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DEVELOPING: PROSPECTIVE POLITICIANS, BBC-TEXAS-NEBRASKA, FBC–NEBRASKA TRAINER
PROSPECTIVE POLITICIANS
OMAHA—After a grueling presidential campaign that inundated voters with politics around-the-clock for nearly three years, the last thing some people want to think about is another election. Want proof? Fewer than one in four registered voters cast ballots in last week’s Omaha mayoral primary. By Anna Jo Bratton.
AP Photos NENH101-102.
IMPORTANT ROLE
FREMONT—Whether directing a play or coaching a team, Ed Wilberding knows one thing: “No matter what your role is—it’s important,” said the longtime teacher at Logan View Junior-Senior High School. “Every part is important, and (students) have to be able to work together and to understand that what they do influences what others do, and what the team does.” By Tammy Real-McKeighan of the Fremont Tribune. Eds: A Nebraskaland Feature.
INDIAN HISTORY SERIES
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.—PBS starts airing Monday the first of a five-part series covering 300 years of American Indian history—from the arrival of the pilgrims in 1620 to the 1973 standoff at Wounded Knee on South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The documentary called “We Shall Remain” was produced by the history show “American Experience.” It shows how native people responded to circumstance as “neither ferocious warriors or hapless victims” and the decisions they made, good and bad, said Sharon Grimberg of WGBH-TV in Boston, executive producer. By Carson Walker. Eds: Note Nebraska interest.
SPORTS:
BLIND BATTING COACH
OMAHA—Mark Wetzel can’t tell you exactly what his wife or children look like. He can, however, tell you how to hit a 95 mph fastball. By Sports Writer Eric Olson. Eds: Moved in advance for weekend use. Also moving on national lines.
AP Photos NENH201, NENH202, NENH203, NENH204, NENH205, NENH206.
ALSO:
— BBC–TEXAS-NEBRASKA—Nebraska will try to recover from a doubleheader sweep as its closes out a three-game series against nationally ranked Texas. Game starts at 1:05 p.m. CDT.
— FBC–NEBRASKA TRAINER—The Cornhuskers wrapped up their third week of spring practices ahead of next weekend’s Red-White game.
ALSO GETTING ATTENTION:
— LEXINGTON MURDER—Two men have been arrested in connection with a 2008 murder in rural Lexington.
— STUDENT PROTEST—More people face charges after a second protest in Manhattan calling for the resignation of New School University president Bob Kerrey. AP Photo NYMA101.
— ORGAN DONATION—Gov. Dave Heineman has declared April Donate Life Month as part of a national effort to raise awareness of the benefits of organ donation.
— ALCOHOL AWARENESS—Nebraska Attorney Jon Bruning and beach volleyball star Misty May-Treanor are teaming up for radio and TV ads warning of the dangers of underage alcohol.
— CENSORSHIP—Media censorship is the focus of a two-day University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries Forum on Censorship.
— EGG SAFETY—A University of Nebraska-Lincoln food safety specialist is urging Nebraskans to follow food safety guidelines when it comes to eating Easter eggs.
— SOLAR ENERGY LECTURE—Solar energy expert Richard Komp will speak on the campus of Dana College in Blair on Thursday.
— MALCOLM X FESTIVAL—A star-studded banquet and a film premiere will be part of the 8th annual Malcolm X Festival at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
The AP, Omaha.
