About 5,000 people dressed in their ugliest holiday sweater s took off from the starting line of Omaha’s Ugly Sweater Run on Sunday. The 5K event collected 2,500 items for Toys for Tots. REBECCA S. GRATZ/THE WORLD-HERALD
Originally from Ohio and a graduate of Ball State University, I moved to Nebraska to join the World-Herald staff in 2004. As a photojournalist, I'm privileged to meet interesting people, learn new things and travel around the country. Whether I'm walking knee-deep in floodwater, kneeling on the sideline of a Husker football game or flying with the Nebraska Air Guard to Germany, my goal is always to tell the story with photos.