Leo Adam Biga's My Inside Stories

Life Itself III: Twenty-plus years of New Horizons stories about people, their passions and their magnificent obsessions

©by Leo Adam Biga

Author-Journalist-Blogger

John Knicely

A Broadcast Journalism Career Five Decades Strong

https://leoadambiga.com/2018/02/26/john-knicely-a-l…e-decades-strong/ ‎

Charlene Butts Ligon

Her Mother’s Daughter

https://leoadambiga.com/2018/01/28/her-mothers-daug…lyn-thomas-butts

Dundee Theater

Cinema Revival for the Ages

https://leoadambiga.com/2017/10/28/dundee-theater-r…ent-for-the-ages/

Syed Mohiuddin

A Tri-Faith Pillar

https://leoadambiga.com/2017/09/01/syed-mohiuddin-a…tiative-in-omaha/

Brenda Council

A Public Servant’s Life

https://leoadambiga.com/2017/06/26/brenda-council-a…ic-servants-life

Bud Shaw

Voyager

https://leoadambiga.com/2017/04/20/voyager-bud-shaw…-scalpel-for-pen/

Tom Gouttierre

An American’s Afghanistan Odyssey

https://leoadambiga.com/2017/02/21/love-affair-with…-like-few-others/

Camille Metoyer Moten

Songstress

https://leoadambiga.com/2016/12/26/camille-metoyer-…ong-in-her-heart/

Tom Osborne

Still Going Strong

https://leoadambiga.com/2016/10/27/living-legend-to…me-of-life-at-79/ 

Ron Hansen

Literary Star Revisits the Old West

https://leoadambiga.com/2016/08/25/literary-star-ro…ew-novel-the-kid/

Paul Johnsgard

Birdman

https://leoadambiga.com/2016/06/24/paul-johnsgard-a…ad-less-traveled/

John Beasley

Living His Dream

https://leoadambiga.com/2016/04/22/john-beasley-living-his-dream/

Lew Hunter

Hollywood Success Story

https://leoadambiga.com/2016/02/25/lew-hunters-smal…story-is-a-doozy/

Bob and Connie Spittler

Creative Couple

https://leoadambiga.com/2015/12/23/bob-and-connie-s…rs-in-the-making/ ‎

Father Ken Vavrina

Crossing Bridges

https://leoadambiga.com/2015/10/29/father-ken-vavri…e-serving-others/

Carol Rogers

Singer’s Life Comes Full Circle

https://leoadambiga.com/2015/08/28/life-comes-full-…ger-carol-rogers

David Corbin and Josie Metal-Corbin

Moving Right Along

https://leoadambiga.com/2015/07/03/moving-right-alo…wn-in-retirement/

Paul Williams

Still Alive and Making Music

https://leoadambiga.com/2015/05/01/paul-williams-al…usic-again-at-74

Sam Walker

Social Justice Warrior

https://leoadambiga.com/2014/05/30/justice-champion…it-as-he-sees-it/

Tom Mangelsen

Natural Imagery

https://leoadambiga.com/2015/01/30/natural-imagery-…-comes-back-home/

Gene Hayes

North’s Star

https://leoadambiga.com/2014/12/02/norths-star-gene…orth-high-school/ ‎

Vic Gutman and Roberta Wilhelm

A Community-Engaged Couple

https://leoadambiga.com/2014/09/29/alone-or-togethe…to-the-community/

Linda Meigs

The Artist in the Mill

https://leoadambiga.com/2014/08/01/linda-meigs-brin…at-florence-mill/ 

Jim Trebbien

Culinary Artist

https://leoadambiga.com/2015/03/02/culinary-artist-…ommunity-college/

Michael Kelly

Decades of Deadlines

https://leoadambiga.com/2014/04/02/omaha-world-hera…-for-all-seasons/

John and Liz Backus

Upon this Rock, Husband and Wife Pastor Team Shepherds North Omaha Flock

https://leoadambiga.com/2014/02/02/upon-this-rock-h…trinity-lutheran/

Alexander Payne’s “Nebraska”

Movie Laden with Senior Themes and Cast

https://leoadambiga.com/2013/11/30/alexander-paynes…ith-many-viewers

Minne Lusa House

Coffee and Community

https://leoadambiga.com/2013/09/27/minne-lusa-house…on-and-community/

Terrence Crawford and Midge Minor

In Each Other’s Corner

https://leoadambiga.com/2013/07/30/in-his-corner-mi…nce-bud-crawford/

Brenda Allen

Country Western Saga – Nebraska to Vietnam to Vegas

https://leoadambiga.com/2013/06/01/brenda-allens-re…vietnam-to-vegas/ 

Eileen Wirth

Female Journalist Recounts Nebraska Women in Journalism

https://leoadambiga.com/2013/03/22/ex-reporter-eile…ge-to-front-page/

Shirley Jones

Star Recalls “Carousel”

https://leoadambiga.com/2013/05/01/shirley-jones-in…ning-of-carousel/

Susie Baer Collins and Carl Beck

Matched Set Exiting Stage Left

https://leoadambiga.com/2013/02/28/matched-set-susa…munity-playhouse/

Bob Hoig

Newsman, Publisher, Flyer

https://leoadambiga.com/2013/01/25/bob-hoigs-uninte…cades-strong-now/

Theresa Glass Union

Parenting the Second Time Around

https://leoadambiga.com/2012/11/25/parenting-the-se…uts-family-first/

Jose and Linda Garcia

Building Community Through Art

https://leoadambiga.com/2012/09/30/community-builde…-culture-history/

Ben and Freddie Gray

North Omaha Power Couple

https://leoadambiga.com/2012/07/13/gray-matters-ben…hways-to-success/

Bill Cosby

On His Own Terms

https://leoadambiga.com/2012/05/11/bill-cosby-on-his-own-terms/

Linda Lovgren

PR Pioneer

https://leoadambiga.com/2012/03/26/linda-lovgrens-s…f-fame-induction/

Mary Mitchell

Timeless Fashion

https://leoadambiga.com/2012/01/07/timeless-fashion…k-and-exhibition

Nancy Kirk

Fabric and Faith

https://leoadambiga.com/2011/10/21/nancy-kirk-arts-…erfaith-champion/ ‎

Howard Silber

Globe-trotter

https://leoadambiga.com/2011/10/06/retired-omaha-wo…nt-globe-trotter/

Mike Denney

Requiem for a Wrestling Dynasty

https://leoadambiga.com/2011/07/28/requiem-for-a-dy…ville-university/

Anne Marie Kenney

Life is a Cabaret

https://leoadambiga.com/2011/05/28/life-is-a-cabare…-omaha-with-love/

Harvey Perlman

University Leader

https://leoadambiga.com/2011/04/02/chancellor-harve…s-in-the-big-ten

Dean Blais

Coach has UNO Hockey Dreaming Big

https://leoadambiga.com/2011/01/29/dean-blais-has-u…key-dreaming-big

Lucile Schaaf

An Old Market Original

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/11/28/luciles-old-market/

Debbie Reynolds

Hollywood Legend Remembers “Singin’ in the Rain”

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/10/31/hollywood-legend…d-at-nov-5-event

Gary Kastrick

South Omaha History Man

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/10/03/gary-kastricks-p…es-its-home-base

Patrick Drickey

Golf Shots

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/08/05/golf-shots-pat-d…eat-golf-courses/

Dick Holland

Giving to those in Need

https://leoadambiga.com/2011/06/04/dick-holland-res…g-needs-in-omaha/

William Kloefkorn

Man of His Words

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/07/07/a-man-of-his-wor…illiam-kloefkorn/

Teela Mickles

Nurturing One Lost Soul at a Time

https://leoadambiga.com/2012/06/29/nurturing-one-lo…-back-to-society/

Jim Suttle

Omaha Mayor

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/08/04/jim-suttle-feels…as-omaha’s-mayor/

Click Westin 

Back in the Screenwriting Game

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/07/11/click-westin-bac…-again-at-age-83/

Bill Sprague and Marcia Hinkle

50 Years Making Music with the Omaha Symphony

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/08/03/marcia-hinkle-an…iversary-players/

John Sorensen

Rediscovering the Abbott Sisters

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/04/26/10/

Connie Spellman

Designing Woman

https://leoadambiga.com/2011/12/13/designing-woman-…-omaha-by-design

Mike Saklar

Whatsoever You Do to the Least of My Brothers

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/08/01/whatsoever-you-d…t-you-do-unto-me/

Lela Knox Shanks

Activist-Advocate

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/08/04/one-day-at-a-tim…alcoholics-story/

Isabella Threlkeld

Art for Life

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/08/04/isabella-threlke…an-uncommon-life

Jim Ramirez

South Omaha Champion

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/08/01/jim-ramirez-a-man-of-the-people/

Michael Voorhies

Bone Hunter

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/08/02/the-bone-hunter/

Catherine Ferguson

Artist Stretches Herself

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/08/01/artist-catherine…-aida-and-beyond/

Mike Green and Dick Davis

Lifetime Friends, Former Backfield Mates, Now Entrepreneurs

https://leoadambiga.com/2011/08/20/lifetime-friends…-black-citizenry/

Ron Hull

A Magical Journey in Public Television

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/07/11/ron-hull’s-magic…ublic-television/

Ron Stander

Still Fighting for Friends in Need

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/05/31/ron-stander-stil…-friends-in-need/ß

Ben Kuroki

Most Honorable Son

https://leoadambiga.com/2018/03/17/ben-kuroki-a-dis…st-honorable-man/

Jo Ann McDowell

Love of Theater Leads to Major Conference

https://leoadambiga.com/2011/05/24/jo-ann-mcdowells…ls-and-conferenc/

Dick Cavett

Homecoming is Sweet for Nebraska Legend

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/12/04/homecoming-is-al…ed-in-nebraska-2/

Black Women in Music

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/07/11/black-women-in-music/ ‎

George Pfeifer and Tom Krehbiel

A Good Deal at Boys Town

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/05/31/a-good-deal-geor…-boys-town-hoops/

Buck O’Neil

Negro Leagues Icon

https://leoadambiga.com/2011/08/27/buck-o’neil-and-…lack-perspective

Roger Welsch

Author-Folklorist Mines the American Soul

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/06/19/author-humorist-…he-american-soul/

Marguerita Washington

Guiding an Omaha Star that Never Sets

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/08/02/marguerita-washi…-that-never-sets/

Ted Kooser

Keeper of the Flame

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/06/19/keeper-of-the-fl…inner-ted-kooser/

Everett Reynolds

Civil Rights Champion

https://leoadambiga.com/2011/06/05/rev-everett-reyn…ctivist-preacher/

Edith Buis

A Life Immersed in Art

https://leoadambiga.com/2012/06/11/eddith-buis-a-life-immersed-in-art

Tuskegee Airmen of Omaha

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/06/18/the-tuskegee-airmen/

Nancy Bounds

Omaha Arbiter of Poise, Beauty, Grace

https://leoadambiga.com/2012/02/04/nancy-bounds-a-t…ty-glamour-poise

John and Pegge Hlavacek

A Couple’s Foreign Correspondent Adventures

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/06/02/john-and-pegge-h…n-correspondents/

Harley Cooper 

The Best Boxer You’ve Never Heard Of

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/08/05/harley-cooper-th…e-never-heard-of/

Dick Boyd

Scrooged

https://leoadambiga.com/2011/12/24/dick-boyd-found-…-christmas-carol/ 

Blacks of Distinction II

https://leoadambiga.com/2012/04/01/blacks-of-distinction-ii/

Elaine Jabenis

Theater-Fashion Maven

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/08/04/theater-fashion-…n-elaine-jabenis/

Senior Men of Medicine 

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/08/02/men-of-science/

Don Benning

Man of Steel

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/07/17/don-benning-man-…ots-of-greatness/

“West Side Story”

American Movie Musical Classic

https://leoadambiga.com/2012/08/15/west-side-story-…american-classic/

A Family’s Odyssey with Alzhemier’s 

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/07/11/ill-be-seeing-yo…alzheimers-story/ 

Evie Zysman

A Force of Nature

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/06/16/a-force-of-natur…e-advocate-at-99/

Carole Woods Harris

Breaking Barriers

https://leoadambiga.com/2012/04/17/carole-woods-har…ess-and-politics/

Mary Galligan-Cornett

One Helluva Broad

https://leoadambiga.com/2012/06/09/one-helluva-broa…galligan-cornett/

Peace Corps Veterans

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/06/18/a-peace-corps-retrospective/

Saturday Night Bingo Brigade

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/07/11/the-saturday-night-bingo-brigade/

Ritz Cab Company Remembered 

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/06/18/puttin-on-the-ritz/ 

Ballroom Dancing

https://leoadambiga.com/2011/12/10/gotta-dance-seni…of-staying-young/ ‎

Joan Micklin Silver

Filmmaker Paved Path for Women Directors

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/10/10/joan-micklin-sil…-women-directors

Blacks of Distinction I

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/07/11/blacks-of-distinction/ ‎

John H

Finding Recovery in AA

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/08/04/one-day-at-a-tim…alcoholics-story

Bill Ramsey

A Korean War Story

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/06/26/a-korean-war-story-2/

Nancy Duncan

Storyteller

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/08/02/nancy-duncan-storyteller/

Omaha Community Playhouse at 75

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/08/04/the-show-goes-on

Charles Bryant

Man on Fire, Soul on Ice

https://leoadambiga.com/2011/12/09/soul-on-ice-man-…ots-of-greatness/

Charles Jones

Looking Homeward

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/08/03/looking-homeward/

Contemplative Sisters of the Good Shepherd

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/07/11/contemplative-compassion/

Tom Lovgren

A Good Man to Have in Your Corner

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/08/03/tom-lovgren-a-go…e-in-your-corner/

Chuck Powell

A Berlin Airlift Story

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/06/18/a-berlin-airlift-story/

Florence Young

Enchanted Life of this Daughter of a Whirling Dervish

https://leoadambiga.com/2011/12/10/the-enchanted-li…whirling-dervish/

Warren Francke

Reporter-turned-educator

https://leoadambiga.com/2012/06/11/from-the-archive…eaching-and-life/  

Bea Karp

Holocaust Survivor

https://leoadambiga.com/2018/03/15/bea-karp-holocau…painful-memories/

Omaha Stockyards

Last Days and Halcyon Times Remembered

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/08/02/the-last-days-an…yards-remembered

Donovan Ketzler

Last of the Rough Riders

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/06/18/last-of-the-rough-riders/

Bob and Roberta Rogers

Art Missionaries at Gallery 72

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/06/19/art-missionaries/

Omaha’s Sweet 16

WWII Service in the All-Black Quarternaster Corps

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/04/30/omahas-sweet-six…master-battalion/

Magnificent Obsession of Art Storz

The Old Man and the Mansion

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/06/15/the-magnificent-…-and-the-mansion/

Bob Gibson

Master of the Mound

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/07/18/bob-gibson-the-m…from-the-diamond/

Preston Love Sr.

Bittersweet Jazz Stylings of Mr. Saturday Night

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/06/03/mr-saturday-night

Kenny Wingo and Dutch Gladfelter

Heart and Soul of the Downtown Boxing Club

https://leoadambiga.com/2011/06/24/heart-and-soul-k…town-boxing-club/

Patricia Neal

Unforgettable Actress

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/09/06/unforgettable-patricia-neal/

Bob Boozer

Basketball Immortal

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/08/14/bob-boozer-basketball-immortal/

Myers Family Funeral Home Legacy

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/07/11/the-myers-legacy…ng-and-community/ ‎

Maude Wangberg

Easter Sunday Tornado Survivor Performed in Vaudeville

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/08/02/in-her-101-years…hirl-of-splendor/

When Boys Town Became the Center of the Film World

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/05/31/when-boys-town-b…f-the-film-world/

Fight Doctor Jack Lewis

https://leoadambiga.com/2011/08/20/omahas-fight-doc…al-golden-gloves/

King Kong 

Bringing Back the Old Ballyhoo with Classic Film Revival

https://leoadambiga.com/2011/12/03/bringing-back-cl…carpet-treatment

Helen Jones Woods

Swinging with International Sweethearts of Rhythm: Now Wasn’t That a Time?

https://leoadambiga.com/2010/04/29/17