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WICHITA, KS - APRIL 15: Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback (Center L) and John Troyer (C), Captain of the Sedgwick County Fire Department, tour the tornado-damaged Pinaire Mobile Home Park on April 15, 2012 in Wichita, Kansas. The storms were part of a massive system that affected areas from Northern Nebraska and Iowa south through Oklahoma.
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More than 20,000 miles of pipeline, carrying oil and petroleum products, cross the states of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska in EPA’s Region 7 ... A frequent cause of pipeline breaks is the action of third parties during farming and excavation. This settlement requires the defendants to honor a schedule of pipeline inspections on the ground and from the air, and reach out to local agencies, contractors and excavators to make sure they are more fully aware of pipeline locations and depths.
In Big Ten play, they have two ominous road trips: to Nebraska (which comes the week after playing rival Michigan State) and then the finale at Ohio State.
I think it's going to be less of a personality race and focused more on the issues ... I think you'd rather be a Republican defending Republican policies in Nebraska than a Democrat defending Democratic policies in Nebraska.More quotes »
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Tour series shows Nebraska pheasant, quail habitat
-- Landowners and others with interest in conserving habitat for pheasants and quail are invited to tour managed lands.Nebraska Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever are hosting a series of 15 habitat tours. The first will be Saturday at Carter Canyon Ranch Read more »
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Gyory: Election Day = independents' day
party challenges loom over the next several weeks in GOP primaries for the Senate in the closely contested Missouri , Florida, Nebraska and Virginia general elections.There's a disconnect between what fuels victories in primaries and what drives the outcome Read more »
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Nebraska man changes name to Tyrannosaurus Rex
-- A 23-year-old southeast Nebraska man has legally become Tyrannosaurus Rex.The York News-Times reports (http://bit.ly/JYWFYf ) that the man entered the York County courtroom on Monday as Tyler Gold and left it with the moniker Tyrannosaurus Rex Joseph Gold.Gold Read more »
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US: TransCanada reapplies for oil pipeline
also worry about a possible spill. The pipeline would travel through Montana, South Dakota , Kansas and Oklahoma , in addition to Nebraska.In blocking the pipeline in January, Obama said there was not enough time for a fair review before a looming deadline Read more »
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Growing trees, family fun this Arbor Day
the first Arbor Day in 1872, more than one million trees were planted in Nebraska. This weekend, Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park hopes to inspire people of Long Island to do something similar. The Arbor Day Family Festival will be filled with Read more »
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Nebraska court declines Keystone challenge
the pipeline because state authorities hadn't settled on the project's route. The lawsuit, backed by Keystone XL opponent Bold Nebraska and the Sierra Club, claims the April law violates separation of powers clauses and deprives affected parties of due process. 5/31/12 from United Press International Read more »
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Novozymes inaugurates $200M biofuels enzyme plant in US
inaugurated its $200-million enzyme plant in Blair, Nebraska (earlier post), which will supply enzymes to some of the first advanced cellulosic biorefineries, as well as to the existing industry. In 2012-13, several advanced biofuel plants will open around 5:11 AM from Green Car Congress Read more »
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Blue Cross, state spar in court over contract
— Attorneys for the State of Nebraska argued in court Thursday that a lawsuit filed by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska should be dismissed. Blue Cross attorneys responded with arguments seeking a temporary court order to stop the state from switching insurers 4:44 AM from Omaha.com Read more »
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Coming Sunday: Flood's lingering impact
aerial look north at farmland on the Nebraska side of the Missouri River west of Little Sioux, Iowa, on May 21, 2012. The Missouri River has long since returned to its banks, after a summer of flooding last year, but its impact lingers. Sand still buries flooded-out 2:41 AM from Omaha.com Read more »
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Mandatory bar membership for lawyers opposed
attempt to pass a bill in the Legislature that would make bar association membership voluntary, Lautenbaugh petitioned the Nebraska Supreme Court this spring to make that change. If that doesn't work, the senator has promised to file a federal civil rights 2:41 AM from Omaha.com Read more »
