Brookings is a growing community with exciting challenges ahead. A vote for Holly will ensure continued success and growth for our community. Holly’s dedication to Brookings is unmatched. I …
I am writing to express my support for Kelsey Bowman, who is running for Brookings School Board. Kelsey Bowman is the right choice for the Brookings School Board. As a mother and former assistant …
For a condemnation of Kristi Noem’s performance as governor, just look at what her former lieutenant governor is doing. You won’t get him to admit that, of course. Larry Rhoden …
It has been a pleasure to know and to work with Teri Johnson on behalf of our community for the past several years. She has experience. During her tenure, significant accomplishments occurred: …
We are writing to express strong support for Teri Johnson for the Brookings School Board. Teri is the epitome of a servant leader, with valuable experience as both a pastor and a university …
Boy, I sure do love cowboy music. Now I don’t mean stuff like “Grandma Tied Me Up With Her Scarf So I Can’t Go To My Sweetie’s House Tonight.” Nope. Well, to be …
Too often lately our leaders seem to come from the Satchel Paige School of Political Thought: “Don’t look back, something may be gaining on you.” The very act of looking back …
I find it hard to believe that every letter to the editor and every editorial is negative on the actions President Trump has been taking. Doesn't anyone in this community realize what has been …
I write in strong support of Bonny Specker’s re-election to the Brookings City Council. It seems to me that people in public office are in positions of trust, and I trust Bonny. In her …
Dear Senators Thune and Rounds, and Representative Johnson, I look forward to your response on my grave concerns with the risk to the Americans serving our nation in the Armed Forces by the …
It has been my privilege to work with Teri Johnson the past 3 years on the Brookings School Board. Teri has exceptional leadership skills and has proven herself to be an effective board member. Her …
Letters to the editor endorsing candidates in the April 8 city and school election should be delivered to the Brookings Register no later than 5 p.m. April 3. Each letter and …
As a polio survivor, I am appalled at the latest push by anti-vaxxers. To let a child suffer and perhaps die from a completely preventable cause is unconscionable! The fact is I had polio, the …
Recently I learned of the death of a friend. He had been struggling with cancer for four years, and winning. It wasn’t keeping him from hiking and sailing and singing. He did all those things …
Our nation was founded upon the principle of rule of law as our founders rejected governance by a colonizing monarchy in a distant land. The American revolutionaries of the 1770s sought to be …
You may have seen misleading ads about 340B expansion targeting state legislators, including our own Sen. Tim Reed. These ads completely misrepresent the importance of the 340B program to rural …
As former board members of the Brookings Area United Way, we have seen firsthand the life-changing impact this organization has on our community. We have witnessed struggling families receive …
I sent the following message to all six of my representatives on Feb. 6, 2025, and received no comments: Wake up! We are the frog in the boiling water. Trump said that he would only be a …
I timed ‘er just right t’other day. Strolled on into the Mule Barn when I knew Doc and the guys would be there. Oh we unfiltered the world events for a while, then … to take …
The main run of the 100th session of the South Dakota State Legislature is in the books. We will return to Pierre on March 31 to consider any bills that Gov. Larry Rhoden decides to veto. This …