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A Lee Enterprises, Incorporated newspaper. Majority shareholder: David Hoffmann, Hoffmann Media Group.
Finnin put family first on long journey to Nebraska
- Brian Christopherson
- May 26, 2013
- May 26, 2013 Updated Jun 10, 2022
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It was Easter Sunday, nighttime, and Matt Finnin was back on that familiar road.
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