Opinion

The 94th session of the South Dakota Legislature is nearly over with 3 days left this next week and veto day which is the 29th of March.

Rog's Rod & Nimrod I won’t call it high adventure, but we had a great time. Last Saturday I went ice fishing on the Mississippi River with Tom, my son-in-law. It was a new experience for both of us, and we had little or no information to go on.

The Tenth Amendment of the United States Constitution says "All powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." This means the founders intended power to default to the states.

My good friend, a single man in his 60s, didn’t like going to the medical clinic for anything, let alone a cold. His illness started with a fever, aches all over and a sudden overabundance of mucus.

Foster care is an issue I’ve cared about for a long time. Growing up, I had a foster brother who made a big impact on my family and taught my siblings and me a different kind of love, compassion, and strength I don’t know if I would have otherwise understood.

Aftersevenconsecutiveweeks of session in Washington, DC, I was grateful to spend a full week working back in beautiful South Dakota. My first in-state work week was full of “firsts.” To kick off the week, I spent time at the state legislative session.

There’s no doubt students who decide to pursue higher education at one of the many universities and colleges throughout the United States are making a significant investment in their future, but a vast majority of them end up trading their cap and gown for a mountain of debt and uncertainty.

Rog's Rod & Nimrod I was savoring a second bowl of homemade potato soup at a great Super Bowl party when my dear old friend, Howard Bich, sat down beside me. To me, Howard will forever be one of the great teachers of life sciences. Anyway, when it comes to wildlife issues, Mr.

Women’s health can be directly tied to the burden of household responsibilities.

Tribal members have been in the midst of a government-induced health care crisis for decades due to poor leadership and mismanagement at the Indian Health Service (IHS). For far too long, tribal members who rely on IHS for health care have faced unimaginable horrors.