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Bad report card for Neb. schools
... Iowa schools received no F's, but the state's report card is nothing to write home about, either: It got no A's. Nebraska received an A for its schools' ability to remove poorly performing teachers from the classroom. Principals reported that ... Comment?
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A barrier to school choice plan?
... for socioeconomic diversity. The learning community council held two forums Tuesday night at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. The second focused on the council's plan to set up elementary learning centers in northeast and southeast Omaha aimed ... Comment?
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Sustainable Ranching Workshop planned Nov. 23
... of the High Plains Ranch Practicum School that has been occurring since 2007 in Southeast Wyoming and Western Nebraska. The workshop will be on Monday, Nov. 23, from 10:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. in the Kimball Event Center. Cost of attending is $15. ... Comment?
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Lady Mustangs squeak in as No. 8 seed in conference tourney
... Conference tourney as the No. 8 seed, but the bad news is that the Lady Mustangs will have to play top seeded Nebraska-Kearney, who is also ranked No. 4 in the country, in the first round of the tourney in Kearney, Neb. The Lopers went a perfect ... Comment?
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Renovations Will Make Centennial Mall Safer, More Beautiful Developers Say
... apital as beautiful as the building itself. The City hopes that over the coming years, the state, the University of Nebraska and private investors will make up the remaining $5 million to make this project a possibility. Comment?
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Catching up with former Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch
A major part of Nebraska's football legacy sits in an Elkhorn closet, encased in a stainless steel box. Comment?
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... "Layoffs or furloughs? We would choose furloughs. It eases the pain, spreads it around. Everybody shares it." The Nebraska Public Employees Union, which represents more than 10,000 state employees, says it would also choose furloughs over layoffs. ... Comment?
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Photo essay: Honoring veterans
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Retired Master Sgt. Hap Engelkamp salutes the colors, presented by the Bellevue East Junior ROTC, as they make their way down Mission Avenue in Offutt, Neb., as part of the Nebraska Veterans Day Parade last year. Comment?
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Huskers Win Final Exhibition 71-39
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Behind a dominant defensive effort, the Nebraska men's basketball team closed its exhibition season with a 71-39 win over Hastings College on Tuesday night at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Comment?
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Genealogy Query - CARKEY : SPENCER
... were born in New York State but the family proceeded to move to Aztalan, Jefferson County, Wisc.; Pawnee City, Nebraska Terr; Rock Creek, Nemaha, Kansas and Iowa, Rooks County, Kansas. Other children were William A., Edwin, Huldy, Emma, Mina, and ... Comment?
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Nebraska siblings' slasher film, - Seven Down,' wraps production
Silhouetted against a picturesque Nebraska sky during the "magic hour," a cast and crew finishes production on the set of their forthcoming film "Seven Down." Co-written and produced by a brother-and-sister team, Tyler and Shadlee Schmid, it is a slasher film that ironically wrapped production on Halloween weekend. Comment?
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Other states' animal agriculture laws could affect Nebraska
... calves, pigs and chickens must be able to fully extend all limbs without touching the sides of their cages. For Nebraska, these two separate acts could have a profound impact on the animal agriculture industry depending on whether Nebraska chooses ... Comment?
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Students' musical compositions to be showcased at - Wet Ink' concert
The goal was simple: State the main ideas and develop from there. For David von Kampen, a graduate student of music at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, that was the path he took to compose a piece for tonight's "Wet Ink" concert in the Westbrook Music Building, held for free at 7:30 in Room 119. Comment?
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Innovative covers for classic books can lure new audiences
... from the growing popularity of graphic novels," said Rhonda Winchell, the marketing manager for the University of Nebraska Press . "There's a new audience to introduce the books to." Winchell said that while the university press hasn't released any ... Comment?
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AccessText Network allows speedier access to textbooks in different formats
If a University of Nebraska-Lincoln student with a disability wants an alternative format for a textbook, it could take a few days, or even weeks, for the textbook to be sent to the student. Comment?
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A - November to remember' begins for Husker volleyball
Nebraska had just finished its most impressive victory of the season: a 3-0 sweep of Missouri. Comment?
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Neb. lawmakers told nursing homes may close
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Dave Heineman's budget-cutting proposal were approved. That's according to the lobbyist for the Nebraska Health Care Association, which represents nursing homes. Comment?
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Ridder Ranch Honored with Century Breeder Award
... Neb., was started in 1907 by John's grandparents Theodore and Elizabeth Ridder. The couple moved from eastern Nebraska to the heart of cow country near Callaway. They raised their 12 children on the Hereford seedstock operation, one of which was ... Comment?
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UNLV hangs on to beat Bods
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... a game last year, and Kruger were college teammates at Kansas State. yells at a referee in the first half of the Nebraska-Omaha- Washburn basketball game,Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008 at Lee Arena in Topeka, Kan. Runnin' Rebels post 62-52 exhibition win ... Comment?
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Bill Clinton urges Senate Democrats to pass health bill
... Two Democratic centrists, Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor , are from Clinton's home state of Arkansas . Another, Nebraska's Ben Nelson , was friendly with Clinton when both were governors in the early 1990s. However, Clinton's appearance Tuesday ... Comment?
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