Sunday sales allowed
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thing she’ll miss. She had become
accustomed to seeing the line of peo
ple stretched across the store every
Sunday evening.
“Sometimes I will miss the busi
ness, sometimes I will not,” she said.
“It’s kind of exciting to see all of
those people in the store at once.”
Mike Brophy, manager of N Street
Liquors at 19th and N streets, said the
smaller, “mom and pop” liquor stores
like his won’t be the ones who reap the
rewards from the new ordinance.
Pat Raybould, president of B & R
Stores, said customer convenience
would be the reason his seven Russ’
Markets and two Super Saver gro
eery stores in Lincoln would see a
possible Sunday sales boost.
“A lot of customers, whether it be
for a function, picnic or cookout at
their house, found themselves hav
ing to go out of town to purchase
beer,” he said. “And they were pur
chasing it at an inflated price.”
At Lincoln grocery stores, he
said, customers would often grab a
six-pack or bottle of wine but find
out at the checkout that it couldn’t be
sold on Sundays.
That won’t happen anymore, he
said.
“It was more of a hassle to turn
people away than it will be to just
start selling it.”
Johanns defines goals
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and experience.
Johanns drew the comparison
between two types of leaders: a refer
ee, who spends his time blowing the
whistle and pointing out what’s
wrong, and a quarterback, who is try
ing to lead the team to victory.
Johanns said he wants to be more
like a quarterback, leading the state
through its ups and downs.
Breslow has campaigned as an
opponent of government waste and
fraud, and has frequently mentioned the
approximately 5,000 successful audits
he has conducted while in office.
Johanns also dismissed
Christensen’s assertion that
Christensen is the only true, lifelong
conservative in the race.
“That may be one statement that
Jon will want to retract,” Johanns said.
Johanns, who was first elected to
public office as a Democrat,
switched to the Republican Party
about 10 years ago.
“I’ve released four budgets in a
row that reduced property taxes,”
Johanns said. “That sounds kind of
Republican to me.”
Johanns said that as mayor, he
has dealt firsthand with important
issues like enhancing neighborhood
safety, bolstering the police depart
ment and balancing the city’s budget.
Johanns also emphasized that the
campaign is in its early stages.
This summer, when 1st District
U.S. Rep. Doug Bereuter was consid
ering a bid for governor, Bereuter
conducted a statewide poll of
Republican voters, asking them
whom they would vote for in a three
way race among Breslow, Johanns
and himself.
Bereuter found nearly 50 percent
supported his own candidacy.
Breslow and Johanns each received
less than 10 percent.
Bereuter in late August decided
to seek re-election to the U.S. House
of Representatives rather than run for
governor.
Johanns said he will have plenty
of time to build name recognition.
He said he was encouraged by last
year’s successful U.S. Senate cam
paign by the previously little-known
Republican Chuck Hagel.
Cadet excels at West romt
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performance and recommendations.
It was the first year that West Point
allowed cadets who do not attend
West Point’s academy to participate
in the training camp, he said.
“Artz is top quality and did an
outstanding job,” Barerra said. “I am
very proud of her. She represented
Nebraska and Army ROTC very
well.”
While at West Point, Artz learned
about advanced rifle marksmanship,
military tactics and land navigation.
She also participated in battle drills,
bayonet assault courses and close
quarter contact - or as Artz
described it, “going for the kill.”
“The harder the obstacle the
more fun I had,” she said. “If it was
pouring down rain and I was freez
ing, I felt better when I finished
because I got through it.”
Artz also learned a lot about
leadership when she was a tank c(
mander during a field training e>
cise at Fort Knox. The tanks w
equipped with laser gear, and A
told the gunner when to shoot;
radioed communication with ot
tanks, she said.
“We were all trying to reac
common goal, so I learned hov
lead and follow new people,”
said. “The most important pan
leadership is followership.”
During an activity called leac
ship lanes, Artz and her squad mo
a jeep full of rocks uphill with l
ropes and three poles. It was estin
ed that it would take the cadets i
hours, but they finished in 40 n
utes.
“The noncommissioned offi
kept piling rocks on top of the j
because we were moving it so fa
Artz said. “I kept reminding my:
what goes up must come down.”
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It began at 4 a.m. and lasted until
midnight. She ran two miles carry
ing a 40-pound backpack, walked
over water on a beam, slid across a
horizontal rope and dropped 30 feet
into a lake below - and made it
through the obstacle course.
“After such a long day, at night
the squad was tired and irate with
each other because not everyone was
doing their share,” she said. “But
your squad is your family and you
must unite and learn to keep the team
together.”
Artz said her experience at West
Point was one she will never forget,
and she is excited for advanced train
ing camp next summer.
“I learned so much about tactics,
weaponry, careers in the military and
leadership,” Artz said. “But I also
made friends I will never forget.”