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Megan Adkins has been selected as dean of Graduate Studies and Academic Innovation at UNK. She has served as interim dean since August.
"Dad wrote Washington several times after the war trying to find out what became of some of his crew members on that day. The replies came back, 'No information available.'"
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Paul Fell shared his knowledge and talents as a cartoonist and always got his message across, a friend says.
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Celebrations begin this week to mark America's 250th birthday. Here is a listing of parades, 5K races, picnics, fireworks and more on tap in this area.
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Mike Sughroue is a farmer, a businessman and a sculptor on the side. His "Holding on to Freedom" eagle will be dedicated at the Buffalo County fairgrounds on Saturday.
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Pyrotechnician Brandon Schade is producing perhaps his biggest, best fireworks show ever for America 250 here Saturday. The 40-minute display, with music, will include a nonstop 6-minute finale.
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Nebraska's Solicitor General said the effects of Lincoln's minimum wage ordinance would "ripple beyond the borders of the city."
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Frustrated over no Independence Day fireworks last year, Gopi Vasudevan got busy. He's proudly leading the county's effort to celebrate America's 250th birthday.
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BOSTON — Willson Contreras was suspended seven games for his role in Tuesday’s benches-clearing incident between the Boston Red Sox and Washington Nationals at Fenway Park, Major League Baseball announced Thursday evening. The veteran first baseman is one of four players to be penalized. Nationals starting pitcher Cade Cavalli also received a seven-game suspension. Fellow Nats starter Miles ...
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Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with a cookout, games, live music, and fireworks over the pond at Prairie View Gardens. RSVP by June 23 is requested.
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Explore the Lincoln County Historical Museum in North Platte, Nebraska, featuring pioneer life, agriculture, and the nationally significant North Platte Canteen.
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Brookestone Gardens residents and loved ones are invited to an Independence Day barbecue on Thursday, July 2 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. RSVP by June 29.
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Blue & Gold Volleyball Camp offers two-day individual skills training for grades 5–12, featuring position work, competitions and coaching led by veteran coach Squiers.
🎧 Topics include confronting dishonesty, declining a destination wedding you can’t afford, using technology appropriately in nature and getting proper credit at work.
🎧 As the nation approaches its 250th birthday, the hosts examine patriotism, historical memory and whether gratitude can coexist with honest reflection.
🎧 From grocery stores to manufacturing plants, the hosts examine trust, listening and relationship-building as keys to long-term organizational success.
Some concerts end the second the house lights come up. This performance followed my wife and me out of the Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara, California, lingering deeply well after the final notes faded. We immediately found ourselves hunting down recordings of the Branford Marsalis Quartet, desperate to stay inside the music that had just moved us so deeply. Anyone who loves live music knows that rare feeling where a performance forces you to slow down, quiet your thoughts and reflect. That is the exact kind of mental space this evening opened up.
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