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A studio helps artists with developmental disabilities find their voice. It was almost shuttered.
Joey Dowding sits at the ceramics wheel on a Wednesday morning in June. He’s sporting a flower-print apron and a hesitant look directed at the hunk of brown clay before him. “Faster,” instructor Samantha Weiland says reassuringly as Dowding eases his foot on the wheel’s...
Federal judge orders 100-year-old Illinois prison depopulated because of decrepit condition
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois must move most of the inmates at its 100-year-old prison within less than two months because of decrepit conditions, a federal judge ruled. The Illinois Department of Corrections said that U.S. District Judge Andrea R. Wood's order, issued Friday,...
Nelnet: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nelnet Inc. (NNI) on Thursday reported profit of $45.1 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Lincoln, Nebraska-based company said it had net income of $1.23. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were $1.20 per...
Former Bennington College head Mariko Silver to become Lincoln Center president in September
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Bennington College head Mariko Silver was hired Wednesday as president of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. The 46-year-old replaces Henry Timms, who is leaving after five years. Silver will start Sept. 23. “I grew up in the glow of...
National Research: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — National Research Corp. (NRC) on Tuesday reported profit of $6.2 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Lincoln, Nebraska-based company said it had profit of 26 cents. The advisor to healthcare providers...
A woman is killed and a man is injured when their upstate New York house explodes
LINCOLN, N.Y. (AP) — A woman was killed and a man was injured when their upstate New York house exploded, authorities said. The house exploded just after 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the town of Lincoln in Madison County. Crews from several police and fire departments...
Home Elusive Home: Low-income Lincoln renters often turned away
After six months spent homeless in Lincoln, couchsurfing and staying in cheap hotel rooms with her kids, Elizabeth Ramirez got what seemed like a lifeline: A Section 8 housing choice voucher to help pay rent. But then she started calling landlords. The first one turned her down, then...
