If you’re familiar with the cattle industry, you are probably aware that cattle producers are receiving a falling share of the beef dollar. At the start of the pandemic demand for beef was through the roof, forcing consumers to pay higher prices for steaks and other products. Many family ranchers understandably expected that to lead to a long-overdue profit increase for their operations.
As a member of the Republican Jobs and the Economy Taskforce, I am committed to promoting America’s economic recovery; however, concerns of a recession continue to mount due to President Biden’s mismanagement of the economy.
Isaiah 44:22 “I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud and your sins like mist; return to me, for I have redeemed you.” ESV What do Stephen King and Jackson Browne have in common? Answer: Some curious soul redeemed the very work that would jettison their careers from a trash can. Stephen King was only making 9500 bucks a year as a High School teacher when he wrote the first few chapters to the book Carrie.His wife saw the manuscript in a trash can and decided to read it.
In Nebraska, we’ve endured more than our fair share of adversity over the past 3-plus years. The floods of March 2019 were the most widespread natural disaster in state history. Then, the coronavirus struck our state in March 2020 and continued upending lives throughout 2021.
Modern cars are technological marvels, and it turns out drivers may value tech over all else, including their choice of automaker. A study from Autotrader asked 1,000 participants an assortment of questions about technology and car buying. Roughly 60 percent of millennial car shoppers and more than 40 percent of baby boomers indicated they would switch vehicle brands just to get the technology features they want. Drivers are even willing to pay extra for their preferred tech. The Autotrader study found that the average shopper would pay an extra $2,276 to get the right tech features.
Do you ever have a day in your life when you really just don’t want to get out of bed? Maybe – just maybe, if you don’t acknowledge something has happened – it hasn’t? Well, that was the dilemma facing me last Saturday. Maybe, if I didn’t go to Dale Vanderford, Jr.’s funeral service, I could try to believe he was still the strong, enthusiastic for life – and his beloved community, all around nice guy he has always been, and still with us.
Nearly all my memories from childhood involve the 80s in some fashion. And television shows are a big part of those memories.
A vineyard can provide an idyllic backdrop for a wedding. When tying the knot, couples continue to do so in familiar venues.
As tensions rise as a result of Russia’s occupation of Ukraine and China’s military exercises in the waters and airspace around Taiwan, our very own homeland security is at risk of being overlooked. Alarming data from U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) reveal CBP encountered a record 239,416 individuals attempting to enter our country illegally at our southern border during the month of May – an increase of 32 percent over CBP encounters in May 2021 and a staggering 930 percent over 2020.
Romans 9:33 As it is written: "See, I lay in Zion a stone that causes men to stumble and a rock that makes them fall, and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame." A restaurant I was eating at had a funhouse mirror that made me look like one of the creatures in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. When I sat down with my cheeseburger, all I could think of was, “Man, that mirror made me look chunky.” If I ask you how you see yourself, what would the answer be? Many are robbed of their peace, joy, and happiness, simply because they do not see themselves the way God does.