DAY 5

We had a great interview this morning with Joe Higgins, a member of the Nebraska State Board of Education. While our conversation focused on the connection between education and voter participation, we also had a chance to talk with Joe about many other aspects of the electoral process.


Afterward, we drove back to the Old Market for some man-on-the-street interviews. We captured some great comments, though we had to deal with difficult shooting conditions, i.e. sun, shadows and occasional clouds of hay and dust. (That’s what we get for setting up too close to the carriage ride station.) We enjoyed a tasty lunch at M’s Pub. The baked brie appetizer was especially yummy.

We drove south from Omaha to check out the small town of Glenwood, but we didn’t see many people on the street so we continued driving toward Sheridan, Missouri, where Lila hoped to visit some friends. On our way we spotted a sign for an orchard off Highway 2 in Iowa where we stopped for apples, cherry cider and another good interview. After our visit to Sheridan, we drove northeast toward Des Moines.