Opinion

MARK 10:45 "For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister: and give his life a ransom for many."(KJV) This is a short but very important scripture to which we should give full attention.

Like hunting? It’s time to take our September 1st dove opener seriously. If nothing else, it sharpens the eye for ducks and pheasants. Carry a small cooler with you, and pop out the breasts as you shoot them. After the hunt, fillet each breast into two bite-sized chunks and skewer them on a stick.

South Dakota State Parks are reminding campers that firewood originating from anywhere in the newly-expanded Emerald Ash Borer quarantine area is prohibited in all South Dakota state parks.

Last week, when I was in Sioux Falls to discuss reopening schools with parents and superintendents, I saw a great bulletin board in a 4th grade classroom. It said, “Put your positive pants on.”

1 CORINTHIANS 12:1-14 "Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren,I would not have you ignorant. Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away with dumb idols, even as you were led.

As the calendar turns to August, we are getting closer to that time of year when kids go back to school. In South Dakota, our kids will be in classrooms this fall.

PHILIPPIANS 4:11 "Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content."(KJV) 1TIMOTHY 6:6 "But godliness with contentment is great gain."(KJV) HEBREWS 13:5 "Let your conversation be without covetousness: and be content with such things as ye...

I am currently reading “Nickel Boys” by Colson Whitehead, through the online book service that is provided by our library. This book is the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize of 2020 for fiction. The following is a review written by “Goodreads”.

There’s a mystery along the Apple Tree Road in Bon Homme County that has stumped local historians for decades: the identities of six soldiers buried in the Bon Homme Cemetery, said to be members of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer’s Seventh Cavalry who died while passing through Dakota Territory in...

Politicians are people, too. Unfortunately, in today’s highly partisan environment that can be hard to remember. Cable news fosters the idea that officeholders, especially those in the other party, are worthy of our derision, rather than our respect or empathy.