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We think of a lot of things and not enough time, in time, things are readily apparent.

And we write often misunderstood, because it poetry.

Poet Ted Kooser will no doubt share many secrets to improve manhood when he speaks of Erie students of the week, but - and vigilant - is the key.

“We owe it to young writers who, frankly speaking, everyone has gegrübelt too much about what happened yesterday, and who fear for the survival of what comes tomorrow,” said Kooser. “We need more time in the present. This is important.”
Kooser, a former American poet laureate, Pulitzer Prize winners and university professor, will take place this time. He is an avid observer, and he wrote wonderful poems. His head is viscous with sounds and wet with life, such as “Fat slides of wet snow in the tin roofs plop … and it suddenly spring”, as he notes in the first line of “Local Wonders”, a book about life in the South Eastern Nebraska.

“Local Wonders” is only one of many publications have won Kooser, 68, the critical recognition. Berwyn Moore, a professor of English at the University of Gannon, poets invited by the Presidency on school, the English Awards Night Wednesday, said Kooser poems are tastefully decorated. “Transforment objects and ordinary situations, moments, in fear and wonder,” she said.

Given that the organization recognizes the Gannon young writers - poets, in particular - in high school and college, and there Kooser, which are within easy reach, and also works with students at a university recruitment , we asked him, and to talk about the years of adolescence 20 - And Some Things of poetry. There is no doubt of what he said in an interview April 3rd at his home in the vicinity of Garland, Neb.
QA, ten years ago, we heard about a renewed interest in the poetry of what is happening with young Poetry Slams and on-line reservations. … How do you find dedicated young people, when it comes to poetry? Can it be a hard sell?

A You know that I am not on the Internet and look at this, but I hear … This is a major problem. As there are also many websites and blogs poetry and people, their work online. I realize my doctoral students - they evoke the publication of a poem, and it turns out that it is online. I think … Is there … Many more young people have ambitions Dichtens today for recognition as a poet. I do not know if more people are made in writing, but no longer have that ambition.
Q Kids are cutting their teeth on electronic communications, such as SMS and facebook. As for the fact that, if ever, do you see yourself in the work of young writers these days?

AI provide for a reduction of basic capabilities, in writing, text messaging - abbreviations, the lack of capital letters. The formal written something has suffered. I do not know, that the quality of writing is less. If you write by hand … They led to thinking about each word. … I write long, then I move on a computer to boot, if I processing and verification of my work. I like to see and print it.
Q: How many times would you say you have a young person whose gift for writing poems about nature breath away?

AI work with PhDs, which is part of the creative writing program (at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln). You have already shown some talent, before coming to me. I interact with only about 12-15 of them in a way to assess really work. Normally, there are one or two … , The way they do something significant. … But I do not believe that everyone who saw what I wrote, when I was 20 years would have predicted (what I have to do).
Q: You have to look back on what happened, because you were only 20 years old and I think wow.

A I doubt it. … It was a remarkable time. …

Nine years, I had a very serious cancer, and I did not know if I could survive. … And since, I have poet laureate (two concepts, 2004-2006) and has won the Pultizer-(2005). … My assumption is that everybody, never a serious illness, just the way the world in a different way. … I used poetry, if I am sick, for me. (If you are sick, as is) You are in the midst of chaos, and in the position to write a poem was a way to get some order.
QI read that you think reading is the most important thing expansion can be a poet … They also recommend that students try to read poems for every 100 they write. … Whose works recommend you read?

A I do not really know, whose works who read them. They tend to something to learn, even really terrible poetry. It’s just a matter of discovering the poetry as much as you can.
Q You have a grandson, approximately 10 or 11? Did she wrote something to share with you? What would you say if you came and said: ‘Hey, I want to be a poet. ” Would you favour the gently above his livelihood?

She’s A 10 She lives about four hours from here. She is very interested in poetry. If you are here (visit), and then the creation of a small office (write). … I have some of his poems inserted in my laptop.

I would say that I would be very happy if she wanted to be a poet, but they had to do that, in the context of a good profession. My assumption is that this is not a poet living in the United States, rigour on income from fees poems. (Kooser has worked for years as an insurance executive.)
Q: How can a young man whether a certain poetry “works”?

A The best way for a writer for someone to find confidence in themselves and to say that the person, “Would you favour the spirit of this poetry reading and give me your honest opinion?” … You want someone to say: “I do not understand what that means, in the third line,” (or), “Why did you, that the comma?”
Q Plus as a publisher, then?

A My wife just retired as editor of the Lincoln Journal Star, and she was very helpful to me with my writing.
Q: What do you do with most of them saying that young authors, Gannon, on Wednesday?

A I have hope they come with questions for me, where it can be quite well in a state of maintenance on the challenges they face as a writer. … I hope that we so much equipment as I can.
Q And you also have to read your works?

A I. I really kind on the public. I see about insofar age group, and I try to bring poems that I think a lot of pleasure to hear. I kind as I go.

JOAN CACCHIONE reach Benson, see 870-1737 or by e-mail.

Know Before You Go
What: Gannon University English Department Awards Night with guest speaker, former American poet laureate Ted Kooser, reception and book signing to follow

OMAHA, Neb. - negotiating contracts between the city of Omaha and the police union are at an impasse, “said the mayor, on Thursday, making it aboard a state with a view to resolve the dispute.

In its final proposal, the city has offered a salary increase of 3.5 year for the next three years. The city has asked the police to a payment of 5 percent of the insurance premium that workers civilians do - about $ 50 per month. Police officers would contribute to 0.5 per cent more for their pensions and stopping the practice of straw retirement during the year prior to entering retirement age, Mayor Mike

Fahey said in the outline proposal.

“I can not offer a contract, which does not address retirement and costs of the health system,” said the mayor.

Fahey said he thought it was a fair offer.

“I started with the union of our best and final offer,” said Fahey. “Unfortunately, the police union has rejected the offer and counter bids which are not acceptable in the city.”

Fahey said he hopes that the Industrial Relations Commission of Nebraska, in order to make a decision.

The union of the police, its members were ready to the city a new offer on Tuesday, and were surprised by the mayors of the announcement that it had reached an impasse.

“We are not at an impasse,” said the President of the Union Aaron Hanson. “He needs two pages are at an impasse, we are always open for negotiations on the treaty in good faith.”

Hanson said that he and his sub-dealers met with the mayor of negotiating Thursday, the head of talk, as they move closer on health care.

“We also advise them to familiarize themselves with a counter-offer that we next Tuesday,” said Hanson.

Hanson said he believes he can still much work, a new contract with the police, the mayor, without mediation.

“We are on the cost of health while trying to dispose of straw, tent, for the retirement system, under the cover of these issues are complex, demanding,” he said.

The mayor said the group leader of the union of the police officers to retire after 30 years, “on the job”, which represent 99 percent of base salary. He said he would not be acceptable.

The mayor of the officer is almost identical with the contract with the city to firefighters. This contract is also controversial and will be resolved in an employer-employee relationship.

The Industrial Relations board is a government agency. To solve the problems with the federal commissioners and employees of local authorities in a system that works similarly to a court. A commissioner can hear the case, but the three have a choice. Each page can appeal against the decision of the court of appeal.

Fahey said it could take several months for the Commission to take a decision.

North Platte taxpayers to pay more than the city property taxes on taxpayers in another city, in Class I of the State. 

A city-I class is defined as any town of more than 5000 and less than 100000 inhabitants.

According to the Nebraska Department of Revenue, communal property taxes in North Platte, about 59 cents per $ 100 of value adjustments.

In 2006, over North Platte third place, a position it had maintained for three consecutive years. Last year, the city fell on the seventh rank higher.

Nebraska City, the highest priority in the state for two years in a row, it has agreed on the third place, a reduction in the levy of 59.82 cents per $ 100 to 52.78 cents.

“We were able to reduce our property tax division of revenues through increased tax revenue,” said Scott administrator of the city of Nebraska Bovick. “We were able to keep some of the costs.

“We had a strong years for VAT,” said Bovick. “Turnover has been beyond what has been projected.”

The cost of health insurance do not lead to an increase this year, said Bovick, and some past debts.

“If tax revenues, sales continued to increase, we will apply the restraints to property, which he or she is,” said Bovick. “But we want, put it on a level where we can must not return, and throw it out again, but the rate stabilized. ”

A North Platte, the residence has a house valued at $ 100000 will pay $ 579 in the city of the land tax, for a total of $ 2155 in taxes. The entire tax bill in the city to collect, school, district, the airport administration, among others.

“Do not worry them as millet, the fee from the airport not to tax,” said Mike Green, president of the western Nebraska Taxpayers Association. “Organ” airport, the fee request to the Council and the City Council was approved. ”

The city rate of 42 cents per $ 100 for the General Fund, and 16 cents per $ 100 to reduce bond debt, increased by 4.38 euro cents for the pension fund. The airport authorities is delivered 7.88 cents per $ 100 for a total of 70 cents per $ 100.

“Some paintings have a better offer tax to keep property taxes from the municipality and leasing for inclusion by the connection of the city in general tax rates is not fair,” said Green. ” Over the years, the province aboard a magnificent job, the benefits of economic growth to keep tax rates and the city. “

Washington, DC - A new study of Americans who are not covered by health insurance are of the opinion that two working-age Nebraskans die every week, because they do not have to keep.

After Families USA, in 2006, there were nearly one million people aged between 25 and 64 in Nebraska, who were 14.1% had no insurance. A press release of families from the United States, said: “Nebraskans are not kränker and die sooner than their insured counterparts.”

The group estimated that between 2000 and 2006, more than 500 Nebraskans between 25 and 64 years, because they have no health insurance. During the year 2006 twice as many people died in the country, lack of health insurance death as murder.

Undokumentierte workers in Nebraska are the latest targets in a system of driving licence, which promises wrong, immigrants can legally drive, buy and sell cars, insurance, and even with these documents.

Nebraska officials this week warn that a company under the name of Centre Inc Identificaciones newspaper advertisements placed Lincoln, Omaha, and Grand Rapids for the so-called international certificates, which are sold for $ 225 each. The company also distributed leaflets in businesses during this Latino cities.

“These persons are liable to pay something, it is worthless,” said Angel Freytez Public Information Officer of the US-Mexican Commission. This organization serves as a voice for Hispanics in Nebraska.

“The prerequisite is to pay for these documents, and you can rent an apartment, buy and sell a car, a car and to reassure record,” he said before adding the company, licenses can be seen as photo-identification United States.

“None of this is true. Only the government can issue a driver’s license - not private companies.”

Freytez said this plan - also known as the “International Driver’s License Fraud - has targeted undocumented workers in the California, Texas and Iowa.

“They receive money to promise to these people, then send the licenses in a month from now,” he said.

Centro de Identificaciones said ConsumerAffairs.com Inc., which is headquartered in Texas. A man who answered the phone said the company offers the first “translation”. When pressed for more information, he said: “I have no comment. This is a free country. I know my rights. ”

Nebraska officials have said they know the companies and monitoring their activities. They also said they have received no complaints about Centro de Identificaciones Inc, and have information to the Texas Attorney General’s Office.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has had difficulty, however, to sell the company, that these false certificates - Driver’s International Securities (IDP) -.

“The so-called international driving permit is not allowed to drive, will not help remove your license and are not officially as a government ID,” Howard Beales, director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, said a few years ago, after the Agency takes place taxes wth two companies sold, that such false certificates via the Internet. “We are obliged, if the brakes on businesses, these” false allegations.

The FTC also warn consumers can be arrested, the police, when a false IDP in a road accident stop.

Genuine displaced persons, said to the Agency, a person with a valid driver’s license to drive the country abroad, the UN-1949-Road Traffic Convention.

The SIP is a simple booklet reflects a consumer government driving licence issued in several languages, it is not a substitute for a valid, government-issued license, according to the FTC. These international licenses can not be used in lieu of a license suspended or revoked - or an identity card issued by the government.

In the United States, the displaced legitimate cost $ 10 per person and can only result from the American Automobile Association and the American Automobile Touring Alliance.

 OMAHA, Neb.. — Omaha sharing this clinic turns 10 weeks, and it is celebrated on its Internet site south of Omaha.

Medical students, the school staff and 36 roads Q handy for the needs of patients. More than 6.000 have been since 2002.

Terms of health care will be offered on Tuesday nights for adults. The clinic treatment and testing for sexually transmitted diseases, on Wednesday Nights and education.

The purpose of the clinic is of high quality and cost-effective health care to underserved populations, and had no assurance of the city, while the information for the second year University of Nebraska Medical Center students.

“Most are not always be prudent, if not for sharing the clinic, all are becoming more and had no health care insurance without insurance is difficult (see above) Most are not,” said Dr. Bruce Lovejoy nurse.

Another field in northern Omaha clinic specializing in diabetes testing, treatment and care, which, on Wednesday, 50 Nights Street and Ames Avenue.

The medical student, started the program, Dr. Sharon Stoolman, is a pediatrician at UNMC.

LINCOLN - The Legislature gave Monday to the final agreement of a bill, the authority of the State Patrol to read Nebraskans’ recording of telephone, without first having a court order.

State Senator Steve Lathrop Omaha legislation introduced by Bill 952, that learning the patrol using “administrative subpoenas” to get people to phone and computer records in certain criminal investigations.

The administrative subpoenas, as opposed to regular citations, do not require the approval of a judge.

Passed 49-0, the measure would avoid that patrols the issue of coercive administrative measures in their own criminal investigation. A Landkreis Prosecutor of the State or the Attorney General of the situation would be the issuance of a subpoena under certain circumstances.

The bill returns to Gov. Dave Heineman.

State Sen. Brad Ashford of Omaha said that the measure is an important protective measure.

“We do not want government agencies to access personal data rates without the authority of the judiciary. The potential for abuse was significant,” he said.

Summonses were allowed administrative 1929 under a law allows agencies, such as banking and division Insurance Department, and other business records as part of the regulatory authority. The law does not apply to the State Patrol in the late 1990’s.

Attorney General Jon Bruning, during the past year that the patrols could obtain quotations participants information from the communication and telecommunication services, such as names and phone numbers of calls.

In addition, on Monday:

• LB 912, Lincoln, the additional revenue from VAT to help a new convention centre and the arena, it was 47-0.

• legislators would pass 44-5 LB Bill 766, theft of a preventive action would require the fingerprinting of copper and the sale of catalysts for the scrap yard.

• LB 171, which require the State to maximize the use of food funded by the Government of stamp program, passed 49-0.

• LB 888 has received final approval to tour. The bill would be a small increase in the tax bracket of $ 100000 from the current $ 50000

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (AP) - Connecticut federal prosecutors are for certain changes in the top management with a subsidiary of Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire Hathaway.

A person in the negotiations, said the prosecution of the company in place of the chief executive of the subsidiary reinsurance four former executives of the company were convicted in February.

Judges and lawyers Berkshire Hathaway on a possible lifting of the Joseph Brandon, CEO of Stamford, Connecticut-based General Re Corporation as a way to put an end to the investigation into the companies.

A Connecticut jury of four former executives of General Re and the former board of directors of the American International Group is convicted, a system of manipulation, the consolidated accounts of AIG, the largest in the world, insurance companies.

GRAND FORKS, ND - The University of North Dakota, the baseball team fell to Omaha, Nebraska, from the current doubleheader, 2-0 and 17-4. Declining Sioux out of a total of 7-9 and 0-4 in the North Central Conference Nebraska, Omaha, for a total of 18-9 and 4-0 in the NCC.   

Match 1 - Omaha, Nebraska - North Dakota 17 - 4    

North Dakota jumped get up early in the morning on a two heats Scoring Jabby Bakhit (Sunday, Omaha, Neb.) in the simple head of the second round of bat. Bakhit struck and Chris Gulsvig (Sr., Bismarck, ND) and Josh Lagein (Sunday Devils Lake, ND), both of whom based on the hike.    

The Sioux would like to add that in another player beginning of the third round of bat, courtesy of a single by Andrew Gudmunson (Di, Minot, ND). Andrew Marek (East Grand Forks, Minn.), the tower bat by double-clicking with the right side of the line and guests on Gudmunson the only area to the right.    

Despite the early leaders, Nebraska, Omaha, invaded back with a vengeance. The Mavericks completed five runs in the bottom of the third round of the leaders bat 5-3. The United Nations, like bats remained hot she added eight more is planned in the lower part of the fourth round of bat and I would like to add four other courses insurance in the bottom of the sixth. For the game, the Mavericks had 17 runs on 11 matches, and three extra-base results, including the two-Home Runs.    

Marek paced Bakhit, and the Sioux Offense with two goals by piece. Bakhit, and each has continued in Gudmunson two races per head for North Dakota.    

Freshman Pitcher David Spies (Grand Forks, ND) is credited to the loss of competition. Spies aufbrausenden 3.0 innings in the game runs five. Spies’ gets its first loss of his career.    

Match 2 - Omaha, Nebraska - North Dakota 2 - 0    

After deduction of 17 runs a game, the Sioux allows only two passes in the game two. Junior pitcher Mike Lück (Victoria, Minn.) threw a complete game, so two passes, which deserves. Lück scattered six goals in six innings, while ausholend three, and only one walk for health. Lück, the loss of competition, and falls to 2-1 on the season.    

The Mavericks invited to a race in the first two innings, but were torlos for four. AND Bats were held in check by the UN pitcher Tim Huber. Huber threw seven innings and met nine while only five were found.    

Offense’s North Dakota was led by senior Chris Gulsvig (Bismarck, ND), who went 3-3 with two double-off from the UN-Huber.    

The Sioux return to action Wednesday, in a lecture in the series of Valley City State. The date and venue of the game should be determined because of the conditions of the area.

RICHMOND, Va. - Markel Insurance Co., he said Friday Specialized Insurance Inc bought, sold, protection policy garages, the garage expansion of the insurance company directly.

Markel, earlier this week not to disclose how much they pay.

Based in Blair, Neb., Special Insurance written protective measures used as garages, car dealers, workshops and service stations.

Markel, will expand she said in this sector. Featured she already acted as an agent of Markel.

Markel serves niche markets, the assurance of things like camps, schools, housing the homeless and museums.