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Suit seeks to stop $8M sale of Neb. nursing home

Dec. 30, 2009
The president of the union representing employees at a Lancaster County-owned nursing home is asking a judge to stop the facility's sale. Kim Kaspar alleges the Lancaster County Board violated Nebraska law by selling Lancaster Manor below fair market value....
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler