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Cheryl Kilton, 40, a pharmaceutical sales representative in Omaha, Neb., has a 2-year-old daughter and says many of her friends have also had children later in life. "We have great jobs, own a home and have no debt," says Kilton, who spent $200 on a Christmas dress trimmed in mink with matching fur shoe clips and headband for her daughter, who wore the outfit once before it was tucked away in a cedar chest for safekeeping...
Kilton bought the dress at Pish Posh, a children's boutique in Omaha. Pish Posh owner Angie Bekins opened the store in April of this year after contemplating the idea for 13 years. That she finally did so amid a war and a recession seems to have had few ill effects. Bekins says the store's sales in its first month were "phenomenal," and they have only improved, with June being her "best month ever." T shirts retailing for $20 and dresses for $100 are being snapped up faster than Bekins can reorder them. She says one customer purchased...
...years old, the acting platoon leader for the 2nd Ranger Battalion, D Company. We were charged with one of the most dangerous missions that day, and we had been training for it since April. After we landed on the beach of Pointe du Hoc, which was between Omaha and Utah beaches, we were supposed to climb the 100-foot-high cliffs and take out the German cannons we believed were stationed there. The guns had a 10-to 12-mile range and were a danger to the forces landing at Utah and Omaha...
There were other pivotal times. In 1965, after I'd held anchorman jobs in Omaha, Neb., and Atlanta, NBC offered me a job in the Los Angeles bureau. I flew out to L.A., looked around and decided I really wanted to be a Washington correspondent. I turned down the offer. A few months later, they upped the ante, and it was just too good to resist. I took...
...whole Omaha scene is always a big influence [on our music] because Dave and I grew up there. The Wrens were part of that when we were younger. What inspires me always depends on who I’m around...