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Thought for the week: Each new day is an opportunity to start all over again...to cleanse our minds and hearts anew and to clarify our vision. And let us not clutter up today with the leavings of other days.

Seizures

A seizure can be one of the most frightening things for a family member, friend, or anyone to witness. However, for some people with epilepsy, seizures may be fairly common and not unexpected. Roughly 1 in 10 people may have a seizure at some point in their lifetime.

Influential People Who Died in 2023

Yevgeny Prigozhin rose from being an ex-con and hot dog vendor to winning lucrative Kremlin contracts and heading a formidable mercenary army. But it all came to a sudden end when the private plane carrying him and others mysteriously exploded over Russia.

Carter Nelson Signs National Letter of Intent with Nebraska Cornhuskers

It is official, Carter Nelson has signed a National Letter of Intent to play football for the University of Nebraska on Wednesday, December 20th. Sided by his parents, Jake and Sandi Nelson and sister, Kaitlyn and surrounded by coaches and members of the 2023 Bulldog Football Team, Nelson signed his Letter of Intent.

Minimum Wage Increases to $12.00 Effective January 1, 2024

Nebraska’s minimum wage will increase to $12.00 per hour effective January 1, 2024. In accordance with an initiative passed by voters in November of 2022, the minimum wage will increase $1.50 each year through 2026, followed by an annual cost of living increase beginning in 2027. The minimum hourly wage for tipped employees is $2.13 per hour. Employers are responsible for ensuring that wages and tips combined equal at least the minimum wage.

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Ainsworth Irrigation Dist. Board Mtg.

Legislative Notes

As my final session in the legislature is about to begin, I am busy making sure I leave the legislature better than I found it. There is one thing I know for certain: Nebraska’s future energy policy should not be based on “renewable” energy. In every case, it makes our electric grid more fragile and makes electricity in Nebraska cost more, to say nothing of what it does to the good people of Nebraska.

Capitol News

Legislative Leaders Want to Change the Way They Do Business A change is gonna come. Leaders of the Nebraska Legislature want to streamline the process and perhaps change a few rules during the upcoming short session to avoid the mess of last year’s 90day struggle.

Testing And Feeding Tobacco-Brown Hay and Silage

Did difficult weather this year cause your hay to be baled too wet or silage chopped too dry? Now that hay and silage has heated and turned brown, how should you feed these forages? Hay baled too wet or silage chopped to dry can get excessively hot and cause certain chemical reactions to occur. These chemical reactions and the heat that produces them will darken your forage and make it smell sweet like caramel.