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SUPPLY CHAIN EXPERTS THOUGHTS ON BACK-LOG A supply chain expert at the University of Nebraska at Omaha thinks the product back-log we’re seeing right now could lead to important fixes and safeguards in the system. Dr. Anh Ta is an assistant professor of supply chain management at UNO and said what we’re seeing now is the result of a perfect storm; a pandemic, production shutdowns, an upcoming holiday and fewer truck drivers. We’ve heard the warnings about the availability of toys and other seasonal products, but Ta said this probably won’t last long. “I don’t think it will be a big issue for more than six months, but it can-not be solved in less than two months,” Ta said. He said the reason you’re still able to get common products the next day from Amazon or Walmart is because those products are already in a warehouse and ready to go. “A company like Amazon, they already have that very close to your house,” Ta said. “That’s why they can do one-day shipping or two-day shipping, be-cause they know you will buy it. Because they know before you buy it. So they already have it in the warehouse somewhere.” He said some factories overseas have had to close for more than two months amid increased cases of COVID- 19, a lag in production that won’t become a problem until closer to the holidays. But he said the logistics and supply chain issues will likely make the system stronger in the future as companies look for ways to avoid a repeat. “Now they will be much better for next year. Next year we may have another problem, but not this same problem,” Ta said. “We will be better over time because we have more problems.”

TWO STATE SENATORS PETITION Two state senators have been circulating a petition asking lawmakers to call a special session to consider legislation prohibiting businesses from re-quiring that employees get vaccinated against the coronavirus. The special session, proposed by Sens. Ben Hansen of Blair and Rob Clements of Elm-wood, would also consider prohibiting governments and schools from man-dating COVID vaccines, according to an email shared with the Journal Star. The move from state lawmakers comes a week after Gov. Pete Ricketts, who said he opposes vaccine mandates, said he would not call lawmakers back to Lincoln for a second special session this year unless there were 33 senators willing to vote for such a law. That’s the number needed to over-come a likely filibuster by opponents. The Legislature met in September to redraw political district boundaries as part of the decennial redistricting process. According to a press release, 26 senators signed a letter outlining the purpose of the special session to Secretary of State Bob Evnen. ansen submitted the letter to Evnen’s office Tuesday afternoon. “The people have spoken, in overwhelming fashion. We need to do what we can to protect the livelihoods of Nebraskans who are at risk of losing their jobs if they exercise their choice not to receive a COVID vaccination,” Hansen said.

JURY INDICTED U.S. REP JEFF FORTENBERRY A federal grand jury has indicted U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska, accusing him of lying to the FBI and concealing information from federal agents who were investigating campaign contributions funneled to him from a Nigerian billionaire. The U.S. attorney’s office announced that the federal grand jury in Los Angeles had indicted the nine-term Republican on one charge of scheming to falsify and conceal material facts and two counts of making false statements to federal investigators. The congresssman is pro-claiming his innocence and promising to fight the charges. Fortenberry says in a YouTube video posted Monday night that he was “shocked” and “stunned” by the allegations.

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SPORTS

For the second straight year, the Maywood-Hayes Cen-

ter Wolves won the RPAC volleyball tournament champi-

onship. Last night at the Graff Events Center, the West

Division top-seed knocked off RPAC East Division second

-seed Cambridge in four sets. East Division top-seed

Alma won the third-place match with a three-set win

over West Division third-seed Wauneta-Palisade. MHC

made it to the finals with a straight set win over Wau-

neta-Palisade while Cambridge ousted Alma in four sets.

After spending almost 20 years in the Central 10 Confer-

ence, the Holdrege Board of Education has voted to end

that membership effective June 30th of next year and

apply for membership in their historic “home” of the

Southwest Conference effective July 1, 2022. The board

approved the decision on Monday night. Holdrege has

not officially been accepted to the Southwest Conference

at this point, but it is expected that will happen in the

near future. Holdrege was a founding member of the

Southwest conference back in 1928 and stayed in that

league until 2004. The Southwest conference currently

consists of 8 schools across the state. Ainsworth, Broken

Bow, Valentine, Cozad, Gothenburg, Ogallala, McCook

and Minden.

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