Opinion

This week I spent some time exploring the origins of the word, kind: It comes from Old English gecynd (YEH’-kund) or cynn (kyn), meaning nature, race, family.

When it comes to the world of hunting and fishing, we South Dakotans hold some high cards. Pheasant hunts, turkey hunts, archery deer hunts, and fishing on our reservoirs can be swapped for Great Lakes salmon fishing, Colorado elk hunts, or Wisconsin/Minnesota/Canada musky fishing to name a few.

As we sat around our host ranchers’ kitchen the night before the recent West River Deer opener, we swapped stories and poked a little fun at each other. Our group included ranchers Stuart and Lisa, Ken, a neighbor, Wisconsin hunters Dave and Ted, Mike, my partner, and myself.

Of the 40 million people with hearing loss in the U.S., 25 percent of those, or 10 million, have lost their hearing as a result of exposure to excessive noise. But how much noise is too much?

Rog's Rod & Nimrod Over the years, I’ve read volumes on the subject of dangerous game. It’s not necessarily about things that bite. Cow elephant hunts are often mentioned, but the guy who gets the most press is the African Cape buffalo.

Dear Editor, Last week in your paper Roger Wiltz asked how to get our two party system to work better and specifically what can Democrats do to make our system work better? I’ve always consider myself able to look at both sides of an issue.

Like every Thanksgiving, I’ll be home in South Dakota, celebrating with my family: my wife, my daughters, my sons-in-law, and my four – soon to be five! – grandchildren. I’ll be taking on my traditional job of carving the turkey –and helpingwith the dishes afterward.

It seems we’ve captured attention not just in South Dakota, but around the country and even the world with our new anti-meth campaign. We needed that. In today’s age, traditional messages don’t cut through the noise.

Randall Community Water District recently received the 2019 AE2S Nexus Utility Rate Survey.

Jean and I wish a very happy Thanksgiving to all South Dakotans. This season provides us with an opportunity to reflect ontheblessingswe’ve received this year.