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NEWSMAKER-WINTERER
LINCOLN—Kerry Winterer considers himself an outsider to state government. He sees that, combined with his background as a lawyer and businessman, as an asset in his new job heading the state’s largest agency: the Department of Health and Human Services. By Timberly Ross.
AP Photo NENH103-104.
IMMIGRANT TUITION-MASSACHUSETTS
CHELSEA, Mass.—It seemed like a given that Mario Rodas would go to college. The Guatemalan-born student certainly had the academic credentials, going from English as a second language classes to taking advanced placement exams for college credit his senior year at Chelsea High School. By Russell Contreras.
AP Photos MACK201, MACK202.
FIREFIGHTER FAMILY
MEAD—Don Coyle launched a tradition when he joined the Mead Volunteer Fire Department in 1948. Four generations of his family have served the fire department, including a grandson who is its fire chief. Family members say they enjoy helping others—even if it means braving harsh winter weather to assist stranded travelers. Nebraskaland Feature by Tammy Real-Mckeighan, Fremont Tribune.
SPORTS:
RISING NEBRASKA
OMAHA—Nebraska’s offense finally came to life, just in time to pull out a win over Kansas and give the Cornhuskers a surge of momentum as they play for the Big 12 North title this week against Kansas State. The Huskers are, to be sure, no juggernaut. But after averaging 275 yards and scoring a total of just four offensive touchdowns the previous four weeks, Nebraska’s 410-yard, three-TD outing against the Jayhawks was a major improvement. By Sports Writer Eric Olson.
AP Photos KSOW110, KSOW107.
Also:
— KANSAS ST-NEBRASKA TV—The Big 12 Conference has announced Nebraska’s game against Kansas State in Lincoln on Saturday will be televised nationally on ESPN at 6:45 p.m.
— NAIA PLAYOFFS-GPAC—Defending national champion Sioux Falls is among three teams from the Great Plains Athletic Conference heading to the NAIA playoffs on Saturday.
— WOMENS RODEO FINALS—The Lancaster Event Center manager says Lincoln will host the Women’s Pro Rodeo Association World Finals in 2010 and ’11.
ALSO GETTING ATTENTION:
— LETHAL INJECTION-PROTOCOL—A three-drug cocktail and the process of administering it to condemned killers will be tested in the court of public opinion in Nebraska.
— CREIGHTON-PATIENT SAFETY—Creighton University is opening a new center devoted to reducing medical errors and ensuring patient safety.
— IMMIGRANT TUITION-MASSACHUSETTS—Immigrant advocates are getting ready to push Massachusetts lawmakers to pass legislation that would allow undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition at state colleges. By Russell Contreras.
— FURNITURE ON PORCH—The city of Hastings is cracking down on residents who leave couches, recliners, mattresses or other indoor furniture on the lawn or on the front porch.
— HEALTH DEPARTMENT MOVE—The South Heartland District Health Department has moved to a bigger building in Hastings.
— VISA LOTTERY HELP—Foreign nationals wanting to participate in the U.S. State Department’s visa lottery will find some free help at the University of Nebraska College of Law.
The AP, Omaha.
