South Dakota citizens and especially landowners —we need your help. Summit Carbon Solutions has filed a new docket with the SD-PUC. Go here . The name has been changed to the "Midwest …
Donald Trump is an isolationist due to the fact he plans to pull our military out of Ukraine and Syria. Vladimir Putin, a Russian dictator, wants to take over Ukraine and will kill anybody who …
An effective and efficient system of indigent defense is important for all South Dakotans. South Dakota has devoted a couple years of study, discussion and legislative action to the issue. Judges, …
It is an astonishingly large number: 5.3 billion. That’s how many meals were distributed by the nation’s largest domestic hunger relief organization, Feeding America, in 2023 alone. In a …
In Gov. Kristi Noem’s Speakout (Dec. 9 – "A budget for the people"), she proposes investing $4 million into “Education Savings Accounts” that families can use for private …
During my newspaper career I was tasked with writing five editorials a week. Consequently, I wasn’t choosy about revisiting some subjects. If it was in the news, it was fair game for an …
In 2021, Attorney General Merrick Garland established new, but long-needed, press protections barring federal prosecutors from purasuing journalists’ communication records with confidential …
The United States Senate is arguably the least democratic (small “d”) institution in any democracy in the world, with the possible exception of the British House of Lords. The Senate …
There’s hardly a corner of South Dakota where you won’t find a farm, ranch, or some other trace of our rich agricultural heritage — it’s the lifeblood of our state. …
It’s telling that virtually the only positive spin economists of every political persuasion are putting on Donald Trump’s latest vow to ignite a global tariff war is the possibility that …
The OLLI membership once again feels humbled and honored by the support we received this fall from the Brookings community. There was a uniting of so many individuals, organizations and …
It’s that time of year. We’re seeing a near endless lineup of Hallmark Christmas-Without-Jesus movies: silly, secular and seasonal nonsense in two-hour blocks that end at the last minute …
A video appeared on my computer screen the other day I found most intriguing. It was a man with a guitar out in a field. He was playing for the cows. As soon as he began to play, all of the cows …
Some obvious questions come to mind in considering Gov. Kristi Noem’s selection to lead the Department of Homeland Security in Donald Trump’s next administration. Will the ghost of …
Well, it is that time of year again, cold snowy weather with slips and falls! Wouldn’t it be nice to have a safe warm place in Brookings for inside walking and related winter activities that …
I spent an inordinate amount of time during my journalism career writing headlines. Sometimes I miss it. Especially when a story comes along about the last meeting of the legislative Study Committee …
Donald Trump ’s cabinet nominees so far reveal a desire to disrupt Washington, and disruption is needed in many places. But as he mulls his choices for Treasury and the economic-policy posts, …
“This is what South Dakotans should do,” the governor said, emphasizing “should.” I was perplexed. It was March 23, 2020, almost two weeks since the first COVID-19 cases …
This past summer we had the good fortune of a visit from our daughter and two of our grandsons. One grandson brought his work with him, as he edits material on his computer. He would take his …
The holidays are a wonderful time to spend time together and celebrate traditions as a family. Every family celebrates in their own unique way and develops their own traditions. The Noem family has …