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As always, the monthly LIBA LUNCHEON is open to all LIBA Members and their guests with noadvance reservation required. The buffet line will open at 11:30 am, the meeting begins at 12:00noon and ends promptly at 1:00 pm. The luncheon cost is $11.00, but there is no charge to just

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BOARD

ChairmanJoe Bolubasz

Chairman-ElectMark Hunzeker

Vice-ChairmanPam Dingman

SecretaryRay Stephens

TreasurerDave Pauley

DirectorsGary AshmoreJohn Berry, Jr. Jim ChristoPam DingmanLaurie DunnDarlene FletcherSteve HughesMark HunzekerScott NealCharlotte RalstonKim WolfeDoug WyattJack Zohner

Past ChairmenTim CoxDoug CareyConnie HilligossDean HoagJohn Hoppe Jr.Tom KleinPeter KattJeff White Richard Meginnis Connie Jensen Steve Bowen Randy Harre Hub Hall Larry Anderson Pat KahmJoe Hampton Russ Bayer Debby Brehm Ron Ecklund Bruce Bailey Fred Duven Arlene Sorensen Bob Bryant Ron Lockard Scott Stewart Hank Buis Marty Miller Dan Roth Ken Wentz Bob SikytaJack Lorenzen

President & CEOCoby Mach

Legal CounselBill Harding

COMMITTEE CHAIRSAdvisory

Doug CareyBudget Monitoring

John BaylorCivic Appointments

Jim CadaConvention

Joe BolubaszFoundation

James BowenGovernment Caucus

Andrew LoudonMembership

Debby BrehmPAC

Mark SchorrPublic Relations

Phil YoungSchool Liaison

Wanda CaffreyLegislative Action

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2 LIBA News & Views March 2012

Greetings Fellow LIBA Members,Hello, I am Joe Bolubasz (JoeB), what apleasure it is to introduce myself as yournext LIBA Chairman. I look forward toan eventful year filled with theresponsibilities that come with my newrole. I feel so blessed to represent theinterests of 1150 members, current andpast boards and importantly the staff,Michael, Christina and Barb. I want andplan to get to know you all a little better

this year and look forward to hearing from you all.

Now where would we be if we did not recognize last year’sChairman and this year’s Past Chair, Tim Cox! Tim had aGREAT year running the Board of Directors and handledeverything thrown at him like a champion. I would say that Ihave some big shoes to fill this year! The Board of Directorsand I thank you for your leadership!!

By the time this newsletter hits the press, we will have ourlargest fundraiser under our belt. Based on past performance Iam sure that Connie Hilligoss and her committee helpers, thatincluded Coby Mach and Christina Irvin, had terrific results. Ialso appreciate the members who have contributed to theConvention as well as those out side of our organization.THANK YOU!!

This year in LIBA will bring many changes for our organization.First and foremost the resignation of our President and CEO willchange some things for us. All of you understand the importantwork done by Coby Mach to build our organization the last 8plus years. I personally looked forward to working with Cobythis year. Now I look forward seeing him at committeemeetings and luncheons. The entire organization wishes himgreat success at Three Eagle Communications. We all hope forcontinued involvement.

LIBA will push forward with a new President and CEO. Whoever is fortunate to get hired for the job will have tremendous

support from the B.O.D., committee chairs, staff and our entiremembership! I personally look forward to working closelywith the new hire; this person will have my commitment andhopefully yours, to take LIBA to the Next Stage!

In closing out my first newsletter, I wanted to mentioncomments received from the Omaha World Herald about ourorganization from our February Luncheon with the Senatorialcandidates. They mentioned that our group in Lincoln was“Influential”. That word was read by many across the state andspeaks volumes about our organization and your membership toit. I ask one last thing from all the members: PLEASE HELPME CONTINUE THE GREAT SUCCESS THISORGANIZATION HAS HAD FOR THE LAST 32 YEARS!!!!

Business Comes First!

Joe Bolubasz, Chairman

Joe Bolubasz—LIBA Board Chair

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Should you start a twitter account for yourbusiness? What if you’re not sure of allthe little rules for how to use it? What ifyou don’t have time? Does it look worseto have an inactive account or no accountat all? WHO MAKES THESE RULES?These questions aren’t exclusive to Twitter;they include sites like Facebook, LinkedIn,and many others. Regardless of anemployer’s decision on how to use socialmedia (if at all), one case from Illinois is aperfect example of what NOT to do.

THE SOCIAL MEDIA

The Plaintiff in the case, Jill Maremont (“Maremont”), worked as themarketing director for the Susan Fredman Design Group (the“company”). Maremont’s compensation was based in part on thecompany’s sales levels. As a result, Maremont used social media likeTwitter and Facebook to attract attention to the company and increasesales. By all accounts, it worked; Maremont developed a Twitterfollowing of 1,250 people and started a popular blog. The blog wastied to the company’s website, but Maremont ran it exclusively.

THE ACCIDENT

After a bad car accident, Maremont was hospitalized and out of workfor several months. During that time, members of the company filledin for Maremont and posted things on Maremont’s personal Facebookand Twitter accounts. A “guest blogger” took over for Maremont onthe company’s blog. Despite her request that no one use her Facebookor Twitter accounts, the company continued to send out informationusing Maremont’s accounts. Upon her return to the company,Maremont sent out Facebook and Twitter messages thanking her fill-ins for doing such a good job sharing company information.

THE LAWSUIT

A few months after returning to work, Maremont quit working for thecompany due to her medical complications. Later that same year, andafter an apparent change of heart, she sued the company for using heraccounts and identity.

THE FIRST CLAIM

The first theory in Maremont’s lawsuit was false endorsement of herindividual name under the federal Lanham Act. The Lanham actprevents “false representations” through “wrongful use of another’sdistinctive mark, name, trade dress, or other device.” The companyargued that Maremont’s accounts were tied to the company. The courtdisagreed, holding that Maremont’s following on Twitter and Facebookwas not tied directly to her employment. Instead, the court held, shecould have used her Twitter and Facebook accounts at any job. So longas she could prove loss of compensation and/or goodwill, she had avalid claim under the Lanham Act.

THE SECOND CLAIM

Second, Maremont alleged a violation of the Federal StoredCommunication Act. The Stored Communication Act prevents anyone

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from intentionally accessing electronically stored information,including things such as Twitter and Facebook messages and data.Company employees accepted friend requests, sent messages, andcreated tweets on her account. The court held that Maremont stateda valid claim under the Act so long as she could prove actualdamages, such as loss of income.

THE THIRD CLAIM

Third, Maremont alleged right to privacy claims under Illinois statelaw. However, the court held that these claims did not have merit.Anyone who followed the Facebook posts and tweets knew thatMaremont was not creating them.

CONCLUSION

There is much valuable practical guidance from this case. First,make sure that the lines are clearly drawn between employees’ socialmedia identities and the company’s social media identity. Second,employers may allow employees to use their personal accounts topromote and benefit the company, but employers must understand thatgoodwill derived from employee accounts may belong to theemployee. Third, if the employer elects to have a company accountor company Facebook page, the employer should make an effort todefine acceptable uses of the company image and create separationbetween the company’s identity and the identity of its employees.Finally, regardless of how your company structures a social mediapresence, you should never assume the identity of your employees orhack into their accounts. That is one situation where the rules areclear!

By William A. HardingHARDING & SHULTZ, P.C., L.L.O.

Lincoln, Nebraska

Editor’s Note: This article is not intended to provide legal advice to ourreaders. Rather, this article is intended to alert our readers to new anddeveloping issues and to provide some common sense answers to complexlegal questions. Readers are urged to consult their own legal counsel or theauthor of this article if the reader wishes to obtain a specific legal opinionregarding how these legal standards may apply to their particularcircumstances. The author of this article, William A. Harding, can be contactedat 402/434-3000, or at Harding & Shultz, P.C., L.L.O., P.O. Box 82028,Lincoln, NE 68501-2028, or email to: [email protected].


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On February 23, 2012, the NebraskaSupreme Court granted a stay in theexecution of Michael Ryan, who wassentenced to die on March 6th. Ryan hadbeen convicted of killing James Thimmover two decades before. Thimm wasbeaten, sexually abused, shot, stomped andpartially skinned while still alive. Hisfingertips had been shot off on one hand.As William Gladstone noted, “Justicedelayed is justice denied.” So why is Ryanstill alive?

Some legal matters seem to never end. When cases are tried incourts, there are winners and losers. However, the losing partydoesn’t always immediately accept defeat. The losing party inmost cases has an opportunity to appeal a decision by a jury ora judge. However, the appeals process can be costly andlengthy.

So why the need for the appeals? Appellate courts are necessaryto prevent injustice by providing a review of the lower court’sdecision.

Trial is essentially a two-step process: finding the facts thenapplying the law to those facts. While appellate courts aregenerally deferential to the trial court on findings of fact,questions of law are generally reviewed de novo.

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Some of the most important caselaw we have today developedfrom several rounds of appeals, with thoughtful deliberation,before an ultimate decision was concluded. One of the mostfamous is Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), which foundthe prosecution’s suppression of evidence favorable to anaccused violates due process where the evidence is materialeither to guilt or punishment.

In Ryan’s case, when he was sentenced to death, Nebraska'ssole means of execution was the electric chair. But after theNebraska Supreme Court ruled in 2008 that death viaelectrocution was cruel and unusual punishment, the stateLegislature changed Nebraska's method of execution to lethalinjection in 2009. The Supreme Court granted a stay while alower court considers Ryan’s request to have his sentencecommuted to life in prison due to the impossibly of the deathsentence through electrocution.

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The LIBA Membership Committee wants to invite everyone to participate in the LIBA’s 32ndAnniversary Mini-Membership Drive this April! We are celebrating LIBA’s birthday again this yearby offering special 32-32 incentives for you and your new member.

Invite one potential new member to our April 17th luncheon. This guest will get a free lunch plusthe opportunity to join LIBA for $32 off the normal price for their membership. If you are successfulin signing up this new member you, too, will receive a $32 incentive. You will have your choice of$32 off your next year’s dues, $32 in luncheon tickets redeemable at our monthly luncheons, or twomovie passes plus two popcorns to the Marcus Theatres.

Call Christina at the LIBA office at 466-3419 to let her know thatyou are bringing a guest to our April 17th luncheon in order for us to have a count of howmany are coming. This mini drive has been very successful in prior years and all of us on theMembership Committee hope that 2012 is the same!

As you can see everyone benefits this April! The Mini-Membership Drive helps LIBA, it helpsour new members, and it helps you, our existing member. Thank you for your help!

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I recently appeared at the State Capitol totestify on the need for road funding. ASenator decided to bring forward a bill thatwould reverse last year’s action by theLegislature to fund roads and the LincolnSouth Beltway.

The Lincoln Independent BusinessAssociation strongly opposes LB1098. Webelieve more roads are necessary for the

safety of Lincoln residents, as well as the residents of the entireState of Nebraska.

In the past 11 years, 17 people have lost their lives in tragicaccidents on Highway 2. To clarify, these 17 deaths occurredin the stretch of Highway 2 that goes through the City ofLincoln. Highway 2, from east Lincoln to west Lincoln, is verydangerous and keeps taking lives. According to the NDOR 20year plan, Highway 2 is the only Nebraska highway in the “redzone” or the extreme category for semi-truck traffic in thefuture. And things are just going to get worse unless we dosomething about it. LB84 allows us to do something about it.

The City of Lincoln, Lancaster County and NDOR havealready invested a significant amount in purchasing right-of-way for the protection of the Lincoln South Beltway.According to the Lincoln Journal Star, the State has spentabout $10 million (80 percent of it federal money, 10 percentcity and 10 percent state) for engineering and the purchase oftwo large parcels of land for the beltway.

The beltway has been contemplated for the last 40 years. Theremust be a plan in place to move forward and get the beltwaybuilt. LB84 is the plan and it’s in place, but LB1098 would putthe beltway, and several other needed road projects, on thebackburner for who knows how many more years.

In June of 2009, U.S. Senator Ben Nelson told Lincoln JournalStar reporter Don Walton that he had concern over “the lack ofprogress on the Lincoln South Beltway.”

Lincoln Mayor Chris Beutler summed up the importance of asouth beltway in 2009 when he told the Lincoln Journal Starthat the beltway’s completion is crucial to Lincoln’s economicvitality and driver safety.

For the safety of our families in Lincoln and across the state,please tell your state senator to oppose LB1098.

On the other hand, LIBA supports LB745. The bill requires avote of the people to enact an occupation tax. It also requiresa sunset on the tax when the bonds are paid in full. This isnothing short of good policy. It promotes transparency ingovernment and allows the good taxpayers of Nebraska todetermine which projects they would like to fund.

LB745 ensures that occupation taxes will not become anextension of sales and use taxes with no accountability.Nebraskans will know what they’re paying for, how muchthey’re paying and how long they’ll pay for it. LIBA supportsLB745.

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Board of Directors – Coby Mach provided a report onLB990, which would require Nebraska school districts torecite the Pledge of Allegiance each morning and displaya flag in every classroom. Mach testified on behalf ofLIBA in favor of the bill.

LIBA testified in opposition to LB1137, which allowsmunicipalities to create land banks. The intent behindland banks is for cities to delegate power to anotherboard to fix problem properties; however, the unintendedconsequences of the creation of a land bank led LIBA totestify in opposition to this bill.

A land bank would essentially be a government-run realestate company that would compete with the privatesector and decrease the property tax base. LIBA was theonly organization to testify in opposition to the bill, butthrough some of LIBA’s lobbying efforts senators andother organizations have begun to question the idea ofthe bill as well.

Chairman Tim Cox indicated that the search continuesfor the next President and CEO of LIBA. The SelectionCommittee is narrowing it down from more than 20applicants to just a few, which means it won’t be longbefore the next LIBA leader is chosen.

Budget Monitoring – Mark Shepard, associatesuperintendent of Business Affairs for Lincoln PublicSchools, gave the committee a comprehensive view ofLPS’ financial position. The beginning of the LPS fiscalyear is September 1. The budget ebbs and flowsdepending on a number of factors, including bondsissued and changes in the funding formula. Projectedincreases for this coming year amount to roughly $8.6million. Shepard indicated that there are some areas thatcan be put on hold until things stabilize.

For example, new computers, technology infrastructure,implementation textbooks, and insurance fund transfersare a few of the areas labeled as one-time money thatprovide some flexibility within the budget. Shepardindicated that with the loss of state aid last year, LPSdipped into its cash flow fund. In order for the fund to beat a comfortable level, it should have two months ofexpenditures stowed away, which is about $51 million.LPS has $10 million but at one point they were down to$754. Shepard cited labor negotiations as a keycomponent for controlling next year’s budgetexpenditures.

Shepard also commented on the new LPSDO and saidthat LPS received several appraisals for the value of theproperty. Some said the appraisals were too high, somesaid they were too low. LPS decided to seek furtheranalysis of the true value of the property to apply to theircontinued negotiations with Continuum.

Government Caucus – Dennis Meyer, Lancaster Countybudget and fiscal officer, gave a presentation on the

county’s mid-year budget. Meyer indicated that thepriorities of the county are 1) public safety 2) publicworks and 3) human services. The county is at 26.83cents of its property tax levy of 50 cents. The county gets13.25 percent of the overall property tax collected. Themajority of the county’s revenue stems from property tax(49.02 percent), fund balance (13.99 percent) andservices and fees (13.78 percent). Its total budget ofexpenditures is roughly $154 million.

At mid-year, there has only been a $159,000 increasecompared to last year, which is a .47 percent increase.This is, in part, because the election commissioner hashad a $317,000 decrease because there has been fewerelections this year. The juvenile court budget is $97,000less than it was last year. However, general assistance isup almost 17 percent. The KENO fund is set up totransfer $1.5 million for property tax relief, but Meyer iskeeping the money in Lancaster County because he maynot have to make the transfer.

Meyer explained that the county lives with two lids (levylimit and lid on restricted funds). He said that the unusedrestricted funds authority jumped to $18.9 million. Thecounty can receive property tax and state aid but can onlyreceive so much of it. The unused authority states that thecounty can go beyond where it is at by $18.9 million,which is a 29.55 percent jump from last year.

Mid-year budget requests came in from at least fourdifferent entities. The district court requested $250,000,which represents the amount it is above budget onattorney’s fees. The juvenile court requested anadditional $250,000. The assessor’s office wants thecounty board to figure out how much it would cost torenovate the assessor’s office with a 2013 completion.The sheriff’s office requested $60,000, which amounts toan increase in fuel costs. The cost of gas has gone up ata maximum of 42 percent in the last year; consumptionhas not increased, but the cost of fuel has gone up 32.5percent and is still climbing.

LIBA Job Board – LIBA’s new website features a jobboard, which is free to LIBA members. Just go towww.liba.org and click on “job board” to learn more.

Legislative Action – The committee approved a policystatement to oppose LB1137, which would allowmunicipalities to create land banks. Land banks wouldallow the city to compete with private sector real estatecompanies and give the land bank precedence whenbidding on tax-delinquent properties. Also, while the billindicates that land banks are created to help cities cleanup problem properties and get them back on the tax rolls,it also allows cities to use those same properties forpublic places and wildlife conservation areas.

Senator Council introduced LB717, which would paysalaries to school board members, implement term limits,and reduce the number of board members. Thecommittee decided to follow the bill to determinewhether LIBA would take a position. At the legislativehearing, it became apparent that Council had introducedthe bill but was not interested in seeing it pass as she wasarguing against each of the provisions set forth in herbill.

LIBA Luncheon – This month’s luncheon features a

debate between Lancaster County Board District 4

candidates. Commissioner Bernie Heier has indicated

that he will not pursue another term of service in his

current position on the board, which has brought three

candidates forward. Come to the LIBA luncheon at the

Downtown Holiday Inn and join us for the debate on

Tuesday, March 20 at 11:45 a.m. The meeting is free and

lunch is $11. We hope to see you there!

Public Relations – Have you had trouble finding the

Bizco BizNet locations in the past? This problem is a

thing of the past. The committee has put together some

money for a Bizco BizNet aversail sign and a LIBA

aversail sign (feather signs) to mark the spot for the next

after hours networking event. Thank you PR Committee!

School Liaison – The committee invited Robin

Eschliman, CCIM, to present commercial real estate

numbers in comparison to the pending numbers for the

new LPSDO site development. CVS Pharmacy (4800

East O St.) paid $203 per buildable sq. ft. The

neighboring vitamin store paid $107 per buildable sq. ft.

Eschliman indicated that Continuum Partners offered

LPS $54 per buildable sq. ft. She stated that, in her

opinion, $54 seems to be an unfair price for such prime

real estate.

Joe Hampton, who’s company is involved in the

development of the property, had a differing opinion. He

said that the site has a 20’ differential from one side of

the site to the other, which poses some challenges in

terms of grading the land for placement of concrete pads.

He also indicated that Continuum was the only company

that came in with firm commitments and was willing to

pay a significant amount for a turn lane and relocation of

a curb cut. Ultimately, he said, the property is only worth

what someone is willing to pay for it.

Continuum has proposed a layout, which includes

national grocer Whole Foods on the northwest corner of

the site, LPSDO on the northeast corner, and several

smaller shops in between. The initial plan for LPSDO

calls for a three-story building with a 30,000 sq. ft.

footprint and a total space of more than 100,000 sq. ft.

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school senior in Lancaster County. Because your

business is a LIBA member, your high school senior is

eligible for a $4,000 scholarship. Contact the Lincoln

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on line at www.liba.org or call 466-3419. The application

deadline is March 31, 2012.


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Anderson Agency, Inc. Larry Anderson 1121 N. Cotner Blvd. Lincoln, NE 68505 402-466-6465BMG Certified Public Accountants, LLP Mike McClure 211 S. 84th St, Suite 100 Lincoln, NE 68510 402-483-7781Bryant Cosmetic Surgery R. Samuel Bryant, M.D. 7001 A Street, Ste 100 Lincoln, NE 68510 402-484-7001Christine Campbell, D.D.S. Christine Campbell, D.D.S. 2300 South 48th Street, Suite #3 Lincoln, NE 68506 402-484-8444DAKO Services, Inc. Danny Osborn 4817 N. 56th St, Suite 21 Lincoln, NE 68504 402-464-5270Data Source Media Mark Tallman 3505 N. 48th St; P.O. Box 4397 Lincoln, NE 68504 402-466-3342Eakes Office Plus Monte Rasmussen 1600 W. O St, Suite B Lincoln, NE 68528 402-438-6700Electronic Contracting Company Bruce E Petersen 6501 North 70th Street Lincoln, NE 68507 402-466-8274First National Bank Richard L. Herink 134 S. 13th St, Suite 100 Lincoln, NE 68508 402-323-5265Harding & Shultz, P.C., L.L.O. Rick Damkroger P.O. Box 82028 Lincoln, NE 68501 402-434-3000Hoppe, Inc. John Hoppe, Jr. P.O. Box 6035 Lincoln, NE 68506 402-437-9200Industrial Services, Inc. Dennis Knaub 6201 N. 70th St. Lincoln, NE 68507 402-467-3581Kollmorgen & Associates Karl L. Kollmorgen 1919 S. 40th St, Suite 201 Lincoln, NE 68506 402-434-2580Konica Minolta Business Solutions Steve Lukehart 5005 Russell Cr. Lincoln, NE 68507 402-464-0555Lincoln Orthopedic Center, P.C. Doug Wyatt 6900 A St. Ste 100 Lincoln, NE 68510 402-436-2000Lincoln Poker Services Matthew Nielsen 3627 Garfield St Lincoln, NE 68506 601-3394Mid-Alliance Insurance Associates, LLC Tom A. Powell 5600 S. 48th St, Suite 114 Lincoln, NE 68516 402-421-7800Midwest Bank Robert Panzer 5700 Thompson Creek Blvd, Suite 3 Lincoln, NE 68516 402-420-0560Mills Squeegee Fill Stations Stan Mills P.O. Box 81557 Lincoln, NE 68501 402-435-8200NECO/Alarm Services Mary Jane Nielsen 2900 S. 70th St, Suite 330 Lincoln, NE 68506 402-474-3737Paramount Supply Co. Robert R./Marilyn K. Gade 5500 Cornhusker Hwy. Lincoln, NE 68504 402-466-2359Pinnacle Bank John Laflin P.O. Box 29769 Lincoln, NE 68529 402-434-3125Rixstine Recognition Tim Hoffman 2350 O St. Lincoln, NE 68510 402-476-3810Ron Smith & Associates Inc. Ron Smith 13200 S. 68th St. Roca, NE 68430 402-489-4441Rustad Dermatology Elliott Rustad 1919 S. 40th St, Suite 330 Lincoln, NE 68506 402-484-6222Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Libby Raetz 555 S. 70th Street Lincoln, NE 68510 402-219-7045Specially For You, Inc. Linda Duren 2411 Nancy Dr. Lincoln, NE 68507 402-489-4204Synergistic Management Systems, Inc. Larry S. Johnson 606 N. 81st St. Lincoln, NE 68505 402-484-6404 or 888-396-8680T.O. Haas Tire George Hoellen P.O. Box 81067 Lincoln, NE 68501 323-4220The Still Wine and Spirits Superstore John & Jackie Barker 6820 S. 70th St Lincoln, NE 68516 402-423-1875Time Warner Cable Mark Rouse 4645 Normal Blvd, Suite 150 Lincoln, NE 68506 323-8880TMCO Inc. Roland Temme 535 J St. Lincoln, NE 68508 402-476-0013Weathercraft Co. of Lincoln William D. Livengood P.O. Box 80459 Lincoln, NE 68501 402-435-3568Windstream Communications Kathy Carstenson 401 S 21st Street, Suite 100 Lincoln, NE 68510 402-437-7268Woods & Aitken LLP Bob Evnen 301 S. 13th St, Suite 500 Lincoln, NE 68508 402-437-8500

Paul Scheerer, Jr 2400 S. 54th Street Lincoln, NE 68506 402-488-3143Debra E. Schorr 6730 Hickory Crest Cr. Lincoln, NE 68516 402-421-1102Ron Lockard P.O. Box 2828 McKinney, TX 75070 540-3536


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March—April

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

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Government Caucus, TheSteak House, 11:45 a.m.

Advisory Committee, NebraskaClub, 11:45 a.m.

Bizco BizNet, TBA, 5:00 p.m.

School Liaison, LIBAOffice, 11:45 a.m.

Referral Network, 4:30 p.m.

Foundation, LIBA Office,11:30 a.m.

Legislative ActionCommittee, LIBA Office,11:45 a.m.

April 2

Youth Committee, LIBAOffice, 11:45 a.m.

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Board of Directors,Nebraska Club, 11:30 a.m.


Government Caucus, TheSteak House, 11:45 a.m.

LRN, LIBA Office, 7:30 a.m.

Membership Committee, LIBA Office, 7:30 a.m.

Referral Network, 8:00 a.m.



Public Relations Committee,LIBA Office, 11:45 a.m.



Public Relations Committee,LIBA Office, 11:45 a.m.

Budget Monitoring Committee, LIBA Office, 7:30 a.m.

LIBA LUNCHEON, HolidayInn Downtown, 11:30 a.m.


Budget Monitoring Committee, LIBA Office, 7:30 a.m.

LIBA LUNCHEON, HolidayInn Downtown, 11:30 a.m.


Foundation, LIBA Office,11:45 a.m.

Arena Committee, LIBA Office, 11:45 a.m.


Referral Network, LIBA Office, 12:00 p.m.








Referral Network, LIBAOffice, 12:00 p.m.

Referral Network, LIBAOffice, 12:00 p.m.

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