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OMAHA, Neb. (CNN) -- At a busy intersection in Omaha, Nebraska, passers-by are used to seeing people begging for money. But there's a new face on one of the corners. He's a retired military man , and he's fed up with panhandlers. Some people like his message, others find it offensive. "If you want money, go get a job and work for it," said Charles Smith. "He has a sign that says, get a job, but he doesn't know people's struggles," said Charles Smith, a panhandler. You can find Logan wherever there are panhandlers. His action spurred after seeing his own son asking for money on the street. "That is what really hurt me because i know that he didn't have to do that. And a Lot of people out here don't have to do it," Logan said. Panhandler Smith says it's not so simple. He says he's a single father, facing eviction from his apartment, trying to pay rent, before his disability check arrives . "We a...

(Photo: KETV)OMAHA, NE (KETV) — Dueling signs dot the intersection of Saddle Creek Road and Cuming Street in Omaha, Nebraska. The busy crossing is a popular place for panhandlers, but there’s a new face on one of the corners. Charles Logan has taken to holding a poster board with the words “Get a job. Get a job.” “If you want money, go get a job and work for it,” Logan said, as cars raced by Tuesday afternoon.” Logan, who said he is retired from the military, explained he carries the sign in his car. When he see panhandlers around town, he often stops to stand on the corner with them. His motivation: seeing his own son panhandling. “That’s really what hurt me. Because I know that he didn’t have to do that. And a lot of people out here don’t have to do it,” Logan said. Though some of the panhandlers argued it’s not so simple. “He has a sign that says, ‘get a job’, but he doesn’t know people’s struggles,” Charles Smith, one of the panhandlers said. Sm...

NEW YORK  — Who has time for coffee? With the start of the U.S Open days away, Caroline Wozniacki had training to tend to on Tuesday, shelving plans for an Adidas by Stella McCartney-organized 8 a.m. breakfast. Nearing noon, the number-five ranked player sounded a little zapped after what had been “a busy productive morning ” — in the gym at 7 a.m. followed by a few hours of practice. In a phone interview, Wozniacki said of the highly competitive field , “I think everyone is tough. There are a lot of great players out there. I’m just going to keep my head down, believe in myself and hope for the best that I can do good. I believe if you are well prepared and you feel good, everything is going to fall into place and work out.” Maria Sharapova will be back in Arthur Ashe Stadium for the first time since her 15- month doping suspension . “She got a wild card so, you know, we’ll see. She’ll have to work her way back up. But obviously, she’s a good player and she’ll find her way,” W...

One day last summer, Lilly Hiatt sat down in her new East Nashville apartment and began writing a love song. It was the last type of tune Hiatt would have expected to turn towards, considering her circumstances. The last few months had been full of heavy heartbreak, constant commotion and emotional upheaval for the 32-year-old songwriter, who had moved out of her ex’s house, fled town for an extensive West Coast tour with John Moreland, and returned to a quiet, empty home to face reality earlier that spring. But sitting in her apartment, alone, back in the city where she'd grown up, Hiatt began writing a devotional to the one lover she’s always been able to rely on. In each verse, she scoped out a list of travails and struggles, arriving, ultimately, at a single, one-line chorus each time: But that record waited up for me. The result, "Records," a playful, organ-driven ode to the everlasting reliability and constant companionship of rock & roll, would end up beco...