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7 p.m.
Eighth Annual Service of Celebration &
Dedication for the New Academic Year
A Special of Worship for All UNL Students, Faculty, and Staff
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640 North 16th Street
A Lincoln, Nebraska
Rev. Ra Drake
Associate Director of Ministry for Church Vitality
Nebraska conference. United Methodist Church
UNL University Singers
Professor James Hejduk, Conductor
Professor George Ritchie
Marguerite Scribante Professor of Organ and History
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By Brian Carlson
Assignment Reporter
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Nebraska Secretary of State Scott
Moore is leaving the door open far a
possible nil for the Republican nomi
nation for governor in the May prima
ry elections.
Moore told a group of University
of Nebraska-Lincoln College
Republicans on Wednesday night that
it’s a great time to be involved in state
government, but gave no solid indica
tions about his own future involve
ment in Nebraska politics. Time,
money and statewide organization are
the factors he said he is weighing as
he ponders a gubernatorial run.
“I’m not saying no,” Moore said in
an interview. “I’m actively talking
about it, and I’ve received some
- encouragement.”
Two Republicans have already
announced their candidacy. State
Auditor John Breslow and Lincoln
Mayor Mike Johanns have been cam
paigning for the past two years.
But high-profile Republicans who
have opted not to run have left room
tor a possible Moore candidacy.
Jan Stoney, who lost the U.S.
Senate race to Bob Kerrey in the 1994
general election, announced earlier
this year that she would not run for
governor. Last week, the 1st District’s
10-term Congressman Doug Bereuter
decided to seek re-election to the U.S.
House of Representative^ rather than
make a bid for the governor’s man
sion.
Had either of these candidates
opted to run for governor, Moore said,
he would have ruled out the possibili
ty of his own candidacy. Moore said
Stoney and Bereuter were “top-tier
candidates Republicans could have
really rallied around.”
With Stoney and Bereuter out of
the hunt, aMoorecdiididacy is still
possible^
In his statement last week
announcing his plans not to run for
governor, Bereuter mentioned Moore
by name as a possible strong
Republican gubernatorial candidate.
Bereuter also named Secretary of
ft
/ don’t necessarily think the two
announced Republicans are better
candidates than me."
Scott Moore
secretary of state
btate Dave Hememan and Beatrice
state Sen. Dave Maurstad as potential
GOP hopefuls.
Moore said he sees compelling
reasons to join the race, as well as pos
sible pitfalls.
He cited a June statewide poll of
Republican voters that showed
Bereuter to have nearly a 40-point
lead over Breslow and Johanns.
Breslow and Johanns each received
the support of less than 10 percent of
poll respondents. -
Moore said the poll results have
provided a temptation for more
Republican candidates to join the
race.
“I don’t necessarily think Jhe two
announced Republicans are better
candidates than me,” Moore said.
Nphrasta T?pniihlinan Partv nffi.
cials have said their job is to encour
age several strong Republican candi
dates to run for governor. Andy
Abboud, executive director of the
state party, agreed last week with
Bereutef that there is room for more
Republican candidates in the May pri
mary. However, he said he expected
the Republican ballot to be set by next
month.
The problem that Moore and other
possible late-announcing Republican
candidates face is the head start that
Breslow and Johanns have gained in
the last two years.
Breslow’s fund-raising efforts
lave already reached the $1.1 million
fiiaf^ and both candid&fes Tiave built
up statewide campaign networks with
offices throughout the state.
-But Moore said huge campaign
funds don’t always translate into vic
tory on Election Day. He said he could
cite several examples of statewide
rapes in which candidates spent sub
stantially more than their opponents
without winning their races
Nevertheless, the primary elec
tions are just eight months away, and
Moore said he realized a great deal of
work would need to be done to mount
a candidacy.
“I’m looking at it, and we’re going
to see if we have the time and organi
zation and can put it together,” he said.
Another consideration for Moore
is his future as secretary of state.
Moore will come up for re-election in
1998.
Moore said additional Republican
gubernatorial candidates will need to
make their decisions soon. For his
part, Moore seems to be in no hurry to
make up his mind.
“I don’t have a timeline,” he said.
Moore spoke briefly to College
Republicans attending their first
meeting of the year. He encouraged
members to become involved in the
upcoming elections and expressed
confidence that the Republican nomi
nee-for governor would win in
November 1998. No Democrat has
announced a gubernatorial candidacy,
a fact that sat well with those attend
ing Wednesday’s meeting.
The list of speakers for the
College Republicans’ fall meetings
reads like a potential primary guber
natorial ballot. Breslow and Johanns
are each slated to speak to the organi
zation later this fall, as are Matt Butler
and Elliott Rustad, Republican candi
dates for lieutenant governor.
Representatives of all four candidates
spoke Wednesday night.
But Moore said his Wednesday
appearance wasn’t meant as a stop on
the campaign trail. He said he enjoys
speaking to young people “without
having my hand out.”
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meetings.
In the past, the council had to
move some meetings to other parts
of the city because the chambers
didn’t provide enough space. To
broadcast the meetings, the Citizen
Information Center media crew
would have to take a van filled
with equipment to the new loca
tion.
The public also will benefit
when the new Justice and Law
Enforcement Center is completed
in December 1999, Saldana said.
The Lancaster Sheriff’s Office and
Lincoln Police Department will
share operations in the remodeled
County-City Building, she said.
The two departments will share
record staff, locker rooms, investi
gation rooms, conference rooms
and some equipment, she said.
“By sharing space and some
functions, we’re able to save the
'taxpayers dollars that would’ve
otherwise went toward separate
functions,” she said.
In addition to better communi
cations, the existing and new
County-City Buildings will use
technology in a new heating and
air-conditioning system designed
to save money. 7
Don Killeen, building adminis
trator, said the system is energy
efficient and has been used com
mercially just within the last two to
three years.
He said the system works by
using heat pumps to extract ground
water from a well, then through
pipes, tanks, compressors to heat
and cool the buildings. Large tanks
will make ice in the evenings from
well water, which in turn will be
used to cool the buildings in the
late afternoon when the heat
pumps shut off, Killeen said.
“For example, on a 100-degree
day we’ll be using less energy than
we ever have,” he said.
Flanders said the entire project,
including the new building, will
cost $29 million.
The new audio and visual pre
sentation equipment cost $94,249
and will be used with some old
equipment. The other equipment
for the new studio and television
media center is paid for by a cable
television grant to the city.
Hudkins said he was excited
about the construction and thought
the public would be pleased when
everything is done. “This way they
can go to one office and get their
needs met and then be on their
way,” he said. “There will be a lot
of efficiencies gained in both ser
vices and space.”