Alert Top Story Omaha woman's 'love story' with a hat-wearing crab named Howie draws millions on social media Marjie Ducey Omaha World-Herald Mar 10, 2023 Mar 10, 2023 Updated May 24, 2023 0 × Omaha woman's 'love story' with a hat-wearing crab named Howie draws millions on social media Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save OMAHA -- Howie the rainbow crab knows sign language, how to walk on a leash and give a great high five.kAm$96 5:DA=2JD 96C Q92AAJ >@FE9Q H96? 8:G6? 2 72G@C:E6 EC62E]k^AmkAmxE’D H96? w@H:6 82K6D =@?8:?8=J 2E 96C 7C@> 96C 2BF2C:F>[ E9@F89[ E92E C62==J 86ED E@ ~>292 @H?6C {2FC2 !@CE6C] p?5[ 2AA2C6?E=J[ E@ E96 >:==:@?D @7 G:6H6CD E92E 7@==@H 96C 6G6CJ >@G6 @? D@4:2= >65:2]k^AmkAm“x E9:?< A6@A=6 ;FDE =@G6 E96 H2J x =@G6 96C[” !@CE6C D2:5]k^Am kAm%96 7:CDE A@DE E92E !@CE6C 5:5 2 76H J62CD 28@ @7 96C 4=62?:?8 w@H:6’D D96== H:E9 2 E@@E93CFD9 82C?6C65 d >:==:@? 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Omaha woman's 'love story' with a hat-wearing crab named Howie draws millions on social media Omaha woman's 'love story' with a hat-wearing crab named Howie draws millions on social media
Former Mrs. Nebraska celebrated birthday and retirement on the same day The Omaha woman marked the milestone by retiring after 41 years at Scoular, a world-wide, privately-owned agricultural trading company.
Nebraska’s Ron Hull typifies ‘the very best of us’ A vote to put Malcolm X into the Nebraska Hall of Fame was the latest chapter in Ron Hull’s frequently star-crossed, doggedly optimistic and o…
