45th Street

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Hi, can I help you?
I think it was a Sunday, sometime in January
I could be wrong and I guess it isn't necessary
But I remember that the ground was made of snow
And if you went outside, you better take your coat
I must have been nineteen years old
I had a cashier job at a convenience store
Working the counter making minimum doe
Selling discount smokes to the neighbourhood folk
I didn't pay much thought to his ski mask
It's Minnesota man, your face will freeze fast
But I bet that I looked sorta dumb
When I first caught sight of his bright orange gun
There I am, adrenaline high and
Tryin to decide how I feel about his right hand
Is that a goddamn? Wait a minute
It is a flare gun and guess where he's aiming it
You probably ain't here to win the lottery
So you obviously gotta be robbin me
He nodded his head so opened up the till
And grabbed a paper bag for the money cause I know the drill
I handed him the cash and the food stamps
He just stood there looking all confused and
I'm thinking 'Yo, why the fuck ain't he movin?'
C'mon crazy white boy, don't do somethin stupid
That bag is worth maybe two-thirty
Not enough for you to pull the trigger back and burn me
By now you should be down the street
Ain't you never seen the way they do this shit on TV?
Yeah it was fun but it's done, now get out
'Ah, do you want me lay down on the ground and start countin crops?'
Before the ski way even started noddin
I was already on that, one one-thousand, two one-thousand
The front door beeped, I heard him leave
So I called my boss and the Richfield police
Gotta close the shop and lock the doors
Cause some trailer trash just robbed the store
Everybody acted so suspicious
I guess the flare gun story seemed fictitious
Are you accusing me of petty embezzlement?
Don't you see my left over adrenaline?
Bosses and cops can't be my friend
Never felt loyalty to either again
And to keep it real, the irony didn't set
Until a year later when I got fired for stealing cigarettes

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Get your COVID vaccine and a cup of coffee. VNA offers drive-thru clinic Wednesday

Omaha World-Herald 04 Aug 2021

Sara Smith walks her dog Ellie south on 45th Street towards Poppleton Avenue next to a trampoline that blew out of a neighboring yard and appeared to have hit a power line before coming to rest on a speed bump after an overnight storm caused power outages and tree damage in the area on Saturday.

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Garth Brooks stadium tour to be reassessed after Lincoln show

Omaha World-Herald 04 Aug 2021

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National Night Out gives South Omaha residents opportunity to engage with first responders

Omaha World-Herald 04 Aug 2021

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Opponents tell Omaha to be 'imaginative' with police funds, but chief warns of officer cuts

Omaha World-Herald 04 Aug 2021

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Air quality in parts of Nebraska may be affected by wildfires this week, state says

Omaha World-Herald 03 Aug 2021

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Tight job market, vacancies prompt Nebraska to offer hiring bonuses of up to $15,000

Omaha World-Herald 03 Aug 2021

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Sen. Carol Blood may be Democratic candidate for Nebraska governor

Omaha World-Herald 02 Aug 2021

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$1 million donation eases sting of shaved head for Sacred Heart priest

Omaha World-Herald 02 Aug 2021

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Two-time WNBA MVP Candace Parker will serve as the Grand Marshal for the 92nd Annual ...

News-Press Now 02 Aug 2021

CHICAGO, Aug ... Joining Parker for the festivities will be other local and national celebrities and dignitaries ... Starting at 10.00 a.m. on 45th�street and Martin Luther King Drive, Parker and others will lead the parade procession south on King Drive, going through Washington Park, and ending at Garfield Boulevard (55th Street) ... until 4.00 p.m ... Facebook ... .

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Storms bring cooldown to Omaha area that will last a week

Omaha World-Herald 01 Aug 2021

A tree fell on a house near 45th and Mayberry Streets after an overnight storm on Saturday ... A tree fell on a house near 45th and Mayberry Streets during an overnight storm on Saturday, July 10 ... Nick King cleans up tree branches out of 45th Street, south of Marcy Street after an overnight storm on Saturday.

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