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Written by Astrid Munn, NewsNetNebraska
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Monday, 25 January 2010 18:52 |
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Danelle Smith, a member of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, dreamed of being a lawyer as a 12-year-old. Despite a number of hardships, she eventually graduated from the University of Iowa Law School while simultaneously raising three boys as a single parent. Photo: Clay Lomneth, NewsNetNebraska
You're in a hotel, in a conference room. It's full of lawyers, and it's time to schmooze.
Schmooze about Ferguson making partner and problems with the Jaguar and god this coffee and low-grade amphetamines and LOL those were the days and oh, hey, let me give you my card. This is my card. Take my card, a crunching handshake. Another card, another crunching handshake.
Danelle Smith, 37, a single Winnebago mother of three, is a lawyer, too. But she's hanging back, staying closer to the coat rack.
People probably say I'm stuck up, she tells you later. I guess I wish I were more outgoing.
But as the glad-handing continues, there's something refreshing about the lanky woman with the sleek chestnut bob, little makeup and the slightest lilt, something about the way she gingerly passes out her business card only after you ask for one. As if it were the last business card in the world.
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Written by Mikey Maynard
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Wednesday, 06 January 2010 19:54 |
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is made up of students from all over the state, country and world. Star City News reporter Mikey Maynard takes us into those student's experiences of living in Lincoln.
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Written by Andrea Vasquez
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Tuesday, 05 January 2010 16:06 |
 Sometimes man's best friend can turn into his worst enemy. But the Lincoln City Council is working to prevent that by cutting down on dog bites. Andrea Vasquez has the story. |