Corey Ingram is sworn into duty with the city of Lincoln by Mayor Keith Snyder. Ingram is taking on the newly created position of Assistant Building and Safety Officer. Ingram has been working part time in the Building and Safety office for a while. With this change, her position will become full time and her responsibilities will increase. The city approved creating this position at budget time this spring. Building and safety officer John Lebegue said recently having a fulltime assistant in the office will improve the office's ability to enforce city codes.

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We know that when it is hot outside, a good way to cool of the kiddos is with a dip in the pool. The same is true for our feathered friends. With temperatures soaring this week, give the birds in your backyard a treat. They don’t need a fancy pool or birdbath, a simple pan shallow enough they can stand in and deep enough they can get wet will suffice.

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Andrea Smith and her husband Joe play with their daughter Norah at a playground in Winthrop Harbor, Illinois.

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Philadelphia Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz (51) fields a ground ball hit by St. Louis Cardinals pinch hitter Mark Ellis (not pictured) during the eighth inning at Busch Stadium. The Phillies defeated the Cardinals 4-1.

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