Music, Lookout Lounge, 7:30pm

Rex Granite, The B. Bar, 5:30pm

David Downing and Darci Griffith Gamerl Sound Therapy Concert, Om Center, 7:30pm

PapaRic, Lucky Bucket Brewing Co., 6pm Eric Slaughter, The Jewell, 6pm

SUNDAY january 12 Winter and Home Goods Exhibit Hot Shops Art Center, 11am Kid Crafts, Cosmic Eye Brewing , 12pm January Pinball Tournament, Beercade, 1pm Polka Potluck Sundays Infusion Little Bohemia Beer Hall, 1pm Great Plains Bluegrass and Old Time Music Association, American Legion Post #1, 2pm Second Sunday Talk Douglas County Historical Society, 2pm

Moses Storm, Omaha Funny Bone, 7:30pm Crafty Craft, Kros Strain Brewing Company, 2pm

The Arena (Improv), The Backline, 7pm

Black Magic Flower Power at Harney Street Tavern, Harney Street Tavern, 8pm

Bar Olympics, Maloney’s Irish Pub, 2pm

Darling Cole, Therapy Bar and Grill, 7pm

FRONT PORCH, Therapy Bar & Grill, 8pm

Dustin West at Soaring Wings Vineyard, 2pm

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Let’s Figure It Out, The HideAway, 2pm

Charley Crockett, Bourbon Theatre, 8pm

B.B.O. Extra - Thunderhead Brewing, 2pm

Open Mic, Barley Street, 9pm

Generations, American Legion Post #1, 3pm

CC’s Moonday Cabaret, The Down Under, 9:30pm

Future Culinary ProStars of Nebraska Timber Wood Fire Bistro, 4pm Nebraska’s Own: James Barnett Vesper Concerts, 5:30pm

TUESDAY january 14 Dustin Prinz, Ozone Lounge, 5pm Line Dance Lessons at Bogies West, 6:30pm

Mette Family Band, MJM7 St. Patrick Catholic Church, 6:30pm Auditions: For Peter Pan on her 70th Birthday Omaha Community Playhouse, 6pm Mette Family Band, MJM7 St. Patrick Catholic Church, 6:30pm

The Evolution of Monsters Class Do Space, 6:30pm Open Jam, Barley Street Tavern, 7pm Line Dancing, Bogie’s Bar West, 7pm

Winter Axe Throwing League!

Tyi Hakeem & Brown Suga at The Jewell, 6:30pm Craft Axe Throwing, 7pm Sights on Sounds: HYPE! Film Streams’ Ruth Sokolof, 7pm

Trivia, Goldeez, 7pm Trivia, Scriptown Brewing Company, 7pm

Indigenous featuring Mato Nanji The Waiting Room Lounge, 7pm

Live Open Jam, Therapy Bar, 7pm

Booze Bingo, The Down Under Lounge, 8pm

America’s Pub Quiz, The Tavern, 7pm

High Tea, V. Mertz, 1pm

Ryan Neilmer, Funny Bone, 7:30pm

Karaoke, The Down Under Lounge, 10pm

Les Miserables in Omaha Orpheum Theatre, 7:30pm

MONDAY january 13 LOTR Movie Monday Vol. 2 The Down Under Lounge, 3pm

Spencer’s Trivia Dojo The Down Under Lounge, 8pm Triva, Maloney’s Irish Pub, 8pm Open MIc, Brokedown Palace, 8:30p

Julie Baker, Ozone Lounge, 6pm Brainiac Trivia, O’Leaver’s, 9pm Bingo Night At The Goldmine, 6pm Bingo, Zipline Brewing Co., 6pm

Guilty Pleasures & Duets Karaoke The Down Under Lounge, 10pm

Music Bingo At Bertha’s Bar, 7pm Poker Nights at Big Red, 7pm Music BINGO, Liquid Sunshine Taproom, 7pm Trivia Mafia, Vis Major Brewing Co., 7pm

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The New Year is ushering in an effort to pass an amendment to LB 147, a bill allowing teachers and administrators to physically restrain children under their care.

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find agreeable language, they say they were specifically told that even if they accepted every requested change, an amendment would not be supported.

-Edison McDonald, Executive Director of the Arc of Nebraska

Rose Godinez, Legal and Policy Counsel of the ACLU in Nebraska said, “Nebraska has Both educators and advocates, including the The NSEA sent a survey to teachers in mid-De- outstanding teachers who have tough jobs but cember. So far, they’ve received responses ACLU of Nebraska, Voices for Children in opening the door for increased use of force in Nebraska, NSEA, and the Nebraska Council of from more than 160 members who have been the classroom is only going to hurt the learning School Administrators can agree on one thing, victims of or observed violence against their environment they’ve worked so hard to create. the use of physical force needs to be limited as fellow teachers. Benson said, “The fact is that We know that restraint hurts kids and that teachers are hit, scratched, kicked, bitten and much as possible. kids of color and kids with disabilities suffer punched by troubled students – and it’s a daily the most. At best, this is a misguided effort to occurrence in schools across Nebraska.”

This isn’t a new bill or issue. tackle a problem that could be better solved Benson concluded, “The stories from educators with more training, smarter policies and more “The current law, under the Nebraska Student are heartbreaking – and they are a clarion call much-needed resources.” for action.”

Discipline Act, already permits teachers and administrators to take reasonable steps necesFocus took to the streets to find out what sary in discipline matters. A more productive This raises the question as to why we don’t fellow teachers and parents in the community legislative pursuit would be for the state to stick to trained security guards or off-duty po- had to say about the subject: lice, allow teachers to carry a panic button, and provide funding to train certificated staff, including training to defuse difficult situations avoid passing this amendment to the bill at all. Mikayla Reynolds has two years of preschool in the classroom.” teaching experience, and a resident of Benson And then there’s the issue of who could be said, “I have had to restrain students mostly -Dr. Michael Dulaney, Executive Director of the impacted the most by this bill.

Nebraska Council of School Administrators Data shows the use of physical restraint disproportionately impacts Nebraska students of The NSEA (Nebraska State Education Association) is a member-directed union which color and students with disabilities. According represents 28,000 public school teachers and to the Department of Education’s most recent other education professionals across Nebraska Civil Rights Data Collection, about 8 in 10 of all and supports the amendments to the bill.

Nebraska kids who were physically restrained are covered under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Likewise, Nebraska kids According to NSEA President Jenni Benson, who are Black / African American or Native / “Last year, the NSEA partnered with the American Indian were also overrepresented Nebraska Association of School Boards and among kids who were physically restrained. the Nebraska Council of School Administrators to provide amendments to LB147. Those amendments, now embodied in AM1803, were “In about 80% of cases that restraint is used it mutually supported by all three organizations.” is on a child with a disability. While some may say it is about safety, it is truly about not taking However, when the NSEA met last spring with the time or consideration to properly train staff stakeholders from ARC, the ACLU, Voices for to ensure the safety of people with disabilities.”

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to prevent them from self-harming or fleeing the school. Instances like this allow restraint from a teacher, but based on what the bill says, something about preventing students from disrupting the class and reserving the right to ban them from class is wrong. Students are more likely to drop out the more suspensions and expulsions accumulate and their self-esteem drops significantly. Teachers should not be allowed to restrain students based on class disruptions alone. We need to focus more on the emotional needs of the students and set them up to succeed in the real world.”

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Carri Weathers, mother and teacher and midtown resident said, “We all know that when a child acts up, it does not always mean that they are violent and have bad intentions. The parents need to be involved in the process of counseling and find out what is going on at home. I don’t think this bill is necessary unless continued on page 13

continued from page 12 it is an emergency, in which case other adults should be involved as witnesses and chaperones.”

Eddie of Dundee, father of a toddler said, “If CPS can come to my house and discipline me for disciplining my own children, then why would I support a bill for their public-school teacher to have the right to make such a serious discretion? There needs to be trained security guards for these types of situations.”

ANUARY 8 -Day JANUARY 14speech-lan| 2020 Courtney of Council Bluffs,

trained to do restraints, I never wanted to.

Most restraint training is related to adults. Little children are just so much more vulnerable and tiny and harder to safely restrain. I do not ever feel it is appropriate for a resource police officer to get involved in student discipline as it relates to disabilities unless they have the proper training and are specifically trained in special education and behavior management then I would be OK with it, but they are not.... (the fact that the bill itself does not acknowledge any of these) huge obstacles and these decisions needs to be made.”

There are obvious issues of liability if some-

guage pathologist for special education 11 thing goes wrong. For instance, as technology ALTH, PERSONAL FINANCE, & MUSIC NEWSWEEKLY years and counting, holding 7 years of Clinical Certificate Competency (CCCs) said, “As an educator, I have always had concerns about the legality and the responsibility that I just placed on teachers with regards to restraint and seclusion. I believe firmly that only a select few individuals should be properly trained to reduce liability and to ensure consistency and fidelity protocol. Having said that, however, I feel people get hung up on the idea that seclusion, aka being locked in a safe room is rose than restraining a child. I have always had more parents concerned about a kid being secluded than restraint... I would much rather have my child in a room where they cannot escape to the busy street... Also, while I have been

continues to evolve and permeate younger and younger lives, all school administrators, parents, and students are waiting for a student to goad an already angry teacher into reactionary strife while another student is poised recording on their smartphone. Who will be training teachers in citizen’s arrest of these seemingly disruptive minors. Where will the funding for training teachers to use proper amounts of force to keep order in their classrooms come from? On the outside, this bill is a funhouse mirror image, slightly askew, of the state of affairs we see in Chicago, a corrupted city with an apparent school-to-prison pipeline. Some people prioritize policing over prevention, puncontinued on page 14

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continued from page 13 ishment over accountability, and violence over peace, especially regarding under-represented people of color, low income, and disabilities.

Any issue involving the care and welfare of our children is sure to be the subject of much debate. Instead of spending money to individually train teachers and administrators on how to provide proper restraint, we could spend a small portion of the amount on a marketing campaign geared towards better parenting strategies to teach our children about boundaries and respecting their teachers and elders.

If you think this is a stretch, consider a 2007 report on restraint and seclusion in California Schools titled: Restraint & Seclusion in California Schools: A failing Grade stated, “Beyond Maybe grandparents need to start a UTube physical injuries or death, behavioral restraint training video to help parents out. or seclusion can also severely traumatize individuals and result in lasting adverse psychological effects. The risk of trauma is greater with ANUARY 8 -with JANUARY 14Individu| 2020 individuals a history of abuse. who have beenFINANCE, restrained and & secluded ALTH, als PERSONAL MUSIC NEWSWEEKLY describe these events as punitive and aversive, leaving lingering psychological scars. Children and adolescents restrained during a psychiatric hospitalization report recurrent nightmares, intrusive thoughts, avoidance behaviors, enhanced startle response, and mistrust of mental health professionals resulting from the incidents, even years after the event. Restraint or seclusion may evoke feelings of guilt, humiliation, embarrassment, hopelessness, powerlessness, fear, and panic. Restraint or seclusion compromise an individual’s ability to trust and engage with others and create a violent and coercive environment that undermines forming trusting relationships and, by extension to the education setting, learning.

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Mere Shadows

By Tatiana Ballinger

Omaha post-hardcore four-piece punk band merely dodges the byproducts of Google searching the genre listed for band Mere Shadows on their Facebook and Bandcamp pages. Mere Shadows is an original Omaha punk band formed in 2018 - officially two years ago as we welcome the dreaded triple-double digits of the year 2020. The third 20 is attached to the upcoming Blue Monday in January, the most depressing day of any year. If you or someone you know is finding themselves painfully overwhelmed and/or who fit the warning signs of suicide please call a local or national hotline at (800) 273-8255 to speak to trained volunteers with lived experience in the struggles and resilience of mental health awareness either about your loved one or yourself. While punk music soothes pain it also incites evolving woes for late rock and rollers and wannabe SJW’s.

Genres of rock with hyphenated adverbs of temporal occurrence, in this case, the aftermath of hardcore punk, encompass distinctive musical and moniker characteristics. According to the reigning socially acceptable tabloid source that is Google, maintstream post-hardcore punk begins in the years demised of new wave with nasally know-it-all bands like the Tendencies and Midwest’s confidently queer Hüsker Dü.

In breaking stigmas that both compose and result in phantasmally technology-based social disorders that stem from conservative naturalism, Mere Shadows shares stories of dissent regarding political and cultural climates which is an essential form of human expression and definite precursors to organizing.

Returning to the present we have Midwest post-punk Mere Shadows who played a full set for Spanish rock band Las Cruxes and Towering Rogue December 28, 2019, at O’Leaver’s Pub.

Mere Shadows falls somewhere on the spectrum between upbeat rock and roll with devastating yet endearing vocals, however, they are not a boyband thanks to humble inclusivity of bandmates John, Michael, Julie, and Jeff. Post-hardcore stands as a subgenre of punk rock all the way two decades later reviving emo where the singing that sounds like crying in both audio and subject.

Search and add Mere Shadows to Facebook and Focus on upbeat punk rock and roll in Omaha!

n— photo credit: Jesse MagnusseKestner and Julie , road Ever Jeff son, John with Michael John Kestner

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Existing-Home Sales Descend 1.7% in November

By Focus Omaha

Pending home sales increased in November, rebounding from the prior month’s decline, according to the National Association of Realtors®. The West region reported the highest growth last month, while the other three major U.S. regions saw only marginal variances in month-over-month contract activity. Pending home sales were up nationally and up in all regions compared to one year ago.

The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI),* www.nar.realtor/pending-home-sales, a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, rose 1.2% to 108.5 in November.

Year-over-year contract signings jumped 7.4%. An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001.

“Despite the insufficient level of inventory, pending home contracts still increased in November,” said Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist, noting that housing inventory has been in decline for six straight months dating back to June 2019. “The favorable conditions are expected throughout 2020 as well, but supply is not yet meeting the healthy demand.”

At the recent NAR Real Estate Forecast Summit, the consensus forecast called for 2.0% GDP growth, a 3.7% unemployment rate and a 3.8% average mortgage rate in 2020. Home prices were projected to rise by 3.6% in 2020 after a 5% gain in 2019.

“Sale prices continue to rise, but I am hopeful that we will see price appreciation slow in

2020,” said Yun. “Builder confidence levels are high, so we just need housing supply to match and more home construction to take place in the coming year.”

November Pending Home Sales Regional Breakdown The regional indices had mixed results in November. The Northeast PHSI slid 0.1% to 96.3 in November, 2.6% higher than a year ago. In the Midwest, the index rose 1.0%

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to 102.5 last month, 5.0% higher than in November 2018.

Pending home sales in the South decreased 0.2% to an index of 125.0 in November, a 7.7% increase from last November. The index in the West grew 5.5% in November 2019 to 98.4, an increase of 14.0% from a year ago.

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They’re Berry Good for You!

By Focus Omaha

For the next few weeks we’ll be talking about the best berries to help you lead a healthier life!

studies are needed to confirm these potential health benefits, it’s safe to say Camu Camu qualifies as a super berry!

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Until next week, “Stay Healthy, Omaha!”

Is a light orange to purplish red fruit with yellow pulp found throughout the Amazon rain forest in Peru and Brazil. They have a tart flavor and contain more natural Vitamin C (1/2 teaspoon of powder = 400% of the daily value) than any other food source.

Then there’s the phytochemicals. They include beta-carotene, potassium, calcium, iron, niacin, phosphorus, protein, serine, thiamin, leucine, and valine.

According to healthline.com, these are some of the potential health benefits: Reduced Weight Improved Blood Sugar Levels Antimicrobial Properties Healthier Blood Pressure Some nutritionist and health practitioners have also stated that Camu Camu has mood-balancing effects and aids in the fight against cold sores, shingles, and herpes.

Due to the aforementioned tartness, you may want to ingest it in the form of a pulp, puree, or juice and sweeten it.

It can also be purchased in powder form and added to oats, yogurts,and salad dressings.

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this year is National Folic Acid Awareness Week, and we encourage all of our customers and readers of our blog to mark the dates on their calendars. If you want to take it a step further, share this post with your friends and family to help raise awareness. Folic acid is a vitamin that every person needs, but it is especially important for women who are pregnant or are planning to become pregnant. With that in mind, here are a few notes about folic acid and its importance.

What is Folic Acid?

Healthy pregnancy with folic acidFolic acid is an essential B vitamin the body needs to produce new cells. This is helpful for fetal

When compared to oranges, Camu Camu powder provides 30-50 times more Vitamin C, ten times more iron, and 50% more phosphorus,

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development in the womb, but many others also take it for cardiovascular, brain, and nervous system support.

Folate and folic acid are the same thing; folic acid is just the man-made version. You can get an adequate amount of folic acid in most prenatal vitamins, but you can also get folate naturally in certain food sources, such as: Lentils -Dark green vegetables such as spinach, turnip greens, or asparagus -Bean(pinto, garbanzo, black, kidney, and more) -Cruciferous veggies like broccoli. continued on page 19

continued from page 18 What Birth Defects Could Be Caused by a Lack of Folic Acid?

There are primarily two: 1. Spina Bifida is a life-long condition which occurs when the neural tube doesn’t completely close while in the womb, leaving the spinal cord often unprotected, depending on the severity of the condition. This can result in paralysis or poor limb function, neurogenic bladder and bowel issues, muscle weakness, and more.

2. Anencephaly is another condition associated with a lack of folic acid, which ultimately causes death because the brain does not completely form.

The CDC says that an adequate amount of folic acid could reduce the chances of having these birth defects by as much as 70%.

How Much Folic Acid Is Needed?

Pregnant women or women who are trying to get pregnant should aim for at least 400 micrograms of folate or folic acid at least a month before getting pregnant and every day during pregnancy. The easiest way to achieve this is by taking a prenatal multivitamin supplement, although folate can also be taken in through natural food sources, such as the examples listed above. Mor information online at www.cdc.gov.

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Go UNO Mavericks!

By Focus Omaha

The Omaha men’s basketball team rallied from an 11-point deficit Saturday night and broke a two-year losing skid to Oral Roberts 74-67 at Baxter Arena. It was the Mavericks’ 14th straight home victory dating back to last season.

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The Huskers were surprised at home by North figures for the ninth time this season, as Mack (19), Kavas (12), Dachon Burke Jr. (10) and Dakota on Saturday 75-74. It was the first time UND had beaten the Huskers since 1933. Haanif Cheatham (10) all finished in double figures.

-North Dakota snapped Nebraska’s threegame home win streak and improves to 3-2 vs. -Ivan Ouedraogo finished with nine rebounds, the third time this season he has grabbed nine Nebraska or more caroms.

Matej Kavas set season highs in both points (12) and 3-pointers (four), hitting 4-of-5 from Nebraska will try to bounce back on Sunday beyond the arc in 17 minutes. Kavas’ previous evening against Texas A&M Corpus-Christi.

Tipoff is at 1 p.m. and will be carried nationally high was 12 against Creighton. on BTN. -Cam Mack’s 19-point effort was his highest A limited number of tickets are still available since scoring 24 against South Dakota State at huskers.com/tickets. on Nov. 15.

-Nebraska put at least four players in double

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Omaha was led by Wanjang Tut ‘s season-high 17 points. Marlon Ruffin came off the bench for 15 points on 5-of-5 shooting effort, including two key threes in the second half. JT Gibson and Zach Thornhill also scored in double figures.

The team improved to 9-8 (2-0 Summit League) Omaha visits North Dakota on Wednesday. on the season, while the Golden Eagles are 7-8 and 0-2.

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Jays Move to 12-3 on the Season

By Focus Omaha

Creighton’s eight-game winning streak – which included wins over Nebraska, Oklahoma, Arizona State and Marquette – was snapped on Saturday at No. 11 Butler. The Jays were doomed by 4-for-22 shooting from three-point range and fell 71-57 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. You may remember that from the movie, Hoosiers.

Butler is 14-1 on the season, 2-0 in the league and 9-0 at home with the only loss a 1-point decision at Baylor.

Marcus Zegarowski led Creighton with 15 points, Damien Jefferson added 12 points and Ty-Shon Alexander scored 11. Sean McDermott had 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulldogs with Kamar Baldwin scored all 20 of his in the second half, but shot only 7-for-22 on the game.

Creighton was to return to action on Tuesday when it hosted No. 10 Villanova, losers on Saturday at Marquette.

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Nonbank Online Lenders

By Focus Omaha The Federal Reserve Board released Uncertain Terms: What Small Business Borrowers Find When Browsing Online Lender Websites, a report that examines the information that prospective small business borrowers encounter when researching and comparing credit products offered by online lenders.

Nonbank online lenders are becoming more mainstream alternative providers of financing to small businesses. In 2018, nearly onethird of small business owners seeking credit reported having applied at a nonbank online lender. The industry’s growing reach has the potential to expand access to credit for small firms, but also raises concerns about how product costs and features are disclosed. The report’s analysis of a sampling of online content finds significant variation in the amount of upfront information provided, especially on costs. On some sites, descriptions feature little or no information about the actual products or about rates, fees, and repayment terms. Lenders that offer term loans are likely to show costs as an annual rate, while others convey costs using terminology that may be unfamiliar to prospective borrowers. Details on interest rates, if shown, are most often found in footnotes, fine print, or frequently asked questions.

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The report’s findings build on prior work, including two rounds of focus groups with small business owners who reported challenges with the lack of standardization in product descriptions and with understanding product terms and costs.

In addition, the report finds that a number of websites require prospective borrowers to furnish information about themselves and their businesses in order to obtain details about product costs and terms. Lenders’ policies permit any data provided by the small business owner to be used by the lender and other third parties to contact business owners, often leading to bothersome sales calls. Moreover, online lenders make frequent use of trackers to monitor visitors on their websites. Even when visitors do not share identifying information with the lender, embedded trackers may collect data on how they navigate the website as well as other sites visited.

The report is available at: https://www. federalreserve.gov/publications/files/ what-small-business-borrowers-find-whenbrowsing-online-lender-websites.pdf. For additional information on small business and entrepreneurship visit: https://www. federalreserve.gov/consumerscommunities/ small-business-and-entrepreneurship.htm.

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Virgin Mary Pistol Grip

By Tatiana Ballinger “Secret Codes” is the EP by Omaha’s Virgin Mary Pistol Grip and was released in 2017. It honors 90’s rock bands like The Cranberries in their song “2 Days Sober” with ethereal keys backing Tom Petty sounding jangles and mid-range talk-singing poetry, expressing nuances of love and strife, addictions and awe. This is great keep-the-windowopen-with-the-heater-on midtempo indie rock, even better with rain. These tunes are warm-hearted and well-meaning. VMPG sounds like punk decodes of Dr. Dog and Wilco with familiar vocals heard from the Band of Horses.

This indie rock band represents Omaha’s music scene uniquely by straying from Midwest country music and being overly emo. Past performances around town are confidently listed on their website. Focus on town talk of a new EP to be released soon

by VMPG, a benefit band who advocates for Multiple Sclerosis research and mental health awareness in Omaha as stated on their website virginmarypistolgrip.com.

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Omaha resident, partial to ska Jacob Plumb notices crafted instrumentation in “Daydreams,” sounding fleshy and full, with lyrics “stuck in the past,” remaining consistently neutral. Like much emo, VMPG is like reading a diary where we speak of others as gods and remain proudly miniscule, untouchable, and stagnant.

With a name like Virgin Mary Pistol Grip, one might expect thrashy speed, but be surprised to mellow out to blasphemy in a natural resting state, unprovoked. Revisit nostalgia in the new decade by streaming Omaha indie rock Virgin Mary Pistol Grip.

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BARRETT’S BARLEYCORN 4322 Leavenworth St. M-F 4P-6P $2.25 Domestic Bottles $3.00 Well Drinks BROKEDOWN PALACE 8805 Maple St. Happy Hour 12P-6P $4 28 oz Domestic Frozen Mugs $5 28 oz Nebraska Brewing Cardinal Pale Ale Frozen Mug CADDYSHACK 2076 N 117th Ave & 7007 S 181st St M-F 2P-6P $1 Off Beer, Wine & Wells TUES- HAPPY HOUR All Day COHEN & KELLY’S LOUNGE 13075 W Center Rd M-F 4:30P - 6:30P Drink Specials Deja Vu Lounge 1021 South 178th St. Everyday Noon - 6pm $2.50 Draws, $3.50 Wells $2.50 Domestic Bottles

DUBLINER PUB 1205 Harney St. Nightly Drink Specials & Happy Hour 1P - 7P Everyday !! $1.00 off Pints and Bottles HECTOR’S BAJA STYLE MEXICAN COUSINE 1201 S. 157th St Reverse HH M-Thurs-8P-Close Available only in the bar $1 off All Margaritas and Beers $2 Tacos Beef or Chicken Half-priced Select Appetizers JULIO’S 123rd & Center M-F 3P – 6P & FRI & SAT AFTER 9M $1 off all Tap Beer, $3 House Margaritas, $8 Pitchers of Bud Light & Miller Light, $2 Tacos & $8 Nachos KOZEE LOUNGE 5813 N 60th St. Daily Drink Specials!

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LEAVENWORTH BAR 4556 Leavenworth St. M-F 12P-7P LOOKOUT LOUNGE 320 S 72nd St. EVERY DAY 4-7, MIDNIGHT - 2 AM $2 PBR, $2.50 Domestic Bottles, $3 Wells, $3 Fireball NOSH WINE LOUNGE 1006 Dodge St. Everyday 4P- 6P Reverse HH 10P -12A $3 Domestic Beers and Wells, $2 off Glasses of Wine, $4 House Wine PADDY’S McGOWN’S PUB & GRILL 4503 Center St. Happy Hour Specials from 3-6pm PARLIAMENT PUB DOWNTOWN 1212 Harney Street T-SUN 3p-7p Drink Specials PARLIAMENT PUB WEST 16939 Wright Plaza M-F 3-7pm All Day Sunday! $2 Domestic Pints, $5 Vodka Red Bulls, $5 Shots & Bombs, 1/2 price Martini’s & Wines PITCH PIZZERIA 5021 Underwood Ave./ 17808 Burke M-F 3P-6P $5 off any appetizer $5 off any pizza

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PUB134 3015 N 90th St Happy Hour ALL DAY-EVERYDAY OMAHA TAP HOUSE 1401 Farnam St. & 579 N 155th Plz M-F 3P - 6P & ALL DAY SUNDAY $1 Off All TapBeers $4 Svedka, $4 Windsor, $4 Sauza Silver, $4 Cruzan Rum RAILCAR MODERN AMERICAN KITCHEN 1814 N 144th St. M-F 3:30-6:30P $4 Well Drinks, $3 Off Signature Cocktails Rathskeller Bier Garden 4524 Farnam St. M-SAT 3P to 6P | 10P-Close Sunday – All Day BOSO .25– RETRO REWIND 15475 Ruggles St #108, Omaha EVERY THURS, FRI & SAT 7p-9p SCRIPTOWN 3922 Farnam M-F 4P - 6P $1 Off Beers & $1 Off Well Drinks SMITTY’S GARAGE 7610 Dodge St. Everyday 3P - 6P & 9P - close $2.50 Domestics THURSDAYS $1 OFF Local Beer Draws The Casual Pint 8718 Countryside Plaza M, W, TH 4P-6P TUES All Day $1 Off All Draft Beers.

Friday – 1/2 Price Growler Refills Sunday – Ladies Day. $1 Off All Pints

Westend Cocktails and Appetizers 1529 S 203rd St Suite 1 M-F 3p-6P and all day Sunday $1 off all craft/import beers, $3.75 domestic bottles, $4.75 wells, $7.50 signature martinis, $2 off all other house cocktails. $8, $6, and $4 select appetizers!

Wilson & Washburn 1407 Harney St. m-f 2p- 6P Reverse HH 10p-2A M-W and all day Sunday Regular menu available everyday from 11am-12am / Yoshitomo 6009 Maple St. T-F from 4-6P Reverse HH Friday & Sat 10p-11 P and all day Sunday.

Includes several food and drink specials Zio’s Pizzeria 1109 Howard Street 7834 Dodge Street 12997 West Center Road 18110 Wright St. Lunch Specials: Every Weekday 11A-4P Every day 4-6 PM $3 imported/craft beer $3 margaritas, $3 glass of wine 50% off domestic bottled beer and 50% off tap beer.

Zipline Beer Lounge 3808 S 203rd Plaza mon-THURS 4p-6 P

THE DOWN UNDER 3530 Leavenworth St. MON-SAT 3P-7P SUNDAY-All Day THERAPY BAR & GRILL 5059 S 108th St Monday-Friday 3-6pm $.50 cents off Bottles, Drafts, & Wells THE SOCIABLE INN 4917 S 136TH ST M-F 2P-7P $2.50 Pints, $2.50 Domestic Bottles

TIGER TOM’S 7103 Military Ave M-F 4P-6P $12 Domestic Buckets Timber Wood Fire Bistro 8702 Pacific St – Countryside Village M-F Patio Only 11A-7P M-SAT 2P- 6:30P & SUN 2P-10P $2 Off Local and Craft Drafts, $2.50 Tier 1 Import and Domestics, $3 Tier 2 Import and Domestics, $3 Off Signature Cocktails, $4 Well Drinks, $2 Off Glass of Wine, $1 Off Tap Wine. & Select Gourmet Food UNDERWOOD BAR 4918 Underwood Ave M-F 4:30-6P $2 Bud and Bud Light

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