Opinion

Weather Watch Did you ever notice that there is a country song that will fit just about any occasion? For instance, after we received six or seven inches of rain in two days last week, someone said, “Now I’ve seen everything.

On Friday morning, Sept. 28, a few dozen cowhands will put on their boots and saddle their horses. Custer State Park employees will arise before dawn. And thousands from across the state, country and world will gather, all to continue a 53-year tradition.

With a little over 80 percent of us in the workforce, South Dakota has the country’s highest rate of working moms. I’m proud to have been part of this group, as a farmer and rancher, the owner of a hunting lodge, and a manager at my mom’s restaurant.

Rog's Rod & Nimrod While I generally like to keep the contents of my column on the light side, today I am going to throw some numbers around to prove my point on the SD Game, Fish, & Parks proposed change for the 2019 deer hunting license applications.

Weather Watch Does anyone care to stick their neck out and make a weather prediction for this fall and winter? I readily admit that I never saw this heat wave coming that hit us the last few days.

Last year, we overhauled the tax code for the first time since Ronald Reagan was president. With the passage of these historic tax cuts, the average South Dakota family of four will see their after-tax income rise by $2,400. We doubled the Child Tax Credit to $2,000 per child.

This past week, legislators returned to Pierre for a special legislative session. I don’t call a special session lightly. During my two terms as governor I have called only one other during the summer of 2017, to deal with the non-meandered waters issue.

This September, Lake Andes Carnegie Public Library is joining with the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries nationwide for Library Card Sign-up Month, to encourage parents, caregivers and students to obtain a free library card that will save them money while reaping rewards in academic...

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) didn’t eliminate the individual alternative minimum tax (AMT). But the law did draw a silver lining around it. Revised rules now lessen the likelihood that many taxpayers will owe substantial taxes under the AMT for 2018 through 2025.

In my column of two weeks ago, I expressed concern for possible meat spoilage as my coming Wyoming elk hunt was scheduled for late August and potential warm weather. My apprehensions were needless as it was 34 degrees F. when I dropped my elk early on the morning of August 28th.