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The Omaha Jewish Community Survey Report, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
The Omaha Jewish Community Survey Report, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
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In an effort to better serve the needs of the Jewish community in Omaha, The Jewish Federation of Omaha initiated a study of service needs in the Spring of 1991. The University of Nebraska at Omaha's Center for Public Affairs Research (CPAR) was retained to conduct the study.
Omaha Effort, The: Findings From A Survey, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
Omaha Effort, The: Findings From A Survey, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
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This report summarizes findings from a July 1991 telephone survey. The survey was conducted for the City of Omaha Department of Public Works and focused on Omaha's current recycling program, The Omaha Effort, as well as citizen attitudes toward recycling in general.
An Empirical Models Of Community Strategies For Economic Development, Robert F. Blair
An Empirical Models Of Community Strategies For Economic Development, Robert F. Blair
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A Research Project Presentation at Annual Conference Community Development Society in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada July 22, 1991
Incidence Of Functionally Impaired Elderly: Comparing Enoa Samples With A Rural Sample, Chuck Powell
Incidence Of Functionally Impaired Elderly: Comparing Enoa Samples With A Rural Sample, Chuck Powell
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Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes once remarked: "To be seventy years young is sometimes more cheerful and hopeful than to be forty years old," (Cavanaugh, 1990). The comment by Justice Holmes is positive and rests on hope, the hope that we will be healthy in our old age and capable of living independently.
Improving Public Education In Nebraska, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
Improving Public Education In Nebraska, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
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In 1990, the Greater Omaha Chamber of Co=erce created a study group to examine public elementary and secondary education in Nebraska. The study group was composed of representatives of the business co=unity, educators, and members of the Unicameral. Five work sessions were held to listen to experts discuss the approaches being used by other states to improve education, to discuss the applicability of such approaches to our state, and to identify a set of activities that would assure that pupils throughout Nebraska would be able to compete successfully with other young people in this country and around the world.
Occasional Paper No. 091-1: Small Towns Lack Capacity For Successful Development Efforts, B. J. Reed, David F. Paulsen
Occasional Paper No. 091-1: Small Towns Lack Capacity For Successful Development Efforts, B. J. Reed, David F. Paulsen
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Smalltown residents in Nebraska put a high premium on the need for economic development efforts, yet most think their towns' efforts fall short. Some towns, especially the smallest, don't even try to put together a development project. And those that do try often need help of a kind that State and Federal agencies do not offer. Nonetheless, Nebraska is trying some new programs that match State aid with a town's needs and willingness for self-help. Based on a survey of 135 small towns in Nebraska.
Omaha Focus, 91-1, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
Omaha Focus, 91-1, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
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This issue of Omaha Focus features "The Omaha Housing Authority's Scattered Site Housing Program: Nearby Residents' Perceptions" by William T. Clute from UNO's Department of Sociology and Anthropology.
Criminal Justice Policy Focus, Number 91-2, Criminal Justice Policy Research Group
Criminal Justice Policy Focus, Number 91-2, Criminal Justice Policy Research Group
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This issue of Criminal Justice Policy Focus features "Alcohol Use As A Contributor To Homicide: A Longitudinal Study Of Alcohol Use And Homicide in Omaha, Nebrawska: 1975-1989" by Obie Clayton, Jr. and Vincent Webb from UNO's Department of Criminal Justice.
1990 Census Population Reports: Reports 1-8, Nebraska State Data Center (Nsdc)
1990 Census Population Reports: Reports 1-8, Nebraska State Data Center (Nsdc)
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Enclosed for your information is the final1990 population counts of cities, towns and counties from the Census Bureau.
These counts represent the first information that will be released for Nebraska from the 1990 Census. These population counts are also available on the Neb-Index electronic bulletin board.
1990 Census Population Reports: Report 1
Criminal Justice Policy Focus, Number 91-3, Criminal Justice Policy Research Group
Criminal Justice Policy Focus, Number 91-3, Criminal Justice Policy Research Group
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This issue of Criminal Justice Policy Focus features "Civilian Review of the Police: A National Survey of the 50 Largest Cities" by Samuel Walker and Vic W. Bumphus from UNO's Department of Criminal Justice.
Criminal Justice Policy Focus, Number 91-1, Criminal Justice Policy Research Group
Criminal Justice Policy Focus, Number 91-1, Criminal Justice Policy Research Group
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This issue of Criminal Justice Policy Focus features "Patterns in Omaha's Homicide Rate" by Obie Clayton, Jr. and Vincent Webb from UNO's Department of Criminal Justice.