The Lincoln Journal Star Online

Dems hope September alters health care debate

WASHINGTON -- For backers of health care overhaul, it's TGIS: Thank goodness it's September.

Sep 01, 2009 | 1:00 pm | Loading…

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Lincoln High alumni revive tradition with urban art project

Forty years ago after home football games, students would steal away to the bridge at the west end of Antelope Park under the cover of night and spray paint it with school colors. With the city's approval, the tradition continued Saturday.

Sep 01, 2009 | 1:00 am | Loading…

Survey: Parents mostly content with amount of homework

Conventional wisdom is that parents are frustrated by the amount of homework their kids have, and believe it stresses them and impinges on time for family and other activities. But a new study by a UNL professor suggests otherwise.

Sep 01, 2009 | 12:15 am | Loading…

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Artist beats the odds after accident

After 29-year-old Sam Decker got into a traffic accident last summer, after coming out of a 10-day coma, after the doctors told him he had a severe brain injury, he learned there was a lot he wouldn't be able to do again. Or so they said.

Aug 31, 2009 | 11:40 pm | Loading…