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President Jimmy Carter recognized there was political value for a young congressman to be seen in proximity to the president. President Jimmy Carter, with U.S. Rep. John Cavanaugh right behind him as Carter suggested, is greeted on the tarmac by Gen. Richard H. Ellis after exiting Air Force One at SAC on Oct 22, 1977. So as Air Force One landed at Offutt Air Force Base in 1977 during Carter’s first presidential visit to the state, he offered Omaha congressman John Cavanaugh a little advice just before they exited the plane. “Stay close, John,” he said. Sure enough, the hundreds who had gathered on the tarmac to greet the president also saw Cavanaugh right in Carter’s shadow, which got Cavanaugh featured in news photos from the day. President Jimmy Carter never enjoyed much electoral success in Nebraska. The Democrat lost to Omaha native Gerald Ford in 1976 and conservative icon Ronald Reagan in 1980. But both during his four years as president and his many years after as an international champion of peace, the modest peanut farmer from Georgia gained a lot of admirers. Cavanaugh and other Nebraskans who met Carter described the former president — who died Sunday, according to his son and multiple news reports — as a kind and genuine man with a personality that sparkled as much as his signature wide-toothed grin. “What a wonderful person,” recalled Cavanaugh, a Democrat whose two terms in the House of Representatives coincided with Carter’s 1977-1981 term as president. Preston Love Jr. of Omaha also mourned Carter’s death at age 100. The North Omaha civic leader and recent Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate had the chance to meet the former president at Carter's home in 1983 as a then-staffer for Rev. Jesse Jackson. “I mourn the fact that he, to this date, has not received his due — as president, and for his post presidential exploits, which have been enormous,” Love said in 2023. Amanda Brewer, Habitat for Humanity of Omaha CEO, met Carter while volunteering to help build a Habitat home in Georgia in 1998 — an encounter that helped to inspire her to a career with the charity. "I think his legacy, and inspiration to me, is that everyone has the ability to make a difference," she said. Carter first came to Nebraska during campaign trips in 1975 and 1976. He had been doing a lot of campaigning across the Missouri River for the Iowa caucuses, the first test of the presidential election cycle. In fact, Carter ultimately wrote the book on how to use early success in Iowa and New Hampshire to propel a bid for a presidential party nomination. Carter was elected in November 1976, though in Nebraska incumbent Ford pulled in 59% of the vote and prevailed in 89 of the state’s 93 counties. Carter that spring also narrowly finished second to Frank Church of Idaho in the Nebraska Democratic primary. Carter’s first visit to the state as president came on Oct. 22, 1977, when he flew into Omaha to tour the Strategic Air Command headquarters at Offutt. At the time, tensions with the Soviet Union were high. The chance that a nuclear war could be waged one day from SAC’s bunker south of Omaha was very real. Carter received a tour of both the underground command post and the doomsday plane that could launch the nation’s nuclear arsenal in a time of emergency. He also picked up the “red phone” and spoke a message of thanks to SAC servicemen around the globe for their work to prevent “the possible destruction of our nation.” At the time, there was a little internal tension within SAC, too. Carter had recently canceled the B-1 bomber program, which was strongly supported by Gen. Richard H. Ellis, the SAC Commander. Carter didn’t back off the decision. He was focused on reducing the deficit at a time of high inflation. He felt the B-1 had been made obsolete by the development of accurate cruise missiles that could fly the same speed and distance and a new generation of B-2 stealth bombers that was on the drawing table. A display at SAC headquarters had included a model of the B-1. Before the president’s visit, it was replaced with a model of a B-52. Carter also toured a B-52 on the Offutt runway. (Reagan as president revived the B-1.) Cavanaugh was given the opportunity to fly into Omaha with Carter. The two talked about depressed farm prices, a chief concern in Nebraska, and the president’s energy bill during the flight. Carter stopped in Nebraska again during a cross-country flight on June 10, 1980, to tour tornado-ravaged Grand Island. A week earlier, a freakish storm sent at least seven tornadoes descending on the city, killing five, injuring 200 and destroying or damaging nearly a third of the city. Touring the devastation with then-Gov. Charles Thone, Carter’s motorcade stopped in front of what had once been the home of Del Kosmicki. The Grand Island man told the president everyone was working together in the recovery. Carter then crossed the street and stood atop the foundation of another former home to speak. Against a backdrop of shattered houses and stripped-bare trees, he told those gathered that God had blessed them by minimizing the damage. He encouraged them to keep their selfless attitudes during the rebuilding to come. "He was very genuine and sincere," Kosmicki told the Grand Island Independent. "I thought he did a really good job." Reagan’s Nebraska campaign chair called Carter’s visit an election-year political stunt. But Thone, a Republican, defended it as a sincere effort by the president to buoy spirits in the city. Later that year, Reagan swept Nebraska with 65% of the vote. Reagan’s landslide victory nationally sent Carter back to his farm in Plains, Georgia. But the loss certainly didn't send Carter into retirement. Carter worked for decades as an international ambassador for peace and human rights, creating an all-new model for post-presidential life. Love had the chance to meet Carter in Plains in 1983. At the time, Love was the lone staffer to Rev. Jesse Jackson as he registered voters in the South and laid the groundwork for Jackson's bid for president in 1988. Carter and his wife Rosalynn were gracious hosts, Love said, providing insight into the presidency and its history and even giving the visitors a tour of the peanut operation. “While President Carter encouraged Rev. Jackson to pursue a run for president, he was very clear and forthright about the pitfalls and the realities of doing such,” Love said. “I felt after meeting him in that situation, a tremendous like and respect for the man.” Amanda Brewer, left, with Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter and Brewer's mother, Kathy Jedlicka. Brewer recalled Carter as a down-to-earth and compassionate man when she met him in 1998 while she and her mom volunteered at a Habitat home in Americus, Georgia, near Plains. Carter and his wife, who died in November 2023, had fully embraced the charity. They became among its biggest advocates and fundraisers, and even picked up hammers and saws themselves. That day, the Carters were going around thanking all the volunteers. "He used his influence, rolled up his sleeves and was willing to do the work," Brewer said. "His values aligned with Habitat's values of putting your faith in action and doing something to make the world a better place." As president, Carter will likely be best known for brokering the peace deal between Egypt and Israel. It was a prelude to his work once out of office. Cavanaugh was present on the White House lawn when the parties signed the Camp David Accords. Carter won the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize "for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development." But Cavanaugh said Carter actually accomplished a lot domestically, much of it overshadowed by the Iran hostage crisis and continued economic problems that largely doomed his re-election bid. With his high ethics, Carter was also the right man to lead the nation into the post-Watergate era, Cavanaugh said. “He was always kind, hard-working and thoughtful,” Cavanaugh said. “He was just a sweetheart.” President Jimmy Carter shakes hands during a visit at Offutt Air Force base on Oct. 22, 1977. Capt. David L. Young gives a tour of a B-52 to President Jimmy Carter at Offutt Air Force Base on Oct. 22, 1977. President Jimmy Carter visits Strategic Air Command on Oct 22, 1977. 1977: SAC Commander-in-Chief Gen. Richard H. Ellis leads President Jimmy Carter past experts who man the command post console at Offutt Air Force Base. President Jimmy Carter speaks at the Grand Island airport on June 10, 1980. From left are Nebraska Gov. Charles Thone, Maj. Gen. Edward Binder of the Nebraska National Guard and Grand Island Mayor Bob Kriz. Carter's visit came after seven tornadoes touched down in or near the city, killing five people and injuring 200 on the night of June 3. President Jimmy Carter gives a speech near the destroyed home of Dennis Williams home at 707 Joehnck Road in Grand Island on June 10, 1980. Seven tornadoes touched down in or near the city that, killing five people and injuring 200. President Jimmy Carter gives a speech near the destroyed home of Dennis Williams home at 707 Joehnck Road in Grand Island on June 10, 1980. Seven tornadoes touched down in or near the city that, killing five people and injuring 200. Grand Island Mayor Bob Kriz, Nebraska Gov. Charles Thone and Jimmy Carter at the Grand Generation Center on June 10, 1980. Seven tornadoes touched down in or near the city that, killing five people and injuring 200. Former President Jimmy Carter receives an honorary degree from Creighton University in September 1987. Jimmy Carter speaks in Omaha on June 6th, 1975 during his run for president. President Jimmy Carter, with U.S. Rep. John Cavanaugh right behind him as Carter suggested, is greeted on the tarmac after exiting Air Force One at SAC on Oct 22, 1977. President Jimmy Carter at the Grand Generation Center on On June 10, 1980, a week after seven tornadoes touched down in or near the city that night, killing five people and injuring 200. Jimmy Carter holds a cigar tube full of dimes given to him by teen-aged supporters in Omaha on May 8th, 1976 during his run for president. Jimmy Carter in Grand Island May 9, 1976 during his run for president. Jimmy Carter speaks in Omaha on May 31, 1974, a prelude to his run for president. cordes@owh.com , ​402-444-1130, twitter.com/henrycordes Get local news delivered to your inbox!Taylor Swift or a Raptors playoff game? The cost is the same — at least for police. Policing costs for Taylor Swift’s two-week stint in Toronto cost an estimated $1.9 million, deputy chief Lauren Pogue told the Toronto Police Service Board on Thursday. The cost each concert night was comparable to what’s typically needed for a Raptors playoff game, Pogue added. The city spent 10 days in the middle of November as the centre of the Taylor Swift universe, playing host to the Eras Tour and welcoming up to 500,000 visitors. Friendship bracelets adorned the wrists of every other pedestrian in the downtown core during that two-week stretch, with makeshift bracelets even placed on the Rogers Centre and mounted police horses. Optics aside, there are legitimate security reasons for police to provide a motorcade for a VIP Swift’s initial arrival into the city was met with some skepticism online after police had cleared the Gardiner Expressway for the mega pop star and provided officers to lead her motorcade through the city. A Toronto police spokesperson confirmed that the $1.9 million spent on policing costs included the police escort for her motorcade. Officers provided “some scout cars and motorcycles” to Swift’s motorcade, a police spokesperson said at the time, but taxpayers didn’t foot the bill for her limo. Much of the effort went to protecting the massive crowds that accumulated downtown on concert days, Pogue said, which present a “soft target” for would-be attackers. Months before her Toronto stint, Swift’s Eras Tour shows in Vienna were abruptly cancelled after two men were arrested in a foiled terror plot. A 19-year-old main suspect and a 17-year-old were reportedly inspired by the Islamic State group and Al Qaeda and officials said one had confessed to planning to “kill as many people as possible outside the concert venue.” The Eras Tour has moved on to its final stop in Vancouver. For some fans, it leaves “While the safety and security of Taylor Swift herself was always a consideration, the primary focus of the security planning was the protection of the 282,000 concert goers and thousands more members of the public who attended the area to celebrate the Eras event,” Pogue said. Pogue said officers received “many compliments on social media about the professionalism and positivity of our officers,” and police even seized on the concert as a recruiting opportunity. A former CSIS director weighs in on whether Toronto is ready to host six shows. “The energy was incredible, and it was really inspiring to engage directly with so many women and girls,” Pogue added. “As the week went on, we saw a meaningful opportunity to promote the fact that we are trying to recruit talented women.” “With this goal in mind, I invited 25 women members to engage with Swift fans and talk about career opportunities for women at the Toronto Police Service,” she said. “This engagement focused on fostering positive interactions that could inspire someone to consider a career in policing in their future.”

Pakistani acclaimed singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan shared a video of his short meeting with former Indian cricketer MS Dhoni on his official Instagram account. The video has garnered significant attention online. The video shows Rahat and Dhoni are engaged in a conversation, with Dhoni apparently enjoying the interaction. The caption of the post mentions MS Dhoni as one of the finest players. Many celebrities including Kriti Sanon also attended Rahat Fateh Ali Khan’s concert with her rumoured boyfriend Kabir, sister Nupur, actor Varun Sharma, and singer Stebin Ben. Kriti shared moments from the concert and photos with Kabir. A month ago video of the Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt meeting backstage during a concert had gone viral on social media. The footage was filmed at Rahat Fateh Ali Khan’s concert in Dubai, where Sanjay Dutt was also present. In the video, the two stars were seen conversing in a friendly manner, planning a future meeting while exchanging mutual respect and admiration.

Hamilton and High Point knock off Hampton 76-73A significant portion of Multnomah County’s spending on homeless services goes to pay rent , either for people at risk of losing their home or needing financial assistance to get back into housing. Some of this money, about a quarter of it in 2024, is categorized as “long-term” rent assistance and is earmarked for people with disabilities, fixed incomes, severe mental health challenges or other extenuating circumstances that make it very unlikely the person will ever independently pay rent. The rest, budgeted at $72 million this fiscal year, is either “emergency” or “short-term” rent assistance that helps people pay a few months worth of rent while the recipients get on their feet. Recent county reports on two types of short-term rent assistance show that this spending has been an effective way of keeping people housed. Eviction prevention Multnomah County plans to spend $23.8 million on emergency and short-term rent assistance to prevent eviction for about 3,550 families this fiscal year, according to a Nov. 5 report by the Department of County Human Services. Of those who have been helped by this type of assistance in the past, 92% stay housed 12 months later, according to the report. The need for this type of assistance has risen sharply since the state’s pandemic eviction prevention protections expired. Black renters in Oregon have been faced eviction at about twice the rate of white renters, according to the report. Rising rent and utility costs mean more people are likely to face eviction in the coming year, according to the report. According to the report, about 11% of Oregon tenants who replied to the last Census Pulse survey were not caught up on rent payments, putting them at risk of eviction. “If nonpayment eviction case filing rates stay at the same rate for the rest of the fiscal year, (there could be) over 11,000 eviction filings” in the 12-month period ending next June, the report states. The funding for eviction prevention rent assistance comes from state, Metro and county tax revenue. The amount the county will spend on the effort next fiscal year is uncertain. A chunk of the money comes from pandemic relief funding that is running out this year and the county is staring down a $21 million deficit in its general fund that could require deep cuts, but Chair Jessica Vega Pederson has said she wants to keep homelessness programs afloat at current levels. Also, additional short-term rent assistance is newly available for Oregon Medicaid recipients facing specific health challenges. Rapid rehousing Multnomah County plans to spend $48.8 million to get thousands of people without a permanent address back into housing this fiscal year, according to a report by the county’s homeless services department. In the previous fiscal year, the county spent about the same amount to move 2,890 families into housing with rent covered for an average of 11 months. Of the families helped in this way in prior years, 92% remained housed after one year and 80% remained housed after three years, according to the report, presented to the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 3. The homeless services department is planning to request an outside evaluation of its rapid rehousing program that will answer questions about how well the program works in Multnomah County compared to other regions and which participants have the highest rates of success. “The primary goal of this evaluation is to understand what works – and for whom – in rapid rehousing programs,” the report states. The majority of the funding for the county’s rapid rehousing rent assistance comes from the Metro homeless services tax. Other significant sources include the city, state and federal governments. Lillian Mongeau Hughes covers homelessness and mental health for The Oregonian. Email her with tips or questions at lmhughes@oregonian.com . Or follow her on X at @lrmongeau. Our journalism needs your support. Please become a subscriber today at OregonLive.com/subscribe

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Hamilton and High Point knock off Hampton 76-73YAKUTAT, Alaska — Forget the open-air sleigh overloaded with gifts and powered by flying reindeer. Santa and Mrs. Claus took supersized rides to southeast Alaska this week in a C-17 military cargo plane and a camouflaged Humvee as they delivered toys to the Tlingit village of Yakutat, northwest of Juneau. The visit was part of this year's Operation Santa Claus, an outreach program of the Alaska National Guard to largely Indigenous communities in the nation's largest state. Each year, the Guard picks a village that has suffered recent hardship — in Yakutat's case, a massive snowfall that threatened to buckle buildings in 2022. "This is one of the funnest things we get to do, and this is a proud moment for the National Guard," Maj. Gen. Torrence Saxe, adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard, said Wednesday. Saxe wore a Guard uniform and a Santa hat that stretched his unit's dress regulations. People are also reading... Muskogee board rejects Matt Hennesy's return as Roughers' head football coach The 12 best new restaurants of 2024 Berry Tramel: Barry Switzer's 1980s players salute their lion-in-winter coach. Read their letter Mike Gundy appears headed for complete turnover among coaching staff Daughter of country music star Wynonna Judd pleads guilty to drug, theft charges Where to eat on Christmas Day Berry Tramel: Another OU-Navy game and another historically inept Sooner offense Four northeastern Oklahoma educators' teaching certificates suspended Loren Montgomery: An inside look at Bixby's record-setting football coach OU releases depth chart for Armed Forces Bowl vs. Navy; Here are notable changes Tulsa school board votes to proceed with Jennettie Marshall, E’Lena Ashley lawsuit Muskogee board set to vote on Wagoner's Dale Condict as head football coach Bible, Christianity feature heavily in proposed social studies standards for students Gov. Kevin Stitt orders state agencies to end most remote work Sink your teeth into 20 of Tulsa's best sandwiches The Humvee caused a stir when it entered the school parking lot, and a buzz of "It's Santa! It's Santa!" pierced the cold air as dozens of elementary school children gathered outside. In the school, Mrs. Claus read a Christmas story about the reindeer Dasher. The couple in red then sat for photos with almost all of the 75 or so students and handed out new backpacks filled with gifts, books, snacks and school supplies donated by the Salvation Army. The school provided lunch, and a local restaurant provided the ice cream and toppings for a sundae bar. Student Thomas Henry, 10, said while the contents of the backpack were "pretty good," his favorite item was a plastic dinosaur. Another, 9-year-old Mackenzie Ross, held her new plush seal toy as she walked around the school gym. "I think it's special that I have this opportunity to be here today because I've never experienced this before," she said. Yakutat, a Tlingit village of about 600 residents, is in the lowlands of the Gulf of Alaska, at the top of Alaska's panhandle. Nearby is the Hubbard Glacier, a frequent stop for cruise ships. Some of the National Guard members who visited Yakutat on Wednesday were also there in January 2022, when storms dumped about 6 feet of snow in a matter of days, damaging buildings. Operation Santa started in 1956 when flooding severely curtailed subsistence hunting for residents of St. Mary's, in western Alaska. Having to spend their money on food, they had little left for Christmas presents, so the military stepped in. This year, visits were planned to two other communities hit by flooding. Santa's visit to Circle, in northeastern Alaska, went off without a hitch. Severe weather prevented a visit to Crooked Creek, in the southwestern part of the state, but Christmas was saved when the gifts were delivered there Nov. 16. "We tend to visit rural communities where it is very isolated," said Jenni Ragland, service extension director with the Salvation Army Alaska Division. "A lot of kids haven't traveled to big cities where we typically have Santa and big stores with Christmas gifts and Christmas trees, so we kind of bring the Christmas program on the road." After the C-17 Globemaster III landed in Yakutat, it quickly returned to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, an hour away, because there was nowhere to park it at the village's tiny airport. Later it returned to pick up the Christmas crew. Santa and Mrs. Claus, along with their tuckered elves, were seen nodding off on the flight back.