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Nebraska’s 3rd District Congressional race filling up
Mark Cohen, a karate instructor in Ogallala, announced his candidacy as an independent. On his campaign website, he says he will fight for policies to make billionaires pay their fair share in taxes and work to fund rural healthcare. Cohen is the third candidate to announce a run against 10-term incumbent Republican Adrian Smith. David Huebner, a former U.S. Border Patrol Agent from North Platte is the only other Republican candidate. On the Democratic side of the ticket, Becky Stille, from South Sioux City, has also announced her run.
10 Nov 2025
Gov. Pillen recognizes 250th anniversary of U.S. Marine Corps
Dozens of active-duty and veteran Marines gathered in the basement of the governor’s mansion to celebrate the military branch’s 250th birthday, complete with birthday cake cut by a sword. Nebraska Department of Veterans’ Affairs Director John Hilgert said it symbolizes the Marines’ role as a band of warriors committed to carrying the sword so the nation may live in peace. Pillen said he’s heard appreciation for the U.S. military while on trade and diplomatic missions around the world.
10 Nov 2025
University of Nebraska-Lincoln team returns after anthropologica
The professors and students who take part in the trip aren’t allowed to reveal exactly what they found, but whatever they did collect is transferred to the Defense P-O-W/M-I-A Accounting Agency lab at Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue, where a group of scientists there work on identifying missing service members. Belcher says these missions teach students about the importance of having a name and identity, and that there’s an unspeakable loss when that’s taken from someone missing in action.
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