Opinion

Over a six-month period, a 78-year-old businessman with a clever wit and superb leadership skills became less able to talk. He gradually became more confused and lost his ability to learn new things.

Rog's Rod & Nimrod A recent regional tabloid has taken a negative shot at our South Dakota Outdoors. In the August 9, 2019 issue of Wisconsin Outdoor News, Tony Peterson’s “Commentary” did just that. Tony, a Wisconsinite who admittedly loves to archery hunt South Dakota deer, sees a problem.

As a farmer and rancher, I would be thrilled to get a new crop into the hands of our producers, especially as our ag markets struggle. A new source of revenue for farmers would be great. But industrial hemp is not the answer. Legalizing industrial hemp legalizes marijuana by default.

11 CORINTHIANS 12:7-9 "And lest I (Paul) should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.

A dear physician friend of mine who practices in Florida developed renal (kidney) failure a few years ago at the age of 60.

Rog's Rod & Nimrod A few weeks back I mentioned that friends had sent their dogs for two weeks of training to what they jokingly called “doggie boot camp.

South Dakota is leading the way in energy independence. I’ve always said the greatest improvements in our environment and conservation won’t come in the form of a “green new deal” or the latest trend on the internet – it will come from U.S. innovation.

In 1994, no one would have imagined that you could search the Internet from a phone that you carry in your pocket. In 1994, people watching the original Lion King film wouldn’t have thought of a live-action remake.

There are more than 400 species of native bees in South Dakota. Though we don’t have exact numbers on bee distribution or abundance, we know bees are critical to our state’s economy. For morethan10years, South Dakota’s bee numbers have been on the decline.

Betsy and I have a second home in Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin, what might be seen as a Madison suburb. This home enables us to spend more time with family and grandchildren, and it also enables me to spend some time on the water when I’m away from home.