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Editorial

PRIORITIZING OUR SUPPLY CHAIN

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It’s alarming to see half-built, new farm equipment sitting idle, car dealerships vacant, and store shelves empty, but this is the harsh reality behind President Biden’s current supply chain crisis. Across the country we are seeing bottlenecks and cargo backups at ports and terminals, as well as an abundance of workforce shortages causing massive delays throughout our supply chain. It is critical we take action now to address the stalemates preventing American products from both being produced and reaching consumers before matters worsen.

The Burlington’s Profitable Pork Special

Nebraska railroads were much concerned with developing an adequate economy in the areas they served. The Burlington, for example, had a long history of caring for the welfare of its farm customers and sponsored a number of livestock, poultry and dairy trains in the 1920s to teach farmers modern agricultural methods. In 1929 it sponsored a Profitable Pork Special that sought to encourage the Nebraska pork industry. Newspaperman Will M. Maupin, who traveled with the train and reported its progress and success, noted October 10th, 1929, in the Hastings Democrat:

JUDGING CLASS TAKES ON WHOLE NEW LOOK

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Dawson County natives who were involved in 4-H or FFA almost certainly participated at one time or another in a judging class. Graduates of the Harold Stevens, Dave Stenberg and Bruce Treffer judging class eras all know the lingo. “I place this class of (insert name of item or species being judged) 1-2-3-4,” then going on to list reasons why said items or livestock were ranked the way they were.

ENROLLMENT FOR MEDICARE IS NOW OPEN

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Each year, open enrollment for Medicare begins on October 15th and runs through December 7th. This process occurs annually to safeguard continued competition on premiums and benefits among insurers; using the marketplace to drive down costs and improve consumer access. Open enrollment provides seniors with the opportunity to switch their current Medicare Part D prescription plan to take advantage of lower rates and plan options that better meet their needs resulting from competition and price negotiation by participating insurers. It also allows individuals to consider whether they want to choose a new Medicare Advantage insurance plan or participate in traditional Medicare Parts A and B. With open enrollment

E. R. Purcell Remembers Newspaper Career In Custer County

“I have recently rounded out 50 years of newspaper work in Custer County,” wrote Emerson R. Purcell in late 1942, shortly after the publication of the golden anniversary edition of his Custer County Chief of Broken Bow. In reminiscences on file at the Nebraska State Historical Society, he said: “Perhaps I can better convey to you the conditions that confronted the publishers of the pioneer days by a little of my own experience.”

GREEN TOMATO PICKLES AND OTHER POST-FROST GOODIES

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Depending on how your green thumb worked this year, you might be faced with a garage or basement full of post-frost garden goodies. This week I thought I would share some recipes that are among my go-tos for using up those tag ends of produce that you just can’t leave to freeze.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH

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Seeing young Nebraskans serving their communities, whether it is through scout troops, churches, community organizations, or just young Nebraskans coming together independently, is inspiring. It shows they understand opportunities to volunteer and serve their community do not have to wait until adulthood. In order to help foster young people’s desire to serve their communities, I offer a number of opportunities to engage with government through my office.

The Last Buffalo And Other Hunting Stories

When A. N. Ward reminisced about his early hunting exploits with a reporter from the Omaha World-Herald in 1910, he recalled the days when the Nebraska prairie abounded with wild game. Ward, according to census records, was seventy years of age and had lived in the vicinities of first Arapahoe, and then Milford, for nearly half a century. The Sunday World-Herald’s account of his hunting yarns, published on October 2, 1910, noted:

READY OR NOT HERE IT COMES

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Remember those games of Hide ‘N Seek enjoyed as a youngster? As the person who was “It” conducted the numerical countdown, he or she would end with the phrase, “Ready or not, here I come?”

IGNORING A CRISIS

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Last week while appearing at a hearing of the House Homeland Security Committee, President Biden’s Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas claimed, “the border is secure.” Anyone who has read a newspaper or watched a newscast could tell you it isn’t, yet the Biden Administration insists it is. Enough is enough; they cannot ignore the border crisis.