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Cornhusker State Games is a family affair. “Our house is a wrestling house,” the champ says. “I’m surprised we don’t have holes in the walls.”
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people who served in the military are invited to a social event at 4 p.m. Saturday to learn about Department of Veterans Affairs medical programs that may benefit them.
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The event raises money for pediatric brain cancer research.
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Supporters can pay to have a small, medium, large or supersize flock of purple flamingos placed in a friend’s yard.
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Omaha man Paul Shadle is one of 25 individuals featured in a national campaign from the nonprofit Fight Colorectal Cancer. The campaign, which features video and images of the individuals, runs through the month of March.