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DEVELOPING: FBC–NEBRASKA-NORTH CHAMPS.
MEXICAN-AMERICAN LEADERSHIP
OMAHA—The Nebraska Mexican-American Commission is in need of a new leader after its longtime director retired, its interim director resigned and as the state agency approaches what’s shaping up to be a busy 2010. Longtime director Cecilia Huerta resigned in June. Now, Angel Freytez, who began filling in as acting director in May 2008 while Huerta was on medical leave, submitted his resignation this week. By Jean Ortiz.
HEALTH CARE OVERHAUL
WASHINGTON—Senate moderates, such as Nebraska’s Ben Nelson, threaten to scuttle the health care bill if their demands aren’t met, frustrating rank-and-file Democrats who say their colleagues’ views were out of step with American voters. By Anne Flaherty.
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SPORTS:
NEBRASKA-NORTH CHAMPS
LINCOLN—In 2006, as time ran out on Nebraska’s Big 12 North-clinching win over Texas A&M, fireworks lit the sky over Memorial Stadium as if the accomplishment were monumental. Saturday, a Gatorade shower for Bo Pelini was about the extent of the celebration as the clock wound down on a 17-3 victory over Kansas State that sends the Cornhuskers to the Big 12 title game Dec. 5 against third-ranked Texas. By Sports Writer Eric Olson.
AP Photo NENH108.
Also:
— NEBRASKA-BIG 12 TICKETS—Nebraska athletic donors must request their tickets for the Big 12 championship game by the end of business Monday, with remaining tickets going on sale to the public on Tuesday.
— BKC–Ark.-Little Rock-Creighton. Game starts 2 p.m. CST.
ALSO GETTING ATTENTION:
— NEBRASKA STABBING DEATH—Lincoln police say a 31-year-old man has died of stab wounds he sustained in an altercation with a woman.
— CRUISER CRASH—Four people are injured when an Omaha police cruiser and another vehicle collide in south Omaha.
— METH SENTENCE—An Arizona man has been sentenced to 24 years in federal prison for distributing drugs in Nebraska and Kansas as well as his home state.
— STOLEN TV VIOLENCE—Lincoln police say two people who tried to stop a group of uninvited guests from stealing a television during a house party ended up getting beaten up by the thieves.
— NEW ELK STATUTES—Panhandle landowners who want their land included in elk hunting zones next year will need to examiner new Nebraska statutes.
— NEBRASKA SOYBEAN DAY—The featured speaker at the 2009 Nebraska Soybean Day and Machinery Expo is an agriculture business management specialist from Iowa.
— BEST BAGGER—The best grocery baggers in the country will compete in Las Vegas this February for bragging rights and prizes.
— AG COLLEGES—The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension’s Farmers and Ranchers College classes are scheduled to begin Dec. 2 at the Bruning Opera House in Bruning.
The AP, Omaha.
