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DEVELOPING: BBC–NEBRASKA-FRESH START,
ADDS: XGR–PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, VALENTINE BALLAD, BKW–T25-WOMEN’S BKB POLL,
XGR–PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
OMAHA—A state lawmaker is pushing to keep Nebraskans with life-threatening or debilitating diseases from having to choose between paying for expensive medicine and feeding their families. And if Sen. Abbie Cornett of Bellevue succeeds in getting her bill (LB1017) passed, Nebraska could achieve trailblazing status among states pushing for their own health care reform. By Timberly Ross.
AP Photos NENH101-102.
VALENTINE BALLAD
LINCOLN—Last Valentine’s Day, a lovelorn country singer called up Paradise Floral and ordered the biggest bouquet he could find. Marry me, Blanche, he wrote on the card. A Nebraskaland Feature by Cindy Lange-Kubick of the Lincoln Journal Star.
BUSINESS:
— SAFE SHIPPING—Six Nebraska drivers for shipping giant UPS have gone more than 25 years without having an accident. Eds: Moved on state news and financial lines.
— EXCELLENT INTERNSHIPS—ConAgra Foods offers one of the nation’s best internship programs, according to BusinessWeek magazine. Eds: Moved on state news and financial lines.
SPORTS:
BBC–NEBRASKA-FRESH START
LINCOLN—Nebraska coach Mike Anderson and his players are looking forward to the baseball season.
BKW–T25-WOMEN’S BKB POLL
UNDATED—North Carolina’s streak of Top 25 appearances is over. The Tar Heels fell out of The Associated Press women’s basketball poll Monday for the first time in 163 weeks, while Connecticut pushed its remarkable run at No. 1 to 39 straight weeks. Nebraska remains No. 3. By Basketball Writer Doug Feinberg. Eds: Also moving on national lines.
AP Photos CTJH108, CTJH105. AP Graphic.
ALSO GETTING ATTENTION:
— I-80 CRASH—The Nebraska State Patrol says a Lincoln man died when his pickup flipped after he lost control of it on Interstate 80 west of Omaha.
— MADISON FATALITY—A 45-year-old Norfolk man was killed as he walked away from an accident east of Madison.
— FREMONT FATAL—Dodge County authorities say a 35-year-old Schuyler woman was killed in a rollover accident on U.S. Highway 30 west of Fremont.
— SEX-ASSAULT SENTENCE—A 19-year-old Bloomfield man was given 8-to-12 years in prison for sexually assaulting a girl.
— OFFICER STABBED—A 25-year-old Grand Island man faces up to 20 years in prison when he’s sentenced for stabbing an off-duty police officer in the neck.
— HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION—The Nebraska Department of Revenue is reminding people that they can apply for homestead exemptions.
— READY TO RUN—Women considering a run for elected office may find some helpful tips at an upcoming workshop.
The AP, Omaha.
