As a landowner, farmer and rancher, I am urging you to vote “no” on Referred Law 21. This is a corporate, greed-driven agenda that is not for farmers. Summit Carbon Solutions is an …
America, tell me a story. An American political campaign is a mashup of slogans, advertisements, speeches, exaggerations, outright lies, balloons, bunting, brass bands and the occasional …
Of two appalling sex crimes currently in the news, one strikes me as entirely predictable, the other so bizarre as to make one question how it could possibly have happened in a civilized country. In …
I’m told there are 22 million women in this country between the ages of 20 and 40 who do not have children. This information came from an interview with J.D. Vance, who apparently would like to …
“There’s nothing better for the inside of a man than the outside of a horse.” That quote hung on a gate on our family farm and ranch growing up. It wasn’t until years …
South Dakotans will be voting on a critically important ballot issue, “Amendment G,” in the upcoming November election. If passed, Amendment G would enshrine in our Constitution the …
Bert came waltzing in to the Mule Barn truck stop the other day in high spirits. We knew we were in for yet another lecture. Sure enough. Even as he pulled up a chair at the philosophy counter …
Entertainment legend Oprah Winfrey recently held a star-studded town hall for Vice President Kamala Harris. It took place in Farmington Hills, Michigan, in a key swing state, but celebrities from …
Democracy and discomfort go together. Or at least they should. A democracy without some discomfort in its educational system and public dialogue probably isn’t much of a democracy at all. …
The hours after an apparent assassination attempt are a tricky time for social media humor. Some readers didn’t get the joke when a progressive evangelical offered a hot take on the man …
The election season is here. There are many things for voters to consider. I am now writing about Amendment H, which will allow all voters to vote. There are currently 153,000 of us …
The formal term for what the Trump Cult has visited upon the Haitian residents of Springfield, Ohio, is “blood libel.” Although foreigners and outsiders have doubtless been blamed for …
VERDUN, Quebec — Is it time to “Be Like Joe”? Join me on a walk down Wellington Street. You’ll see a Korean restaurant and an Italian one, and as you move along the …
The new National Football League season will see plenty of records set on the field — and it’s expected to hit new heights off the field, too: specifically, the American Gaming …
Brookings is fortunate to have the Festival of Books come to town now and again. It’s not often a community can be flooded with books and authors from all over the country, with something of …
Bob Milford popped in for a cup the other day at the philosophy counter of the Mule Barn truck stop. Bob isn’t usually seen in town during the day, as he’s manager of the big Diamond W …
WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania — In the days before Vice President Kamala Harris came here, on Friday the 13th, some Trump supporters in this northeastern Pennsylvania town speculated that she …
Hon. Mr. Daniel J. Seeharer, The American Legion National commander, proposed this question, “... What does The American Legion do?” The citizenry of White will probably respond, …
As the nation celebrates Democracy Day, it’s a good time to be thankful for the freedoms that we have but also be wary of the threats that democracy faces. Those threats aren’t limited to …
It was the kind of quote that, when said by the right person under the right conditions, would inspire bold headlines. “Your country ... has families with three, four or five …