{"id":135805,"date":"2026-10-06T01:54:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T06:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=135805"},"modified":"2026-10-05T07:48:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T12:48:56","slug":"candidate-cindy-thompson-tours-unmc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2026\/10\/06\/candidate-cindy-thompson-tours-unmc\/","title":{"rendered":"Candidate Cindy Thompson tours UNMC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Legislative candidate Cindy Johnson recently toured UNMC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Johnson, who is a candidate for Legislative District 10 in central and northwest Douglas County, met with UNMC Chancellor H. 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