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Don't Go Back

What's past is what's
-chrissy niederhaus-
Throughout the year it be- past. This saying held
came increasingly apparent
that time was of the essence. true; there was no time
Another decade passed by for looking back.
and quickly pushed the world
into the nineties.
Anyone who looked around
was bound to notice the
changes. The River Front proj-
ect in the downtown area was
one of the more noticeable al-
terations.
In addition to the immense
westward growth of housing
and commercial activity,
Crossroads was remodeled
and Dillards was added.
State wide, Kay Orr was
elected the first woman gover-
nor of Nebraska, and former
govenor, Bob Kerry , was elect-
ed to the U.S. Senate.
Everything about Nebraska
and Omaha was looking to-
ward the future. There was no
time for looking back.
Internationally, the past dec-
ade held many changes that
helped prepare the world for
the nineties.
In 1980, Mount St. Helens
erupted, killing 80 and John
Lennon was murdered . . . in
1981, Lady Di and Prince
Charles were married . . . in
1982 and 1983, the AIDS death
toll climbed .. . in 1984, Presi-
dent Reagan was reelected
. .. in 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev
became the Soviet premier
and the earthquake that
rocked Mexico City killed 7,000
and left 30,000 homeless . ..
In 1986, the Challenger ex-
ploded, Prince Andrew and
Sarah Ferguson were married, For many the beginning of the school year
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and the Statue of Liberty meant dealing with the tedious process of elections.
turned one hundred ... in 1987, Seniors libby Officer and Becky Fish carefully monitor
the incoming ballots from the Senior Closs Boord and
Rescue workers tunneled to Homecoming royalty elections.
save 18 month old Baby Jessica Did lockers have a purpose? sometimes
who was stuck in a well . . . in that question was debatable. Slightly frustrated, and
1988 the Olympics were held in very much in a hurry, Senior Daniel Hengehold
SeouL South Korea . . . in 1989, struggles with his goal: opening his locker. (R. Rasmus-
Bush was elected President ... sen)
in 1990 , well, that remains to be
seen, but there was no time for
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looking back.