Mercedes-style medicine (Omaha World-Herald)
Extra fee gives concierge-practice patients better access to doctor
Police pact draws public ire (Omaha World-Herald)
In a packed council chambers, members of the public weighed in Tuesday on a proposed police contract.
BYD, Daimler to Form Electric-Car Venture in China (Update2) (Bloomberg)
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- Daimler AG and BYD Co., the Chinese carmaker backed by billionaire Warren Buffett , will jointly develop an electric vehicle to be sold in China, the world’s largest auto market.
Daimler, BYD in China electric car partnership (People's Daily)
Daimler AG says it has signed a memorandum of understanding with China's BYD Co, the Chinese carmaker backed by billionaire Warren Buffett, to develop jointly electric vehicles for the fast-growing Chinese market. Daimler said Monday the two companies envision a "comprehensive technology partnership" that would result in a vehicle specific to the Chinese market's requirements. It said the plan ...
Booty Call 500E for $7,500 [Nice Price Or Crack Pipe] (Jalopnik)
Nineteen years before the Panamera, another 4-door sport sedan growled its way out of the Porsche factory. Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a 500E at a price that broaches the question; Rectum?...
Nebraskan's transformation sounds like a Hollywood movie (Lexington Clipper-Herald)
Shon Hopwood's life has been as bewildering as a blizzard for the past 13 years.
A Mediocre Criminal, but an Unmatched Jailhouse Lawyer (The Tuscaloosa News)
ADAM LIPTAK While in prison, a former bank robber transformed himself into an accomplished Supreme Court practitioner.
Nebraska's Top Two Youth Volunteers Selected in 15th Annual National Awards Program (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
LINCOLN, Neb.----Jordan Somer, 16, of Papillion and Jaden Moore, 13, of Norfolk today were named Nebraska's top two youth volunteers for 2010 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism.
Top Youth Volunteers in Each State Selected in 15th Annual National Awards Program (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
WASHINGTON----America’s 102 most outstanding youth volunteers – two from each state and the District of Columbia – were named State Honorees today by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for exemplary acts of volunteerism.
Three charged in probe of film tax credit program (The Gazette)
DES MOINES – Three people and three film companies have been charged in connection with Iowa’s problem-plagued film tax credit program under allegations that more than $1.85 million in tax credits were fraudulently obtained for the movie “The Scientist.” Those charged included the former Iowa Film Office manager Thomas Wheeler, who was ousted from his job last [...]