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							This 
							very common lawn weed in Logan County is called the 
							Henbit. It is a hard to control weed that grows in 
							lawns and can appear to take over. Today in his 
							weekly column, Logan County Extension Advisor John 
							Fulton offers advice on how to deal with this 
							nuisance plant as well as several others that plague 
							local lawns in the spring. 
							
							Photo provided by John Fulton       
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							►  Lincoln Writer's Club Meeting 
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					2015 schedule for the Logan County Arts 
							
							► Fill 
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							► Glass recycling resumes May 9 
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				 South Carolina officer dismissed 
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				Rev. Arthur Prioleau of Goose Creek, South Carolina, carries a 
				sign at a rally in North Charleston, South Carolina April 8, 
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				 In Jamaica, Obama seeks to reassert 
				U.S. leadership in Caribbean 
				
				
				President Barack Obama waves as he boards Air Force One to 
				travel to Jamaica from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, April 8, 
				2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 
			 
			
			
			
				
				
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				 Iran will only sign nuclear deal if 
				sanctions lifted 'same day': Rouhani 
				
				
				Iran's President Hassan Rouhani prepares to depart after the end 
				of a press conference on the sidelines of the 69th United 
				Nations General Assembly in New York September 26, 2014. 
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				 Dust-covered ice glaciers found on 
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				An evenly-layered rock on the planet Mars, photographed by the 
				Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover is shown in 
				the NASA handout provided December 9, 2014. 
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						 Walgreens 
						profit beats Street, drug chain to close 200 U.S. stores 
						 
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						walk by a Walgreens store in Pasadena, California 
						December 20, 2013. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni  
					 
					
					
						
						
						 U.S. 
						jobless claims up; four-week average lowest since 2000 
						 
						
						Jobseekers attend a job fair in Williston, North Dakota 
						March 11, 2015. REUTERS/Andrew Cullen  
					 
					
					 International 
					
						
						
						 China's 
						first-quarter economic growth seen at six-year low of 7 
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						blocks (R) are seen at sunset in Beijing, April 7, 2015. 
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						Traders 
						work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange March 
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							 India 
							expects normal monsoon rains this year 
							 
							
							People stand on a seaside promenade against the 
							background of pre-monsoon clouds gathered over the 
							Arabian Sea at Kochi in the southern Indian state of 
							Kerala, June 4, 2012. REUTERS/Sivaram V 
					 
						
					
						
						
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						student's lawsuit vs Facebook bogged down in procedure 
						 
						Austrian 
						data activist Max Schrems talks to the media in the 
						courthouse after his trial against Facebook in Vienna 
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						to start Tokyo trial of electric three-wheeler in green 
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						i-Road chief engineer Akihiro Yanaka sits in one of the 
						electric vehicles that is to be used in a planned car 
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				moderator Bob Schieffer speaks during the final U.S. 
				presidential debate in Boca Raton, Florida, October 22, 2012. 
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						Tiger 
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						Charlie (L) during the par 3 event held ahead of the 
						2015 Masters at Augusta National Golf Course in Augusta, 
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				 Cubs 
				2, Cardinals 0 
				
				
				Cardinals starting pitcher Lance Lynn (31) pitches against the 
				Chicago Cubs during the first inning at Wrigley Field. Mandatory 
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					 Magic 
					spoil Rose's return, top Bulls 
					
					
					Bulls guard Jimmy Butler (21) celebrates after scoring 
					during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game against 
					the Orlando Magic at Amway Center. Mandatory Credit: 
					Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports 
			 
				
			
			
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				prevent Ducks from clinching No. 1 seed 
				
				
				Stars goalie Jhonas Enroth (1) defends the goal as Anaheim Ducks 
				right wing Corey Perry (10) plays for the rebound during the 
				third period at Honda Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. 
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				 Jury 
				deliberates in ex-NFL star's murder trial 
				
				
				Defense Attorney James Sultan and Former New England Patriots 
				football player Aaron Hernandez appear in the court room of the 
				Bristol County Superior Court House in Fall River, 
				Massachusetts, in front of the jury before they begin their 
				deliberations, April 8, 2015. REUTERS/Faith Ninivaggi 
			 
			
			
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				 Rory 
				and Tiger command the Masters spotlight 
				
				
				Skier Lindsey Vonn stands next to her boyfriend, U.S. golfer 
				Tiger Woods, during the par 3 event held ahead of the 2015 
				Masters at Augusta National Golf Course in Augusta, Georgia 
				April 8, 2015. REUTERS/Phil Noble 
			 
			
			
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				 Blake 
				targets double at Beijing World Championships 
				
				
				Yohan Blake of Jamaica sits on the track after falling in the 
				men's 100m during the IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting at 
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