'Great Community, Great People': Meet The People Of Lincoln

Jenna Amatulli
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Lincoln, Nebraska, was stop No. 17 on our Listen To America road trip. We spoke to residents and passersby in Tower Square for a day. Here’s what they had to say:

“Lincoln is just an awesome place ... I love to travel, and people just aren’t ever as friendly as they are here ... Even though it’s a small place, I think you can grow so much.”

― Lexi Volk, 22, digital marketing specialist

“I’m mainly here for school and then work ... It’s a family city and I love it.”

― Jackson Cervantes, 26, student

“I’m in Lincoln just to kind of get my feet back on the ground ... I came back to my hometown to start my future and to eventually leave again. I also do love Lincoln ... but I also hate how we tend to marginalize different people.”

― Billie Douglass, 20, data entry associate

“I was in a foster home ... After that, I decided to get some knowledge. I truly believe that knowledge is the greatest gift you can give yourself. I love Lincoln, Nebraska, because it’s so vibrant.”

― Nyagoa Wankok, 20, student

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“I went to university here many years ago, graduated, went into the service, came back ... It’s a big city with a small-town feel.”

― Richard Halvorsen, 71, retired

“I’ve grown up in Nebraska, from here. Love the low cost of living, 20 minute commute anywhere you go, love the people. Anywhere you go in Nebraska, they’re nice.”

― Emily Albin, 25, ad ops

“Great community, great people. There’s always kinda something going on.”

― Jamie Svoboda, 28, ad ops

“I work in Lincoln ... I’ve learned to love it. It’s not my hometown ― I live in Portland, Oregon ― but I love being in Lincoln. I feel like it’s an opportunity to grow and stretch my own perspectives about the Midwest.

― Jean Tuller, 66, Medicaid consultant

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Pedestrians wait to be interviewed during HuffPost's visit to Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Jackson Cervantes is interviewed by JM Rieger.
Jackson Cervantes is interviewed by JM Rieger.
Richard Halvorsen signs up to be interviewed.
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Lincoln City Councilman Carl Eskridge holds a proclamation from the mayor during HuffPost's visit to Lincoln, Nebraska.
Lincoln City Councilman Carl Eskridge holds a proclamation from the mayor during HuffPost's visit to Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Kate Palmer is interviewed about the Listen To America tour.
Randy Hawthorne and Marianne Worthington try to photograph a butterfly.
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Daniell Datu interviews Nyagoa Wankok on the bus.
Daniell Datu interviews Nyagoa Wankok on the bus.
The tour bus sits at the video activation site in Tower Square.
The tour bus sits at the video activation site in Tower Square.
Eskridge reads a proclamation from the mayor in Tower Square.
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Suji Park speaks at the event.
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Moderator Dr. Michael Boehm along with panelists Suji Park, Andrew Uden, Tom Field, Gary Fehr, Jill Gifford and Andy Benson take part in the "The Future of Food: Innovation in Agriculture and Food Science" event.
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