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Cardinal Darío Castrillón Hoyos Denton, NE, May 23, 2008 / 01:18 am (CNA).- Cardinal Darío Castrillón Hoyos, President of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei, will ordain four men to the priesthood for the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter on Friday, May 30. The Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP) was established in 1988 under Pope John Paul II and has nearly 200 priests and over 100 seminarians studying in Bavaria and Nebraska.  The fraternity’s stated purpose is the sanctification of priests through the faithful celebration of the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, also known as the Tridentine Latin...

LINCOLN, Neb. -- A 10-year-old girl has died, just a day after her wish to see her father was granted. Jayci Yaeger's imprisoned father, Jason, went to her bedside Wednesday -- a visit federal authorities allowed only after being deluged with letters and phone calls from across the nation.

>Nebraska State Senator DiAnna Schimek's 20-year legislative career is nearly over. She feels victimized, no doubt, by the voter-enacted term limits that make this her final year in power. Still, Senator Schimek hopes to go out with her boots on, firing one final shotgun blast to maim or kill the initiative process she has long abhorred. You see, it was only through the voter initiative that Nebraskans passed term limits . . . three times. Yup. It took three petition drives and three votes of the people. Of course, term limits passed overwhelmingly each time. But a charmed third initiative...

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney will be endorsed by Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman, CNN has learned. "In his campaign for the presidency, Mitt Romney has outlined the clearest vision to move our country forward,” Heineman says in a statement provided to CNN by the Romney campaign....

Fr. Z. is the bearer of good news, as a reader reports this to him: We were happy to hear at this morning’s Mass at Omaha’s St. Patrick church (a shared indult parish), that the Archbishop of Omaha (His Excellency Elden Curtis) has decided to make Immaculate Conception Church the first Traditional Latin Mass Parish in Omaha as of August 20, 2007. It is designated as a Personal Parish and entrusted to the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, with Fr. John Brancich as Pastor, and Fr. Chad Ripperger as Parochial Vicar. We will enjoy full use of the Traditional...

Mayor Mike Fahey wants to add surveillance cameras in violent areas, boost the Police Department units that serve those neighborhoods and stiffen local gun laws in response to the spike in gun violence that has left nearly 40 people wounded in shootings since July 1. The mayor delivered his ideas today as the city marked a period of peace - 44 hours and counting without a shooting. Thirty-one people were hit by gunfire in July, including an 18-year-old killed outside a northwest Omaha apartment complex. Six more people have been wounded and one man was killed in shootings this month....

OMAHA, Neb. – The big day was finally here. The Jansen quintuplets – the first quintuplets born in Nebraska – were going to receive the Eucharist for the first time April 30 and they were ready.For the past several months, 7-year-olds Carter, Elijah, Miranda, Nicholas and Taylor had been practicing for this very day. They had attended religious education classes at St. Robert Bellarmine Church here and learned the importance of the sacrament, talked about it during dinner and even practiced with their father, Jeff, using round tortilla chips. "The first time we did it I was kind of confused...

Nebraskans will have the right to bear arms under their coats, in their pockets and wherever else they can think of, thanks to a bill passed Thursday by the Legislature. Governor Dave Heineman previously said he would sign the so-called “concealed carry” measure. It won 32-12 final approval from lawmakers. The measure nevertheless allows cities to adopt ordinances banning the carrying of concealed handguns. Lincoln Mayor Colleen Seng and Omaha Mayor Mike Fahey opposed the bill, giving some indication that local bans could be sought in the state’s two largest cities. The bill sets out requirements for obtaining a five-year...

Smith impressed many with her skills By Mike Bockoven michael.bockoven@theindependent.com For the people who knew and worked with Virginia Smith, there were three common themes -- they all met her in person, they all admired her work as Third District Representative, and they all found her fantastic. "She was one lady you never forgot," Margaret Landis, a former Hall County Supervisor who worked with Smith on getting water out to the Capital Heights area, said. "We've had some good people follow her, but I guarantee they weren't her. She was a dynamic lady." Smith died Monday at the age of...

OMAHA ICE APPREHENDS 47 GANG MEMBERS, ASSOCIATES AS PART OF OPERATION COMMUNITY SHIELD 35 of those arrested have already been deported OMAHA, Neb. - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents in Omaha have arrested more than 47 gang members and associates in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa since Operation Community Shield was launched in February. Of those arrested, 35 have been deported by ICE detention and removal officers. Operation Community Shield is an ongoing national ICE anti-gang initiative designed to disrupt, dismantle, and prosecute street gang members and their organizations. From the operation's beginning through the end of...

Tehran - Police in northeastern Iran are launching a new morality drive by confiscating alluring mannequins from boutiques and clothes stalls in the bazaar, authorities in the city of Bojnourd said on Monday. A spokesperson for the city's judiciary, who asked not be named, explained that the drive would tackle problems of "public chastity". Sixty five mannequins have been impounded so far. He explained the crack-down on tailors' dummies was part of a larger offensive against anti-social behaviour such as vandalism and biker gangs. Bojnourd owes its traditional religious climate to the nearby shrine city of Mashhad, a focal point...

Four States Holding to 'No Issue' Handgun Laws 6/28/2004 Feature Story by Dick Dahl With the recent passage of a "shall issue" handgun law in Ohio, the number of states that have eased restrictions on concealed gun carrying has risen to 35. But in the face of this onslaught, four heartland states are holding fast to their long-time laws that prohibit the carrying of concealed guns by people other than police officers. Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, and Wisconsin thus far have withstood the gun lobby's efforts to enact shall-issue laws. (They're commonly called "shall issue" laws because they say that the...

SPRING LAKE, New Jersey (AP) -- Jack O'Connor stepped into a rescuer's rowboat after more than a week of steady rain across the Northeast sent water sloshing into the streets of this seaside town. "All the years I've lived in Spring Lake," said the 84-year-old O'Connor, "I've never been in a boat until now." Toilets backed up with sewage, military trucks plowed through headlight-high water to rescue people, and swans glided down the streets as rain soaked the region for an eighth straight day Friday. Some spots have had more than a foot of rain since October 7, and more...

Dear fellow Nebraskans; I am pleased to announce my candidacy for Treasurer of the Great State of Nebraska. I am running because I am a concerned citizen who, like you, is interested in a responsible, efficient state government. I am running because America is the greatest democracy in the world and I believe in giving voters a choice of candidates. I am running because I have the background and experiences to be a great Treasurer.

Saturday, September 24thBaltimore, MD - Johns Hopkins University5:45-6:45 PM - Rally & News Conference at John Hopkins University at the Glass Pavillion - located right by Levering Hall and Gilman Hall. “Support the Troops” banner-sheets will be on display, for you to sign and include a message of support. The sheets will be sent to the troops upon the completion of the nationwide bus tour and Washington, D.C. rally. Audience members will recite the pledge of allegiance to protest the ruling against the pledge by activist U.S. District Judge, Lawrence Karlton. Campus Map: (PDF) === From Yahoo Maps === I...

Saturday, September 24thShanksville, PA12:30 - 2:00 PM - Rally & News Conference held near the crash site of Flight 93 (at location of Memorial to the Victims, designed by Lei Hennessy Owen. At Upper entrance of Crash site, off of Buckstown Road. Site of Crash of Flight 93 on 9/11/2001 Directions are as follows: Go Down the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Take Somerset Interchange 10/110. Go straight ahead to the 3rd traffic signal. Turn left at that light onto Rte. 281 North. Go 10 miles and then turn onto Rte. 30 East. Go 3 miles till you see Highland Tank Manufacturing. Turn...

Cincinnati, OHFriday, September 23rd5:00-6:00 PM - News Conference & Rally on front steps of City Hall - at 801 Plum Street. “Support the Troops” banner-sheets will be on display, for you to sign and include a message of support. The sheets will be sent to the troops upon the completion of the nationwide bus tour and Washington, D.C. rally. Audience members will recite the pledge of allegiance to protest the ruling against the pledge by activist U.S. District Judge, Lawrence Karlton. --> The address is 801 Plum Street, Cincinnati, OH. CLICK HERE for Map to City Hall in downtown====...

Move America Forward's Support Our Troops bus tour makes a stop in Denver for a rally on Wednesday September 21stThe only FReepers I know of who were there were myself and 'jan in Colorado'. === Marine Corp Mom Deborah Johns speaks to the gathering=== Gold Star Dad Joe Williams at the podium=== 'jan in Colorado' showing FReeper support for our military=== Me, 'ajolympian2004' holding sign promoting the Support Our Troops rallyAfter departing the rally in Cheyenne earlier in the morning I came up with the idea of downloading the .jpg file from the Support Our Troops Weekend website to create...

American flags, patriotic songs and pro- troops rhetoric filled the west steps of the state Capitol on Wednesday as the "Support the Troops and Their Mission" bus tour stopped in Denver to rally support for the war in Iraq. Organized as a response to anti-war military mom Cindy Sheehan, the tour featured military parents Deborah Johns and Joseph Williams, whose son, Marine Lance Cpl. Michael Williams, died in Iraq on the third day of the war. "I joined the tour because I'm just tired of hearing Cindy Sheehan and her rhetoric," said Williams, who lives in Vacaville, Calif., Sheehan's hometown....

Report from the Cheyenne, Wyoming rally this morning during the bus tour stop at the state Capitol. === I started my drive from Boulder to Cheyenne at 5:00am arriving at about 6:30am. === Capitol building at dawn upon arriving in townThe only person who had arrived before me was Don Edmonds, the father of a fallen Army Ranger. === Proud father Don Edmunds holding a picture of his son and American hero, fallen Army Ranger Jonn Edmunds, in action 10/19/01, Afghanistan.While talking to Mr. Edmunds I discovered that he had arrived much earlier than I to raise the flag of...

'Move Forward' bus visits By JOHN SENTS - Staff Writer Tuesday, September 20, 2005 1:57 PM PDT ELKO - About a dozen well-wishers greeted the Move America Forward bus last night when it pulled into the Red Lion Inn & Casino on its 20-stop, cross-country tour to show support for America's troops and counter the efforts of anti-war advocate Cindy Sheehan. Sheehan and her supporters are nearing the end of a seperate bus tour sending a message to bring America's troops home. Move America Forward photographer Mary Pearson snaps a shot of Deborah Johns, center, a military mom on the...

uesday, September 20, 2005 Posted By: Melanie Morgan (0) Comments Permalink Support the Troops Tour Bus I thought you all might enjoy some pictures of our tour bus that is making its way from coast to coast to rally support for our troops - and their missions in Iraq & Afghanistan. Here’s the bus: And here are the two logos emblazoned on the sides of the bus: * “We Support Our Troops And Their Mission” Tour: * “You Don’t Speak for Me, Cindy”

Monday's Stop in Reno, Nevada Reno, Nevada - Monday, September 19th Deborah Johns Interviewd by NBC Affiliate in Reno- KRNV TV-4 The “We Support Our Troops And Their Mission” Bus Tour continued on its first day of a weeklong trip across the country with a large rally outside of the Kietzke Wal-Mart in Reno, Nevada. Marine Mom Deborah Johns and Gold-Star Dad Joseph Williams addressed a crowd of about 200 before appearing live on the air with Bill Manders on AM-780 KOH. The Reno stop was the fourth on a tour of more than twenty cities, which culminates with a...

Sacramento Stop of Pro-Troop Bus Tour Monday, September 19- Sacramento, CA Supporters Greeted the Pro-Troop Bus Tour in Sacramento The “We Support Our Troops & Their Mission” Bus Tour made its third stop of its first day across the country in front of the Move America Forward headquarters at 770 L Street in Sacramento, California. Talk show host Mark Williams of NewsTalk 1530 AM - KFBK emceed, Marine Mom Deborah Johns and Gold-Star Dad Joseph Williams addressed the crowd, and singer Kaweah Angel sang the Star-Spangled Banner and led the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance. The tour will make...

Live on the air this minute. Deborah Johns is doing a great interview!!!

Trouping for troops Vaca dad honors fallen GIs By David Henson/Staff Writer The Vacaville parent of a fallen soldier embarks on a politically-charged tour across the United States to speak out about the war in Iraq. Sound familiar? Not so fast. This isn't Cindy Sheehan, the so-called "peace mom" who stirred heated debate throughout the nation with her roadside anti-war protest near President George W. Bush's Texas ranch. This is Joseph Williams, whose son died in Nasiriyah in March 2003 and who has become a focal figure in a cross-country anti-Sheehan, pro-military bus tour. "The reason I'm going, I guess,...

ELKO - The Move America Forward organization is stopping in Elko tonight as part of a 20-stop bus tour to show support for America's troops and counter the efforts of anti-war advocate Cindy Sheehan, who is currently nearing the end of a separate bus tour sending a message to bring America's troops home. Move America Forward's bus tour began at 8:30 a.m. this morning in San Francisco and is scheduled to finish in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 25. According to the schedule on their Web site, the tour will include stops in Vacaville, Calif., Sacramento, Calif., and Reno before it...

San Francisco- Monday, September 19 San Francisco: People signing our “Pro-Troop” sheets. The continuation of the “You Don’t Speak for Me, Cindy” tour kicked off Monday morning with the “We Support Our Troops AND Their Mission” national bus tour. We began the day with a rally in front of the studios of KSFO-AM 560 in San Francisco, California. Move America Forward co-founder and KSFO talk show host, Melanie Morgan, and Marine Mom Deborah Johns (founder of Northern California Marine Moms) spoke before a crowd of about sixty. Deborah Johns led last month’s “You Don’t Speak For Me, Cindy” caravan from...

Vacaville- Monday, September 19 Deborah Johns Greets Supporters in Vacaville The “We Support Our Troops And Their Mission” Bus Tour continued Monday in Vacaville, California, with a raucous rally in front of the Vacaville Veterans Hall. About 100 people showed up to see Move America Forward co-founder Melanie Morgan and Marine Mom Deborah Johns speak. Also joining the tour was Gold-Star Dad Joseph Williams, who resides in Vacaville. Joseph’s son, Michael, died in combat in Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Vacaville stop was particularly important, as it is also the home of anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan, who has been making headlines...

FReepers, in the upcoming days please monitor very closely (at least a few times a day) the Itinerary link for the caravan and the stops on their trek to DC: http://www.moveamericaforward.org/index.php/DailyFile/itinerary_for_national_bus_tour/When the specific times/places are announced for the stop in your state/city call into your local talk radio stations one or two days before the caravan stop. I will be doing this for the Cheyenne and Denver stops. I made an email contact with a radio station in Cheyenne about three days ago and they are going to promote this big time leading upto the visit at the Capitol steps...

From: "Melanie Morgan - Move America Forward" Subject: America to Take Notice - COMING NEXT WEEK! Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 21:14:48 -0700 Friends, It is so exciting, we are rapidly putting together the final pieces for our "Support The Troops & Their Mission" national bus tour... the continuation of the "You Don't Speak for Me, Cindy" caravan. We've worked from early in the morning (KSFO listeners know that I have been pushing this trip on-air starting at 5:00 AM Pacific Time each day) all the way til Midnight or later. Needless to say we are starting to feel exhausted,...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 15, 2005 CONTACT: Robert Dixon (916) 441-6197 or E-Mail Robert Dixon - CLICK HERE Pro-Troop Tour to Make 20+ Stops Across Nation NEXT WEEK: From San Francisco to Washington, D.C. Includes Stop at 9/11 Crash Site in Shanksville, PA (SACRAMENTO) – The national organization that supports our troops and the war against terrorism, Move America Forward (website: www.MoveAmericaForward.org), has announced a national pro-troop bus tour that will stop in more than 20 U.S. cities beginning next Monday, September 19th. Move America Forward and Marine Mom Deborah Johns (founder of Northern California Marine Moms) will launch...

Itinerary for National Bus Tour Check back several times each day for more updates!  Last updated Wed. 9/14 at 2:25 PM Pacific Time Monday, September 19th San Francisco, CA8:30 AM - Supporters Invited to gather in front of KSFO Studios.  “Support the Troops” banner-sheets will be on display, for you to sign and include a message of support.  The sheets will be sent to the troops upon the completion of the nationwide bus tour and Washington, D.C. rally. Audience members will recite the pledge of allegiance to protest the ruling against the pledge by activist U.S. District Judge, Lawrence Karlton....

Gas line was cut, fed into home BY ABE WINTER AND LYNN SAFRANEK WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITERS It appears that someone intentionally cut a fuel line to the Irvington mobile home that exploded Tuesday, leaving two injured, including a man who was to be sentenced today for sexually assaulting a child. A preliminary investigation shows the fuel line to the mobile home was cut and fed into a drilled hole in the trailer wall, said Mari Matulka, a spokeswoman for Metropolitan Utilities District. The case has been turned over to the State Fire Marshal's Office. Irvington firefighters were just arriving Tuesday...

My apologies for not bringing a should-be classic, "The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History," to the attention of our Internet readers in a more timely fashion. What Dr. Thomas Woods does is directly confront many of the falsehoods that are weighing down Americans with boatloads (dwarfing the Mayflower) of junk knowledge. Frankly, many well-meaning people, including many educators, have been sucked into thinking things "that just ain't so." In fact, I have been divested of quite a number of things in my head. The academic world has miserably failed the public in accepting, teaching, and promoting many "clichés," to...

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Cowboys, wannabes set out on 650-mile trail ride BY T.A. BADGER Associated Press Writer BANDERA, Texas - Dozens of cowboys and wannabes hitched up their horses and wagons in this Hill Country town on Monday and pointed them north along a historic route used by 19th-century cattle drovers to get their beef to market. The hardy travelers plan to take seven weeks to cover the 650 miles from Bandera, the self-proclaimed Cowboy Capital of the World, to the famed Wild West outpost of Dodge City, Kan. The ride will follow what was known as the Western Trail, along which millions...

Tornadoes Rip Through Northwest Missouri and Nebraska, Killing Three People The Associated Press May 30, 2004 SANTA ROSA, Mo. (AP) - Tornadoes ripped through northwest Missouri and parts of Nebraska, including a twister that killed three people and injured at least eight others in one town, authorities said. The fatal twister in Santa Rosa struck around 11 p.m. Saturday, said Brad Hyman, a dispatcher for the De Kalb County Sheriff's Department. The victims' names were not released, but four children were among the injured. Three children were in critical condition and one was in serious condition Sunday, said Jennifer Benz,...

Foreward Bruce Cobbeldick, (R) attended a Cleveland Press Club Luncheon in January, whereby the topic was changing Clevelanders' dialogue from negative to positive. And if you listen to my opponents, who have harped on their hatred for Kucinich, you'll see the difference between their campaign and Cobbeldick's approach to dealing with Dennis. "This race is too important for simply finger-pointing and assigning blame," says Cobbeldick, age 40. "There is nothing productive about being upset with Kucinich and rants that either mock him or point the finger at him for our troubles and woes. Far better for a true leader to...

www.brucecobbeldickforcongress.com Press Release (Art Available, Actual Petition Available Also) SLUG: "Herman Finds Cobbeldick Well Qualified to Perform Duties as Congressman" POC: Mike Pierce 440.835.0178 dtd. 18 Jan 2004 Bay Village, OH - - Ed Herman, who received the Republican nomination for the March 2nd Primary stated in writing that in his opinion, Cobbeldick, the #2 seated Candidate, is well qualified to perform the duties of the office of Congressman for the 10th District. "I appreciate Ed's opinion. When Ed came to me, I could not say the same, as I felt that his lack of Foreign Policy and skinny Domestic...

Man of the Year: Roy Moore by Ann Coulter Posted Dec 19, 2003 Uttering the standard liberal cliché a few years ago, Richard Reeves described "representatives of the new South" as "Republicans of old Puritan definition, righteous folk afraid that someone, somewhere, is having fun." (I'll skip the context of Reeves' insight, except to note that apparently aging liberals view sodomy with the chubby intern in the back office as "having fun.") Like all beliefs universally held by liberals, Reeves's aphorism is the precise opposite of the truth. It's the blue states that are constantly sending lawyers to the red...

LINCOLN - Merry Christmas, soldier. Here's $400. A prominent Nebraska banking and cattle-feeding family is brightening the lives of reservists and guardsmen serving overseas with a holiday bonus. "Our family is just so appreciative and so impressed with those people and what they are doing," said Roy Dinsdale of Palmer, Neb., chairman of Pinnacle Bank. The Dinsdales decided to give $400 to each activated guardsman or reservist from Nebraska, Wyoming and Colorado, three of the states where the family does business. Any member of the Guard and Reserve from the three states who has been stationed in Iraq, Afghanistan, Saudi...

<p>Heroin dealers who target children as young as 12 with free samples and drug packets decorated with cartoon characters have spawned an epidemic of illicit heroin use in Massachusetts and New England, which now has the highest rate of illegal drug use among teenagers in the nation.</p>

Deaf pair fight for custody By Juliette Rule rep9@wyomingnews.com Published in the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle CHEYENNE - Matthew Neuman's mom and dad have never heard their little boy's laugh or heard him sing. But they know he does those things. He is a normal 4-year-old boy, they say, and his name brings bright smiles to their faces. But Vicki and Eric Neuman aren't like the parents of Matthew's friends. They are deaf and use sign language to communicate with Matthew and their friends in Cheyenne's small deaf community. It is that support they have come to rely on in recent weeks...

Please help locate my uncle. He was last seen in Joplin, MO, on April 23rd. His car was found locked and stuck up to its frame in mud off a country road south of North Platte, Nebraska. There are no clues as to his whereabouts (see article at link) If any of you live in the Western Nebraska area, I'd appreciate any information you might have.

Focus is on photographer with an eye for cheerleaders BY STU POSPISIL LINCOLN - Metro Conference athletic directors and the Nebraska School Activities Association will be watching their high school basketball sidelines more closely after Omaha police detained a 74-year-old man for training a camera on high school cheerleaders. Omaha Marian Athletic Director Jim Miller said Wednesday that cheerleaders from his school became uncomfortable because of the man's apparent picture-taking at a Jan. 30 girls basketball game at Omaha South. Miller said the girls alerted Marian's dean of students, who told South administrators. School officials called police, who interviewed the...