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Nurses Week Highlights Backbreaking Job

National observances are a dime a dozen, fighting to claim a spot on the calendar as their own, with platforms as solid as National Sister’s Day and as iffy as Zucchini Bread Day. Nurses, however, are an undeniable cut above …

Nebraska Safety Initiative Head Wants to Cut Farm Accidents

The director of a new safety initiative at the University of Nebraska Medical Center expects its attention to such agricultural hazards as dust, noise and sleep deprivation to strike a blow against the deaths and injuries that make farming the …

Motorcycle Ridership at Record High Level in Minnesota

State officials say motorcycle ridership in Minnesota is at a record high level. The Department of Public Safety says there are more than 404,000 licensed operators in the state and nearly 230,000 registered motorcycles. One of the state’s core traffic …