04.21.08 Tuesday

The City of Omaha is planning on buying 12 more surveillance cameras to place in hot spots of crime. Mayor Landow declined to say how many cameras the city has in place already nor their location but from the amount of shooting and the lack of apprehension were guessing they picked a bad spot. The cameras will be paid for from a grant from Homeland Security and will be hooked up to a computer server, hopefully not the same one used at the City County Building, to help police.

The Best Dressed City Councilman in Omaha, Frank Brown, questioned the use the quality of the cameras and stated that the Council needed to be informed of the positions for accountability reasons. Lets hope these things have a better picture quality than some of the ones in convenience stores. For 8 grand we should be able to see the back side of a gnat at 50 yards.

 

The Muppet Mike Meeting with the NCAA came away with more negotiations most based on future revenue for the NCAA around the College World Series. The two groups hope to have a memorandum of understanding by April 30thand a deal by June 1st. From the sound of things, the NCAA is looking to stick it’s hand in the cookie jar that the city was planning on paying for the stadium with. A few people might have been on to something. Some of the folks at the NCAA may have only objected to the party surrounding Rosenblatt because they were not getting a cut of the proceeds.

 

Former Powerlifting Coach turned pervert vidographer and child porn watcher James Hart was given 10 years in prison followed by several years of probation. Hart has obtained a nude picture of a 16 year old girl he knew and threatened to spread it around if she did not send him more. Police discovered he had also taken video of young girls as they changed clothes in the locker room of his basement gym. Have fun the next 10 years Jimmy. Maybe you can give weightlifting pointers out in the yard.

 

As much as  we disagreed with the ruling baring Amber Harris’ parents from the Courtroom, we were glad they were not there yesterday as the grisly pictures and video of her remains were shown to the Court. Defense lawyers objected at every turn only to be denied. Thankfully the Harris’ did not have to see how tragically the remains of their daughter were dumped in the brush of Humel Park. Roy Ellis was the only one in the Courtroom who did not watch the presentation but then he had seen it before.

 

Lancers vs Lincoln best of 5 series starts at 7:05 tonight at the MAC.

 

More later

 

Bugs Manderson

04.03.08 Thursday with Bugs and Mongo

Ok, I may be wrong but why, unless you actually watch every episode of Trading Spaces and think that shit looks good, would you even think of using a cardboard box as a lamp shade? Well that’s what two dumb asses did down off of 25th and Ida and guess what? They burnt their damn house down and killed their dog in the process. Fucking geniuses I tell ya.

Pot mom had a hearing in Douglas County Court. A police officer testified that Lisa Schuchard’s 4 year old daughter volunteered to her and a person from Project Harmony the story of her smoking pot and even demonstrated how she did it. The woman’s defense attorney argued that the girl tested negative for marijuana and even though smoking pot in front of your kids is wrong, it’s not a crime. Pssssstttt Mr. Public Defender….smoking pot is a crime and if you do it so often in front of your 4 year old that she can give Bong lessons then I’d say it’s felony child abuse. Not to mention that rat trap the children were living in at the time. Let’s not forget the loaded shotgun on the couch.

Anyway the Judge disagreed and bound her over to Douglas County Court to stand trial for felony child abuse and he also refused to lower her bond from $25,000.

The children are living with their biological father. As for the boyfriend, he pled guilty and took his punishment. Guess he didn’t want to stick around for this train wreck.

State Attorney General John Bruning recommended the State disband the Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission after its offices sent a case to his office asking him to step into a case where a man was evicted from his apartment for paying his rent late and having people living there the were not on the lease and not providing a copy of his drivers license. Oh wait I forgot, the man was an illegal immigrant.

The commission complained it would loose $250,000 in federal money if Brunning refused the case. Too bad, call it $250k saved.  Yeah I know I am heartless but if you want to be protected by our nations laws and get access to its benefits….come here the legal way.

The Gov line item vetoed an increase in the States gas tax and vows to veto another 3.3 cent increase if the legislature passes a bill that just got second reading. The Governor said that now is not the time to raise the fuel tax as gas is at record prices and food cost are rising as well. Its time to pull the belt a little tighter.

Looks like the Stadium deal is full steam ahead as City Officials have given residents of the Aero Boarding House at 16th and Cumming till Monday to get out. City Inspectors looked at the building March 14th and condemned it. Wonder why it took them this long?  With the closing of the Aero and the Fitzgerald across the street that only leaves the Mayor to figure out a way to get rid of the Sienna Francis House before breaking ground on his legacy.

A District Court Judge has ruled that Jordan Goodwin will stand trial as an adult in the shooting death of 4 year old Alazia Alford. Goodwin fired 6 shots at Maya Mack who had just exited the car Alford was a passenger in. One of the shot struck Alford killing her. The shooting is allegedly over a drug turf dispute. As usual Goodwin’s Attorney has more excuses as to his behavior. He is a drug and alcohol abuser, bi-polar, depressed…wait where’s lead poisoned ?

And Denise Thomson pleads Not-Guilty to DUI charges in Court. Thomson was pulled over on I-80 with an 8 year old ward of the state she was taking to visit her mom in prison, when police pulled her over and found her blood alcohol level to be .40 or five times the limit. Thomson claims to have ate before drinking all day and that there is no way she blew a .40, .35 ok but not .40..

That’s it for us this morning.

More later

Bugs Manderson

Mongo Torrey

04.02.08 Wednesday with Mongo

Witnesses in the Daunte Goynes trial painted somewhat different pictures yesterday.

The mother of shooting victim Aaron Lofton told of walking out of the store with her son nad passing Goynes and another youth. Goynes she claimed said “what up blood” and her son didn’t respond and kept walking, she then heard footsteps running up behind them and Goynes began an altercation. She headed back into the store for help when she heard the gunshots.

A cab driver testified he saw the fight break out but didn’t see Loftons mother. As he was getting out of his cab to attempt to break it up he say Goynes pull a gun and aim it at Lofton “Gansta Style palm down” and fire the weapon as Lofton ran away. The Cab Driver followed Goynes and his accomplice while reporting there whereabouts to 911. Police discovered the murder weapon in the basement of the house he was arrested in.

Goynes’ attorney claims it was self defense and that the Judge will determine that. Only if Aaron Lofton was a behind the back knife throwing expert and could hit a target while running in the opposite direction. Maybe the defense should have tried the lead poisoning theory.

Claire Duda (a name I would have changed when I turned 21 but that is just me) responded to a presentation by Pat Loontjer, the Executive Director of Gambling with the Good Life, over the proposed Ponca Indian Casino in Carter Lake IOWA (Note I screamed Iowa), by saying he is disturbed that there may be a casino built so close to Creighton and the Qwest and the Homeless Shelters.

Claire, there are 3 of them a John Daily driver shot across the river as it is. Get over it.

And god help me but I am about to agree with Mike Boyle. Boyle said the Douglas County Board has no business trying to interfere with something taking place in Iowa. No shit. In fact I don’t see anyone on this side of the drainage ditch turning down any money thrown this way from the foundation that hands out grant money from the Casino’s.

Carter Lake Mayor Russell Kramer, who I am betting was extending a Middle Finger Salute out the South facing window of City Hall while doing the phone interview, said the if the Fed’s Ok’d the Ponca tribe the rights to build a Casino in Carter Lake (IOWA) then he couldn’t understand what a board in Nebraska had to say about it.

Neither do we Russ. In fact Pat, they aren’t gambling with the good life anyway. Have you ever spent any time in Carter Lake?

And Muppet Mike and MECA have struck a deal that will move forward the new downtown baseball stadium. An NCAA spokesman called it a “Hugely positive sign”. The deal still needs to be voted on by the MECA Board at it’s public meeting unlike anything the Mayor has put together behind closed doors. I still can’t figure out how Landow throws his voice so well.

Ok that’s it for me. Bugs will be back tomorrow. He said something about a going to a meeting today at City Hall and he really wanted me to go with but knowing how well I respond to idiots in office we decided it wouldn’t be such a good idea after-all.

Mongo Torrey

03.28.08 Friday Mongo’s Edition Cuz Govig’s Going To Prison

 Far be it from me to say “See I told you so”, but See I told you so:

 Mike Govig pleads guilty to the Child Porn charges and works a deal to get 5 years in the pen followed by 5 years of supervised release.

The former Creighton and Papillion La-Vista softball coach entered his plea in Federal Court and will formally be sentenced in June. ICE agents raided his house and discovered 560 images and 35 videos of child porn, some involving girls as young as 6 performing sex acts. And to think a slug of you called me names after I wrote the Coach Pervert post. “Wait till the whole story gets out, you’ll see what a great guy he is”. Yep we’re seeing it.

Police have arrested a 44 year old day care provider and a 28 year old woman who wasn’t an employee but was left to supervise the children and charged them with child neglect and providing false information to police. A 53 year old employee was also charged with giving false information as well. The charges stem from the case where the 7 month old boy was returned home with broken legs, a broken arm, bite marks on his face and bruises on his body. The day care workers blamed an 8 year old child on the injuries at the ABC daycare. Department of Health and Human Services has shut down the facility. No word on if the 8 year old was responsible or if anything is being done about it.

Here is one everyone will love. State Lawmakers are debating a gas tax increase. Pour it on guys, it isn’t like were aren’t taxed to death as it is. Right now the gas tax is at 23 cents a gallon rising to 25.5 in July. Lawmakers want to take it to 30 cents to pay for road work. The Governor thinks it’s high enough. I think OPS gave lessons down in Lincoln in “Never meet a tax hike you don’t like”.

Some Omaha residents are still waiting for State Farm to be a good neighbor and pay on a claim after a mud slide last spring made one house unfit to live and has now claimed another. Last spring you may remember the video on TV of the deck being torn off the house as the ground below slide away. That man is STILL making payments on a $150,000 house he can’t live in while he and his family live in his moms basement. Now the neighbors house has been deemed unfit for habitation by city inspectors. State Farm officials say they are working hard on a solution but it is a complicated situation. Here is how complicated it is for the common person. The houses were built in a bad location on unstable ground by the developer that you insure for such cases. The ground gave way and the house are unusable. CUT THE CHECKS. A year is long enough to figure this out.

Good news in the story about the Michigan couple that had their pickup stolen from in front of their hotel while here awaiting a transplant. The truck has been located in the impound lot. No word on how it got there (I bet it was either the mad tower from mid-town or the guy that towed the car with the kids inside) however word is that it will be returned to them quickly. Offers of helped for the couple poured in from all over town.

And the Muppet and MECA are still duking it out over the plans for a new Baseball Stadium however word is that the disagreements are not deal breakers. However overnight a drunk driver took out a concrete planter that appeared to be near home plate, ok it was up the street a bit but a fine piece of driving.

Everyone have a good weekend. If your looking for something to do Saturday night you can take in the High School Championship game between Prep Blue and Lincoln East at 7 p.m. Moylan Ice Complex or you can lay on the couch scratching your ass watching basketball like 50 % of everyone else around. But at least we offer choices.

Mongo Torrey

03.19.08 Wednesday

Say what you want about the NIT, say it was an off year for the Blue Jay’s but last nights game was one fantastic event to watch. Shame on you people who left when the Jay’s were down by 17. Never count Dana Altman out. Creighton came roaring back and beat Rhode Island 74-73 on a Cavel Witter 3 pointer with 3 seconds left.

An accidental shooting at a home near 42nd and Burdette has left on youth in the hospital and the other at the Juvenile Detention Facility. Apparently on of the youths was playing with a loaded gun and shot the other one. He was booked for felony assault and possession of a stolen firearm.

A window was shot out of a room in the Kiewit  Residence Hall at Creighton. It appears to be a random act of stupidity as a call came in about shot fired near 31st and Dodge around the same time. With the poor aim of our cities gang members its a wonder more innocent people don’t get shot a half a mile away.

HUD has given the Omaha Housing Authority permission to demolish the Pleasantview Apartments at 30th and Parker. If you read the news you know this is pretty close to ground zero in the NO-K Coral with it being the location of several shootings.

Residents will re relocated to a HUD house near you in an effort to spread the shootings around town and throw off the crime stats.

Family members of the man shot by police after he pointed a gun at them claim he wasn’t a gang member. Apparently he and his 2 other friends were out delivering milk and cookies to the elderly when their car was pulled over.

The City Council is on board for the demolition of the former Pinnacle Foods Plant at 10th and Capitol. The plant has been shuttered for some time and the City purchased the property for 2.5 million after a private party put in a bid and the City feared they would tear down the plant and build a parking lot. The city now plans to build a parking lot to make up for the lost stalls at the location of the new baseball stadium.

Several Council Members said that this in no way means they will vote in favor of the new stadium but that the plant needs to be torn down as it is a safety hazard and an eyesore.

Also the Council voted unanimously to deny a permit for a social club at 28th and Sprague to a Motorcycle Club that calls itself the 402 Boyz. A club representative said they wanted to use the building for meetings, social functions, and charity work however police have said that the 402’s have been the source of the problem at the location and at a previous location. Must be the pick up spot for the milk and cookies for the elderly.

And a study shows that worker productivity dips during March Madness as workers pour over bracket sheets and attempt to watch games secretly on the Internet.

In keeping with the study and the fact that there are games here in town, let it be known that our productivity here will be limited the next few days as some of us, not to brag, will be attending the games. Mongo has offered to keep an eye on things for us when he isn’t out keying our cars in the parking garage. We tried to explain we didn’t know him when we purchased the tickets or we would have included him.

More later ……………………………

Bugs Manderson

03.13.08 Thursday

It may not be a smoldering gun but it was definitely fired recently.

A spokesperson from the NCAA stated yesterday that “Omaha doesn’t need to build a new stadium in order to keep the College World Series.”  A letter dated 2.12.08 sent to Jack Diesing offered a long and short term deal on the CWS and made no mention of a new facility.

Wonder why Muppet Mike never showed us this one till after he had unveiled his stadium plan to the NCAA. What was Fahey’s reaction to the letter. “The 2011 College World Series will be played in a new stadium, Omaha or elsewhere”.

A defense of the Mayors administration was released in answer to the recall petitions. They claim

Fahey has not raised the property tax rate.

Prioritized public safety ( Tell the folks that live in the No-K Coral district that)

Strengthened our Neighborhoods (That must be the Mayors message written in graffiti)

Improved our local economy.

Petitions go out today, organizers have 30 days to collect 22,000 signatures to force a recall election. Wonder if they plan to set up a booth in downtown Elkhorn?

Husker lineman Andy Christensen is out on bail. Nobody knows who put up the $50k (10% of the $500,000 bail set). Let’s hope Lancaster County Judge Jeffre Cheuvront doesn’t draw this case.

Former Hamberg Ia. Mayor Clarence Judy was cited for allowing an underage girl to dance nude in his Juice Club last summer. The girl,17, is also the niece of the Fremont County Sheriff. Terry Rutledge the former owner of Shotgun Geniez and currant manager said employee’s of the club did not know she was under age and she was under the influence of alcohol when she arrived. The club sells no booze. The Sheriff says his sister in law and her husband are not impressed at all with Judy or Rutledge. I’d think they would be less impressed with their 17 year old daughter. Hamberg, thats Iowegian for RULO.

Councilman Jim Suttle wants to clarify a grey area by allowing minors into music venues that sell alcohol an hour before and an hour after a concert is performed there. The measure is meeting opposition from Project Extra Mile. Right now city law says minors may not be in bars unless accompanied by a parent. Exclusions for employee’s and types of establishments are written into the currant law. Suttle wants places like the Slowdown and the Waiting Room to be able to allow the 18-21 crowd and provide something for that group as entertainment.

More later, work calls………………..

Bugs Manderson

03.12.08 Wednesday Late Edition

Sorry, work came first this morning.

Former Plattsmouth resident Tina Murry was sent to the big house for 7 1/2 to 10 years for sexually assaulting a 13 year old daughter of a friend. Murry 28, assaulted the girl while they were watching tv together . 

Zoo officials had their hands full when a 10 lb monkey escaped off an island in the Lied Jungle. Nobody was ever in any danger and the monkey returned back to the island after taking some guys lunch and giving Lee Simmons the finger. Who says nobody learns anything on school field trips.

The City Council passed a stiffer graffiti law that raises the penalty to 120 hours of community service and a possible 72 hours in jail. I liked the one guys idea of making them do some clean up in pink jumpsuits.

It also raised the fine for businesses who don’t properly secure their spray paint to prevent shoplifters, from 75 to $150 bucks.

7 Candidates have applied for the Chief of Police position. The Interim Chief, 3 Deputy Chiefs and 3 Captains have submitted their applications. Mayor Landow,Tom Mafisi (Human Resource Director) and William Moulder (Retired Des Moines Chief and Consultant) will review the applications then have Muppet Mike make the announcement in May pending recall.

Muppet Mike also said yesterday that many people were intimidated and did not speak because of the emotion displayed by the Save Rosenblatt contingency. Gee Muppet Mike I didn’t know that if you were against your plan that automatically put you in with the Save Rosenblatt group.

It is being said that if the City Council were to vote now the plan would not pass. The Council has been left out in the dark on the plan just like the rest of us.

An argument between several people leads to  a person being shot near 42nd and Bedford around 5 p.m. yesterday. The man was a bystander who was hit in the leg after shots rang out. Nice weather heats up the No-K coral. It’s going to be a long summer .

That all for now, sorry for such a crappy report… More later

Bugs Manderson

03.11.08 Tuesday

Talk about a town hall meeting full of surprises. The third and final instalment of the Muppet Mike Stadium Extravaganza took place at Westside High School last night to a less than receptive crowd. Several people stood up and asked pointed questions that were sometimes greeted with arrogant answers from a man who is supposed to serve the public.

“You’re always going to have those individuals who don’t look forward into the future.”

Maybe they are looking into the future and they don’t like what they see Muppet Mike. What they see is you and Mayor Landow ramming another project down their throats without giving them a chance to vote on it.

This was the ultimate in passing the buck, after stealing it first I might add,

When asked about property tax increases:

“That’s up to the County Commissioners”

So lets get this right, you take away the County’s Portion of the Keno money then blame them when they have to raise taxes to cover the shortage of funds? Now I understand why they fought you so hard on turning over the purse strings of the Convention and Tourism Grant Money.

It was obvious last night that this administration could care less what the people think or want nor if they have the right to a straight answer.

The NCAA refused to get into the mix after Councilman Jim Vokal asked for some feedback. Their response was they were awaiting the city’s proposal. In other words they never made the demand of a new stadium or if they did it was done in a way of “Build it but don’t blame us or else” however it looks more like “We will help you get it built but we’re not taking the blame for your wanting a new park”.

By the way, your ball-field faces the wrong direction. For $140 million you could at least build it right.

The family of the man shot by Council Bluffs police now claim the man is also bi-polar (waiting to hear if he ate lead paint chis as well) and he was, let’s all say it together, TURNING HIS LIFE AROUND. He was out on parole and according to his daughter had 90 days left. Funny thing is he hadn’t seen his parole officer since Feb 15th and feared going back in the slammer.

Bond was set at $500k for the Nebraska football player accused of sexually assaulting a woman outside a Lincoln bar.

Not to be out done former Husker Mo Purify and former player Carl Nicks got themselves arrested along with current players Ben Martin and Mike Smith after police were called to a party. 75 people were in attendance. The men were ticketed for something called “Maintaining a disorderly house and being an inmate in a disorderly house.”

Over the weekend a 16 year old girl attempted to flee a raid on a party in Ralston and discovered she can’t fly after she jumped from the balcony and ended up in the hospital. Some party too. Police found alcohol, a “white powdery substance”, prescription medications not belonging to the resident nor anyone at the party, oh and a mushroom. 6 other people were ticketed as well.

Papillion police and Human Society officials raided a home to discover over 200 animals living there. 27 birds and 12 wild animals were removed however the rest were allowed to stay. Apparently their visa’s were in order. The animals ranged from Birds,fish,frogs,turtles,chipmunks,mice,rabbits,exotic possums (wonder if they dance) and chickens. Police were acting on an anonymous tip and said the house wasn’t nearly as messy as they would have expected.

And also in Papillion, well he once lived there but now it looks like a bus ride to Leavenworth is in his future, former Papillion resident Steven Sudyka was sentenced to 2-5 years behind federal bars on child porn charges after police found 3000 images on his computer. Steve faced up to 10 years before he pled guilty. Warm up the cot for Govig, Stevie. He should be behind you shortly.

A after an intense 4 hour search last night, the missing 3 year old girl was discovered sleeping in the home of a family friend. Police used the helicopter, horseback patrol, hundreds of volunteers to search for the little girl who had wandered away from her siblings while playing outside her apartment near 96th and Q.

More later……………….

Bugs Manderson

03.10.08 Monday with Bugs and Mongo

Forgive us for being sluggish, combine Daylight Savings with 3 Overtimes for UNO to move on in the Playoffs and we are a little scrambled this morning.

In the longest game in UNO Hockey’s 11 years the Mav’s moved on, winning 2-1 over Alaska after J.P.Platisha netted the winner with 4:22 gone in the 3rd OT. The Mav’s now go to Ann Arbor to face Michigan.

The saddest thing about this game was the crowd. The Qwest looked abandon. It was pick your seat night. I’ve seem more fans at a drop in game at Benson. Ok maybe not that bad but it did look almost as bad as a Royals game. Has the bandwagon finally left and a bunch of so called hockey fans decided to catch the next one?

Hey the football player to screw up in Lincoln under Pelini has shown his face. Police arrested Offensive Lineman Andy Christensen on first degree sexual assault charges after a 23 year old woman said he approached her from behind, reached under her clothes and sexually assaulted her. He was also charges with resisting arrest, and failure to comply.

Pelini suspended him indefinitely pending the investigation. Let’s see how fast the new sheriff gets things under control down there.

The second town hall meeting on the new stadium was held at North High. Jack Diesing Jr hinted that if we don’t build it the NCAA would go elsewhere even though they have never publicly said that. City Councilman Jim Vokal would like to actually hear the NCAA’s voice on the matter saying they should publicly state that we need to build a new stadium to secure the College World Series.

Also it was said there would be no facilities for RV’s at the new stadium. Diesing stated the 80% of the RV’s belonged to local residents anyway and it was the NCAA’s desire to eliminate the tailgating around the park.

Here is a question that people should start asking, who really owns all that stuff going up around the new ballpark location. Like the hush hush group that invested in the Boatyard, people should ask who’s backing a few bars around the Qwest.  The next public forum is tonight at Westside High School.

A Council Bluffs Police Officer answering a call of a suspicious person wandering around the Super Saver on Broadway ended up shooting the man after a short chase in which the man pointed a shotgun at the officer. The officer has been put on paid leave pending an investigation. No details on the mans condition.

And if you didn’t catch it, watch the news for this guys family members to be interviewed. It was like a casting call for Springer.

A group of Omaha Vets rallied around the defaced monument at Heartland of America Park yesterday. The American Legion members called for better lighting and increased security in the area. They also said they put their lives on the line for freedom and now that freedom is being abused. We’re in favor of posting guards at the memorials armed with paintball guns and a secured position.

That’s it for now, more later………………

Bugs Manderson

Mongo Torrey

03.07.08 Friday Working for the Weekend

Muppet Mike had a little get together with his former friends in South Omaha. The puppet road show appeared at the Larietzen Gardens in an effort to justify the new Downtown Ballpark. The show has added a couple of new performers in Ken Stinson who plays the nervous friend and Jack Diesing who appeared nervous and ashamed at times.

The people who attended the show were treated to the same act as before. You know “We haven’t raised taxes in 7 years” (Just the valuations so we get more money.) “Trust us”

The show was greeted to a chorus of Boo’s and catcalls throughout. Not much new information was released with the exception of a hint that a former food processing plant at 10th and Capitol would be raised to build some temporary parking.

The show has two more programs scheduled, one at North High and the other at Westside. Wonder why they didn’t travel out to Elkhorn?

James Martin Davis is asking for a plea deal for Kelsy Peterson. JMD says the one thing she is guilty of is statutory rape and she has not been charged with that. The Judge has Ok’s a pre-trial conference and said if an agreement is not reached by April 18th a trial date will be set.

Dawson County Attorney Liz Waterman plans to prosecute Peterson no matter what the fed’s decide. She says because most of the crimes took place in Dawson County that the locals should handle most of this. Does Dawson county ban public flogging? Liz sounds like she would be in favor of water-boarding Peterson.

Davis wants to depose the young man Peterson fled with and his mother saying he has information that mom knew they were going and gave them the addresses of relatives in Mexico. He said the boy also drove part of the way and never made any attempt to escape.

The Mayor and the Firefighters are hung up on a couple of details in the contract dispute and now it is in the hands of a labor relations board.

The Firefighters are asking for a cost of living raise of 3.85% and the Mayor is asking for 3.5. The big issue is heath care benefits. The Firefighters have conceded that they will have to share the cost but want similar co-pay and out of pocket cost as they have now.

Also at issue is the way pensions are arrived at. The Mayor wants a formula that limits overtime calculated into the salary at 250 hours, the Firefighter want 300.

And there is the issue of 6 million owed the Firefighters from back in 2004 from a pay freeze and back holiday and vacation pay the firefighters held off on to help the Mayor pay some city bills. The Mayor wants the payment to not have to be all in one year. Were guessing he doesn’t have it but has the money to start the new stadium.

The Mav’s beat Alaska 4-3 to take a 1-0 lead in the Best of Three playoff series. Tonight they face Kieth Urban, wait, Saturday they square off again.

Mongo sent in a note to remind you all that tonight is the rematch between Omaha and Cedar Rapids. This time it’s the Lancers and the Rough Riders though.

The Lincoln Stars are in town Saturday.

Creighton kicks off Mo-Valley Tournament play this afternoon against Bradley at 2:30.

That’s all I got for now….More later……Hey has anyone seen Andrew ? No? He must be in Elbonia scouting players.

Bugs Manderson

03.04.08 Two for Tuesday with Bugs and Mongo

Another person has been arrested in the area for manufacturing Child Porn, this time a contract Janitor at Central Police Headquarters.

Police serving a search warrant on the home of Kimmer Houston were looking for drugs, they found some on another man in the house. They also found pictures in a toolbox in the basement of the home.

County Attorney Don Klien says his office is seeing an increased number of these cases.

Kind of along the same page, the father of a 12 year old middle school girl is telling parents to monitor your children’s internet use after another parent discovered messages from his daughter that she may have been raped by a 16 year old boy and is to scared to come forward. Another parent discovered the messages on their child myspace account and contacted the girls father. Police are investigating the alleged rape.

A 25 year old Omaha woman called police from the trunk of her car in Elmwood Park. The woman claims she was in a minor accident at 72nd and Pacific and when she got out she was forced in her trunk and driven to the park where police found her car and freed her. Some story’s make you just want to ask alot of questions don’t they?

State Patrol officers had a good week in the drug enforcement department. Traffic stops netted over 100lbs of pot, some cocaine, some meth and the discovery of a pot growing operation in DeKalb Ill. Apparently some dumb ass had digital pictures of the indoor pot plantation and they were discovered after a patrol officer busted him and his friend transporting some weed and a couple plants across the country.

Now word if the Governor is going to sign the bill renaming I-80 the Cheech and Chong Turnpike.

Remember we asked it here first now someone else did as well. There are some concerns about the new site for the Baseball stadium. In a memo to the EPA city covenants rule out construction of and athletic field, daycare or nursing home at the location of the former Union Pacific shops. City Attorney Paul Kratz said soil removal from the location is included in the estimate and that a foot of soil will be scraped and dumped in Elmwood park next to the sounding stones.(Just kidding, he didn’t say that he said they would find a place in Elkhorn for it.)

And every-ones money guru Warren Buffet says we are in a recession even though the economic indicators don’t completely show it yet. Some estimate gas could hit $4 a gallon this summer though that was predicted last year as well. Hope they get that bridge over the Missouri done soon so we can all pack a napsack and vacation at Casa de C.B. riverside.

Back later with more

Bugs Manderson

Mongo Torrey

02.29.08 Happy Leap Year

Remember the three girls who carjacked the young mother and tossed her baby to the curb then laughed when they were booked for the crime? Well they were in Court yesterday asking to have their cases moved to Juvenile Court.

14 year old Desirea Levering, 15 year old Mary Likely and 14 year old Uniquea Davis we not laughing so much this time as the prospects of doing hard time may have started taking control.

In the words of Ron Popiel “But wait there’s more.” Likely’s attorney Stu Dornan claims lead poisoning made her do it.

This is the child of the woman who back when this happened said “I believe the girls went up as said give us your vehicle, but all this we beat you up and we threw your baby out of the vehicle, none of that is true”. Well neither is the lead defense, nice try Stu.

My question is why this isn’t a hate crime? Dollars to Doughnuts if 3 white chicks from the burbs did this we’d be watching Ernest Goes to Court for the next 6 months.

If they get their cases moved to the lower court then I think the parents should be charged with neglect as well just for not keeping good enough tabs on then and letting them run the streets.

Surrogate mom to the Westrods shooter was in court yesterday. Debora Maruca-Kovac was charged with possession of more than an ounce but less than a pound and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Her offspring William Maruca  19,was hit with possession and contributing. Kraig Kovac 17 was hit with possession and paraphernalia.

Police found papers, baggies with marijuana, pipes a bong and a scale and 2.3 oz in a purse but the family wasn’t dealing. OK.

Hey Deb, blame the paint. Oh and stop trying to act like your cool and 20 and getting stoned with your kids. The 60’s are over.

A 28 year old Lincoln woman got quite a scare when a 65 year old woman driving a Toyota Camry  didn’t get the car in park and it rolled into the other woman pushing her through a store front window. She avoided serious injury somehow and no tickets were issued as it happened on private property.

Bugs will get a kick out of this. The Douglas County Court now allows you to pay “online” your traffic fines that do not require a court appearance. They smack you with a $2.25 processing fee and only take Visa, Mastercard and debit cards but it is a step in the future unlike MUD across the street who now takes Credit Cards but you still must drive downtown to pay with one. I guess Trog over at MUD can’t figure out how to get the verifier to work on their website because it can’t read stone and chisel.

(That last one was written from notes from our sick buddy who managed the strength to type that note. Now we know what really pissed him off)

And one of the big story’s yesterday was how Ken Stinson worked behind the scenes to get MECA to cave in and get behind the Monument to Mike baseball stadium. IN the deal brokered by Stinson between David Sokol and Muppet Mike, MECA will get a say in things as they should and will run the facility as they should. They will also get part of the stadium revenue so that MECA won’t get hurt financially by the stadium but they wont get a giant windfall either.

Only problem is the Muppet was counting on stadium revenues to help pay for it so now we have to make up that money. Grab your wallet and bury it in the back yard.

Looks like nice weather on tap for the weekend. Get outside and get some fresh air. Hell go enjoy the site of spring, trees starting to bud, some grass beginning to green up, trash blowing through the Sounding Stones….yep it will be summer before you know it.

And after the week we had here on the Q and A page this joke is to easy but I can’t let it go.

The Lancers are at Sioux City tonight.  Tonight is Court Appearance night. Show your docket number and bail receipt and get half off.

Saturday the Lancers are at Tri-City and next Friday the 7th they return to play Cedar Rapids. The Bantam A-1 team will be the team of the night at that one. See I told you it was to easy. At least I didn’t make a joke about someone throwing out the first punch. Damn guess I just did. Laugh about it people, its all you can do.

Have a good weekend.

Mongo Torrey

02.28.08 Thursday in Doughnutland

Finally the Ballpark plan is unveiled to the public and now we know why the NCAA told Muppet Mike he needs to get more community support.

First, this thing will never go to a public vote. If you want to voice yourself, contact your City Councilman because they will have to sign off on it.

To build it they must come, or agree to come for at least 20 years. That’s the length of NCAA contract for the CWS needed to make this even begin to work.

Creighton and the Royals must sign on as well.

The cost including paying off the Rosenblatt bonds 140 million.

42.95 million in private donations

37.6 million from Stadium revenues that include

Premium Seats (say good bye to your good CWS seats folks, Corporate Omaha just got the go ahead to buy you out of them)

Naming rights ( So long Johnny Rosenblatt make way for Peter Kewitt Park)

Parking (Watch it go from $6 to $10)

Per Seat tax for baseball tickets (So long last 300 Royals season ticket holders)

1% increase in the Hotel Tax (The Muppet claims nobody will notice. Till they read their bill.)

$2 car rental tax increase (Watch em set up shop in Carter Lake with Shuttle Service)

2.13 million in Keno Revenue (till the smoking ban takes place and all the gamblers that smoke head across the river) This includes cutting the County out of the Keno money so watch your County taxes increase.

What you will get is 24,000 non removable seats.

28 Private Boxes ( The Muppet and his cronies need to be seen)

And the bill for the parking garage that isn’t included in the bid.

Anyone notice the smile on Ken Stinsons face. That’s because he is looking at a $140 million dollar project right in the Kewitt back yard.

Legendary Musician Buddy Miles has passed away at age 60. Miles, an Omaha native, played with the late Jimi Hendrix and wrote the classic “Them Changes”. If you ever had the chance to catch Buddy sitting in with the local talent it was a special experience. Buddy you will be greatly missed in the music world.

Ralston High has started a new lock out tardy policy. This policy has the teachers lock their doors when the bell rings. If a student is not in the room at that time they are required to go to a study hall in the cafeteria and the teacher must call the parents.

Sounds good on the surface but lets ask these questions.

Sure it is important to be on time but it is also important to be in class not study hall.

Isn’t locking an exit door during school hours a little against the fire code?

There has to be a better solution than this however Ralston plans on adding it to the Student Handbook next year.

The Iraq War vet and his family have settled with the landlord that tried to evict them upon his return from duty. The two parties reached and agreement where the landlord will let them out of their lease 6 months early without penalty and they can move by March 31st.

The Vet said in his suit that the managers of the apartment complex were rude and unreceptive to offer a resolution and the last thing they wanted to do was live in a Robert Hancock managed property now. Don’t blame them after watching this story unfold. Best of luck to you.

And the mom who exposed her 4 year old daughter to pot smoking has temporary lost her parental rights and the girl and her 2 year old brother have been placed with the biological father who is angry at the entire situation.

The kids don’t know why mom was tossed in the slammer and she is not allowed to tell them in her monitored phone conversations. She is also unable to post 10% of her $25,000 bail. Must have smoked it.

Her lawyer said she is willing to do whatever it takes to get her kids back and is attending parenting classed in the Douglas County Corrections Center. Great, lets make sure we do our best to reunite them all as soon as possible so the children won’t miss crack class in their home schooling. That came right after “How to handle a shotgun on the couch, and Bath day is Saturday” class.

Good thing the dad was a stand up guy and came to the rescue.

And how do the Huskers beat Oklahoma 63-45 the same night Creighton falls to Illinois State 68-54.

Looks like the boys in Red woke up about the right time in the season.

That’s it for me…play nice today

Mongo Torrey

02.27.08 Wednesday with Mongo

Bugs you better get well soon, I am getting to like this being in charge thing……

OK so Muppet Mike promised we would know all about the new stadium after he talked with the NCAA. He held a little press conference yesterday in Hoosierville where once again his lips moved but Mayor Landow must have lost his voice because nothing came out.

Now another press conference is scheduled for 2 p.m. totally screwing up Judge Judy. Word is Muppet Mike is going after the KENO money thus screwing the county out of their cut and costing us more in county property taxes. I thought 3 card Monty was illegal? Fahey is starting to remind me of the Governor in the movie “Best Little Whorehouse in Texas”…..ooooooooo I love to dance a little side step……

And while were talking about the Governor, he signed into law the Statewide Smoking ban which goes into effect a year from June. No doubt this makes a bunch of folks happy however don’t bitch when say a year and a month from now people start crying about lost revenue to Iowa.

Mayor I wouldn’t get to comfortable with the KENO funds at this point as the State just gave 26% of the population another reason to gamble across the state line.

And the Old Market will be so much more attractive with the smokers standing outside every bar on the sidewalk like what happens in Lincoln. Oh and I am a non-smoker before you start on that.

Mark Walsh and the GASP Gestapo are said to be happy with the law and are now going after regulations for Apartment and Condo residents. One at a time people, next it will be your own home.

The 49 year old mom accused of photo-shopping her teenage daughters pics on nude bodies then posting them on the Internet has plead not-guilty. The girl found the pice when she goggled her name back in 2006 and discovered them as well as pics of her mom in sex acts with her step dad and other men. They showed mom on the news last night…..who the hell was looking at these pics in the first place yeeeeeuuuuuuccckkkkkk. Post a pic of Sara Evans naked I might look, but to old for prime time Twila, that would be nasty.

Investigators say the mom contacted the web site administrator back in 2006 and claimed the girl was 20. The first pics posted were back in 2003.

And while we are on the sicko subject, Thomas Gellatly pleaded not guilty as well to child porn charges. Police acting on a tip from Germany traced emails connected to child porn to Gellatly’s home address. His trial will be April 14th.

Add this guy to candidates for Father Fuck-up of the year. A Grand Island man was arrested 4 times in 5 weeks for DUI. One time while his baby was in the car with him and another when he left the baby at home, alone…To bad we don’t have co-ed prison or him and Alyssia Harrger could hook up.

A 48 year old woman was dragged 20 feet after her car was jacked in a parking lot near 132nd and West Dodge. The car was equipped with On-Star and was located at 120th and Blondo a short time later. The woman was reported to be ok. I wonder if the On-Star person came on the speaker and started talking shit to the carjacker. “We got you,  your going North on 132nd asshole….were gonna get you…” Hopefully the guy was hearing voices in his head already and freaked.

That’s it for this morning, Ill stop in the Q & A and see if the kiddies are still debating then it’s of to silent slumber.

Play nice today

Mongo Torrey

02.26.08 1 fer Tuesday with Mongo

Bugs is still out sick.  The hockey brawl on here yesterday must have been the cause of his uncontrolled regurgitation.

The human remains discovered under the South Omaha bridge have been confirmed to be that of Michael O’Connor. He was last seen 2/12/2007 leaving a downtown parking garage across the street from his job. He never reported to work that day.

Former Sarpy County Sheriff Pat Thomas has resigned from the State Liquor Control Board in an effort to avoid being run over by Senator Ernie Chambers farewell tour.

Ernest has accused Thomas of being a racist after Thomas allegedly told a Hispanic bar owner to learn English. The bar owners license had been suspended for 15 day after selling to a drunken patron.

The Mayor Landow and Muppet Mike show hit Indianapolis today as part of the “Sell Out Omaha Show”. The Muppet will make his pitch to the NCAA on the new downtown stadium in lieu of a 25 year or more contract to hold the CWS. The NCAA isn’t expected to provide and answer today and neither is the Muppet.

Many questions are being asked of his proposal and why the people are not getting a say in the matter. The Mayors response, “Let em eat funnel cake”. Can’t wait to hear all his details when he returns from Hoosierville.

Charges we dismissed against Cordell Stewart after a detective was unable to testify due to a family emergency. Stewart is the man accused of shooting Chiwanda Ammons 2 times. Once he was convicted and the second time while he was released on appeal. He was convicted of the first shooting and sentenced to 20 years in prison. Prosecutors are expected to refile the charges.

Sorry for the slow news day. Hopefully everyone can play nice today.

Mongo Torrey

02.25.08 Monday

Jim Suttle wants to see the letter the NCAA sent to Omaha regarding the future of the College World Series. He thinks the NCAA gave Omaha more time to come up with a solution.

Mayor Landow and Muppet Mike might have a copy but it wasn’t addressed to the Mayor and is not a public document.

So just who was it addressed to? Eddie the mail-room clerk, Bill the parking lot attendant, Jesse the groundskeeper? Or is this just another Hide and Go Seek by this administration?

The Mayor says he will make the public aware of all details after his dog and pony show with the NCAA folks in Indianapolis on Tuesday including on how he plans to extract the money from you to pay for his shrine or blame you for the CWS leaving because you wouldn’t cave in to his demands. At least Daub had the courage to let you vote on it.

A new twist in the story of the apartment complex that wants to evict the Iraq war vet on his return because of a blemish on his credit.

Several people had come forward to help with offers. Dr. Phil wanted to come do a show about it. NP Dodge, The Citadel Apartments and the American Legion all offered to help but the Vet and his family said they were fine and didn’t need the charity.

Vietnam Veterans of America Post 279 offered to put up $3000 to back the lease. The vet refused the offer telling them to use the money on someone who needed it more.

Here comes the scary part, the Post leader called reporters asking why the offer had been rejected and questioning if the Vets lawyer was just trying to get publicity. He even threatened to start an email campaign if they continued to drag it out. Low and behold who was this guy, the Lawyer for the Landlords Husband.

Now if you ask us, it looks as if the move by the Landlord backfired and the offer to back the lease was actually a bribe to get this bad publicity to all go away. The Robert Hancock Company should be ashamed even more. If they and their lawyer wanted to make the black eye they gave themselves go away they should have just dropped the eviction, not tried to buy it off through a decent organization. Shame Shame Shame on you.

Omaha Police arrested a man at Epply Airfield yesterday and booked him on 3 counts of sexual assault and one count of sexual assault on a child. It is said that the assaults involved raping of family members.

Police are also investigating shots fired at a gas station at 30th and Ames. No word from our street reporter Boots Sheldon on any details. This is Boots’ turf so we may get something later today.

And if your a fan of Larry the Cable Guy or not you have to love this story. Larry, or Dan Whitney, has paid for the plane tickets for 100 WWII vets to travel to Washington DC to visit the WWII memorial there. He wants to make sure they get a chance to see it.

Larry, we cut off our shirt sleeves and tip our Round-up herbicide hats to you.

Short report today, sorry, still trying to recover but work calls and we are attempting to keep things running.

More later……………….

Bugs Manderson

02.19.08 Tuesday

Just like Bob Kerry’s gold watch across the Missouri river ,Muppet Mike’s handpicked committee has come back with it’s recommendation that the new ballpark be built Downtown with no word on how we will pay for it. (Does your wallet feel lighter? It will). It came as no surprise that Mayor Landow and Muppet Mike’s chums came back with a plan that affirms what the Muppet wants. Even though they tried to dispel the notion that the end result was preconceived, the release of the non detailed plan was a non event. The plan is so super top secret it’s details wont be released to the people expected to pay for it until it has been taken to the NCAA.

Already a web-site has popped up to start a recall effort of the Mayor. www.Recall-Fahey.com  was launched shortly after the announcement.

An off -duty Omaha fire fighter was arrested Saturday morning and almost tasered by LaVista police after he became abusive and resisted arrest.

The 32 year old fire fighter was a passenger in his SUV that was being driven by a 24 year old woman who was arrested for her 3 DUI.

No comment from OFD at this time pending and internal investigation.

A man was the victim of a drive by shooting while standing on his porch near 41st and Corby Monday afternoon. Police say a red car passed by and opened fire on the man. No suspects so far.

Two complete idiots robbed the Burlington Coat Factory at gunpoint around 2 p.m. Monday. What could they possibly have gotten in this heist, change for a twenty and some credit card receipts. Oh and that genuine imitation leather jacket on display by the front door. There would be more money in pay phone outside Qwik Trip. Never said we had the smartest criminals here. Thank god they are lousy shots as well.

Got a kinda sorta update on the melee in Sioux City. So far it appears that no parents were involved and that it was over before it really began. Thank god, the last thing I wanted to watch on YouTube was someone I know being filmed acting like a complete out of control buffoon forcing me to openly make fun of them on here. More details when we get some factual information (The Police report will take a couple of days to get to the office, today was a holiday I’m told).

They say persistence will get you everywhere well in this case it got a 50 year old man charged with Felony Theft of Services. The man was unable to obtain Cox cable services due to a previous unpaid bill. That man allegedly climbed into his apartment complex attic and spliced into his neighbors cable line back in October. Cox technicians discovered the splice and disconnected it. Another outage was reported on February 6th and technicians discovered the splice was back. The man reportedly had received 70 channels of nothing plus HBO.

A nice heads up to Omaha Police who nabbed a couple of copper thieves at the former VIP car-wash on 90th around 3 p.m. yesterday. Forced entry leads to burglary charges, here’s hoping they hang a couple more thefts on them for good measure.

More later………………..

Bugs Manderson

02.18.08 Presidents Day

Thanks to the Official Government Holiday  I get to do this edition from home.

A man was taken to the hospital in critical condition early Sunday after he was hit in the head with a blunt object during a fight inside a North Omaha IHOP. Officials say the mans injuries are not life threatening. Police are still trying to determine what the man was struck with but are afraid someone consumed the item as part of their special.

Little hoopla is expected in the issuing of temporary liquor licenses for the CWS this year. 7 will be the magic number again at the special meeting 1:30 this Friday. The public is allowed to speak against an applicant if they so wish.

Today is the day the committee is said to be releasing it’s recommendation on the stadium issue. Certain polls show that most Omahan’s favor a Rosenblatt Renovation but then Muppet Mike didn’t put any of them on the committee did he? The spin put on this might be fairly amusing.

The lady who provided the pot smoking playground for the Westroads shooter is now embarking on a interview tour to attempt to call foul to the drug bust at her house.

15 officers served a no-knock search warrant after getting tipped that drugs were being sold from her address. Her lawyer, Glenn Shapiro, said the number of officers were overkill to bust someone for a users amount of marijuana. Hey Glenn, maybe they didn’t know what they were going to come up against at the home considering past issues.

Now the owner is contesting statements she made involving who owned the drugs found. She also denies giving her son money and sending him to buy for the rest of the family.

Her nursing license was suspended a few years back for narcotics abuse however she now claims she is clean. Clean? Looks like she was allowing have the teenage population smoke weed in her house, I wouldn’t call that clean. Willie Nelson has her house marked as a tour stop. Cheech and Chong once scouted the place for a movie location. Own up to you bad judgement and shut up.

And we are getting sketchy reports of a fracus in the stands up in Sioux City during a game between the Bantam A-1 team and Sioux City. We are still trying to dig up some concrete information on it but so far it sounds like Omaha pounded them on the ice and off. Anyone know who threw the K.O. punch? Video? Was the B-22a team there to cheer you on and got involved?  We will keep digging and see what we come up with. If you want to forward details you can email our tip department at HockeyHighlights@hotmail.com  

That’s all we got this morning. Back later if anything good breaks……………..

Bugs Manderson

02.15.08 Friday Edition with an Editorial from Mongo

Just when I thought Manderson Street had something to brag about the story takes a turn. It appears the two victims that fought back the would be robber had a very large stash of marijuana in their home and have since been arrested. You just can’t find role models anymore.

Murder charges against a gang member arrested for the 2006 shooting of 24 year old Kenny Miller outside a convenience store near 24th and Redick have been dropped. It seems the 18 year old gang member scares the witnesses and now they wont testify out of fear of retaliation. Well you know this wanna be bad ass will mess up again soon enough and be back in custody, lets just hope there isn’t another victim on a slab because of it.

The Millard South teen accused of rape has been charged as an adult. Tyler Jacobson is being held on a $50,000 bond after a classmate reported that he assaulted her while giving her a ride home from school. He has since been expelled from school as well.

The NCAA doesn’t want a court battle over location of a new stadium and has said so after MECA voted 4-1 against using the parking lots at the Qwest as a location. MECA said it is willing to take legal action to protect the lots.

Muppet Mike said he and Mayor Landow are not concerned over the NCAA comments because the legal fight would be “quickly resolved in our favor”. Who’s favor Mr Muppet? You and Paul’s or the people of Omaha? This guy wont be happy till we have the highest Hotel tax in the country or our property taxes on our home’s rivals the house payment itself.

And now Mongo Torrey is here with editorial comment on LB1159,

State Senator Brad Ashford’s bill, LB 1159, proposes to help in the reduction of truant school children. The bill will require Juvenile Court Mediation after 20 absences from school,excused by the parent or not and will also take out wording in state law that no longer allows the school to take a parents word at face value for an absence.

Now Brad I know you have good intentions. You claim one out of five kids in Nebraska drops out of school which if that fact is correct puts us next to Arkansas as the leaders in retard production. However Mr Ashford, you can’t wipe our ass for us forever.

Here is the problem with this bill which is said to have no opponents down in Lincoln.

This requirement of Juvenile Court mediation would put an undue hardship on a family that has a child who has missed x amount of days due to an illness. Take a good case of mono for example, or a child injured in a car accident. Not only do the parents have the medical costs to deal with, now they have to hire one of your lawyer friends to take care of this court issue. I am guessing you did think of that didn’t you?

Ok then there is the issue of holding the parents responsible with fines and jail. You do know what’s going to happen here don’t you? The parents that really don’t give a shit if their kid is in school or not are going to claim they can’t control them and have them made wards of the state. Better hire some more drivers Brad.

Back when I was in school I didn’t know 5 kids that dropped out, let alone one in five. Did you ever think of looking at the school itself and asking why so many kids stop wanting to attend if your numbers are correct? Christ I just quoted Ernie Chambers. Well he has a point. Somewhere in the last 20+ years we did something in the schools that caused this problem. Figure out what that is Brad and you might be on to something.

Now does your bill require Homeschooler’s to report when their students miss 20+ days? If not then that’s a bit unfair don’t you think? Oh wait, I hear you and a couple other meddlers want to get involved in that department as well even though there really isn’t a problem.

I’m starting to think you would be better off relegated to checking the men’s room to make sure the toilet paper holders are full than attempting to parent for the entire state of Nebraska. We don’t need to clog our Juvenile Courts up with kids missing school for being sick, attending college workshops, family crisis. If you insist on running this up the pole then maybe you need to put in a provision that says “Court Intervention after 20 days unless the child has C+ average or better”. That way the Honor Role student who misses a few days to explore future options visiting college campuses and attending outside learning opportunities and then happens to get sick doesn’t have to force themselves to attend class and infect the entire student body with the plague just to keep their parents from having to mortgage the house to pay for an attorney to represent them and prove they are not unfit parents.

Now toss this one in the trash and go back to hiding boogers under your desk.

Mongo Torrey

MongoTorrey@hotmail.com

The views expressed in that Editorial are that of the writer and not necessarily that of the entire staff of the Eye On Omaha, however I am guessing not one of us has the balls to differ with him at this point in time, YIKES….

Don’t forget the UNO-Bowling Green series is at the Civic this weekend. We don’t want any fans going to the Qwest expecting to see the Mav’s and instead getting exposed to two guys on a mat in tights. (Here comes the email).

Have a good weekend everyone.

More later………………….

Bugs Manderson

02.14.08 Happy Valentines Day

Here’s one for the folks on Manderson,

Last night around 8:15 a man opened his door to a man saying he had a Valentines gift. The man did ,because when the door opened he pulled a gun and attempted to rob the couple who was having none of it and pulled a knife and preceded to kick his ass. Go Team. The would be robbers get away driver sped off and all three went to the hospital with the would be robber facing the worst injuries.

We would comment on Jim Suttles earth shattering proposal for a stadium but frankly can’t stop laughing long enough to type it. Jim, you did that as a joke didn’t you? If not, save your money and don’t run for Mayor because somebody will use that video clip against you.

Word is the ACLU is watching the Plattsmouth Schools policy of having parents submit to background checks if the want to attend in class activities. Some parents are concerned because the form sent out has something on it about a credit check and asks for your Social Security Number. What your credit has to do with serving cookies to second graders I will never know.

State Senator Brad Ashford has a bill, LB1159, that takes out the sentence that allows School Districts to accept on it’s face value a parents excuse for and absent child.  WHAT?????

Deputy Douglas County Attorney Kim Hawekotte said by taking that sentence out  schools have to react when a youth isn’t in school no matter what the reason. So Kim does that mean every-time little Billy doesn’t feel well you have to run him to the doctor to get a note because mom and dad are not capable of determining the illness thus driving up a family’s medical cost yearly for unnecessary trips to the doctor? “The School should have the responsibility to look into the reasons no matter what the parents say” she was quoted.

So in other word’s the State will decide if your kid can miss school or not. Hope this raises an eyebrow with some of the Hockey parents who sometimes pull their little Gretzky out early on Friday to get to a weekend tournament. Even though your kid may be on the honor role it won’t matter.

As introduced the law would get law enforcement involved sooner including the County Attorney (giving Kim some extra job security) and fining parents of truant children.

This law looks like a logistics nightmare and an added level of bureaucracy already not needed in the school system. I think there is something in the no child left behind that covers this as it is but I need to research it today. Brad sometimes you scare us.

Senator Pirsch’s bill to increase the penalties for super speeders was signed into law. Now when police catch the fast and the furious on West Dodge it will be a little more painful to the pocket book.

Three Bellevue East students are accused of snorting cocaine in shop class. Bellevue police have arrested one 19 year old for possession. An anonymous caller tipped off the authorities to the students snorting cocaine while the class was going on.

Lincoln Potato Chip maker, Weavers , is closing it’s doors leaving 70 plant workers out of a job. The chips have been produce there since 1932 and falls the way of Kitty Clover and Guy’s. Company officials say a supplier was to provide Nebraska grown potatoes but delivered Texas grown ones instead and they were unacceptable thus making it impossible for the company to fill it’s orders.

And Omaha Police report a large number of complaints of people getting unwanted porn images sent to their cell phones. Imagine walking through the store, your phone rings and when you open it you get Debbie doing Dallas…..these freaks will stop at nothing to market their crap. Police say if you receive one of these unsolicited calls to report it to police. In some cases they can get the phone service sending them shut down.

Everyone have a Happy Cupid day….

More later     Bugs Manderson