John Winkler
Nebraska has a long and storied history with the U.S. military, and in fact, Nebraskans share many of the same characteristics as our brave men and women in uniform, such as confidence, pride, honor and integrity.
After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and FEMA began the process of remapping the floodplains in the Mississippi and Missouri River watersheds. This effort led to the determination that the Missouri River levees that protect Offutt AFB and other critical infrastructure like Omahaâs Papillion Creek wastewater treatment plant and Highway 34 were no longer sufficient to provide the same regulatory level of protection they had in the past.
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Generations of Omahans have stepped though the doors of the church on the corner of 30th and Corby Streets, where it remains, as it has for 107 years, a place of community and faith.
For decades, leaders and members of Hope Lutheran, an integrated church in a time of segregation, were active in Omahaâs civil rights movement. This month, History Nebraska announced that the church was among four Omaha institutions recently added to the National Register of Historic Places.
David Calease, the National Register of Historic Places coordinator with History Nebraska, said working with Hope Lutheran was âan eye-opening experience.â