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    Aug. 25: Nebraska Pardons Board grants more than half of pardon requests during last meeting

    The Nebraska Board of Pardons considered 35 pardon applications during its Aug. 25 meeting and approved 19 applications, or 54%, while denying others based on factors including the seriousness of offenses, concerns about applicants’ candor, incomplete rehabilitation or insufficient time since a conviction. Several applications were also tabled, including cases where applicants were absent or…

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  • More than half the homes in east Omaha have unsafe lead levels. That doesn’t mean the EPA will clean them up.

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    La contaminación por plomo sigue siendo un problema en Omaha. ¿Por qué la ciudad limpia unos patios y otros no?

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