Opinion

Is COVID-19 stealing our humanity?

Published by admin on Thu, 09/02/2021 - 1:39pm
What role does stress play in our health in America and, in particular, as it relates to COVID-19? Does being in a constant state of anxiety about COVID-19 related effects help or hinder us when we talk about immune resistance? What role does isolation play in our anxiety and stress over COVID-19 and are we giving this disease our last, great strength as human beings?

Some want special vaccine session

Published by admin on Thu, 09/02/2021 - 9:11am

“Rep. Goodwin, please call for a special session to discuss COVID-19 vaccine mandates.”
All of us in the Legislature, 70 in the House and 35 in the Senate, are receiving many, many of these types of emails.  
We are citizen legislators, meaning we only meet for 40 days or less starting the second Tuesday in January. The next legislative session is Jan. 11 through March 10. We will have a 38-day session.

A busy summer filled with events

Published by admin on Thu, 09/02/2021 - 9:10am

The last two months have just flown by and I haven’t taken the time to update. Sorry.
July was busy starting with Peggy’s Place when Lawerence Jones from “Fox and Friends” came to Keystone.   I was asked to speak at the July 4 ARISE USA Tour that was also held in Keystone at the city park.  That was an awesome patriotic event! Made a lot of new friends who love our special place here in the Black Hills.

Ravnsborg must resign or be impeached

Published by admin on Thu, 09/02/2021 - 9:08am

A cloud has been hanging over the Attorney General’s office in South Dakota since the state’s chief law enforcement officer struck and killed a man late Saturday night, Sept. 12, last year. Jason Ravnsborg plead no contest to two misdemeanor traffic charges Aug. 26 in Ft. Pierre and was fined $500 for each count, plus $3,742 in court costs. He will not serve any time in jail and he still refuses to resign.

Tragic images out of Afghanistan

Published by admin on Thu, 09/02/2021 - 9:06am

The events that have unfolded in Afghanistan over the past few weeks are hard to watch. For 20 years, American servicemen and women poured their blood, sweat and tears into that country, trying to help it stand on its own.
The dramatic fall of the country to the Taliban after the U.S. troops left, combined with a attack by ISIS K (I didn’t know there were different factions of ISIS) lead to the question: Was it all for naught?

Is intent a crime?

Published by admin on Thu, 08/26/2021 - 11:40am
Our attorney general’s trial begins very soon. If you’re not aware of what he is on trial for, on Sept. 12, 2020, Jason Ravnsborg drove his 2011 Ford Taurus westbound on U.S. Hwy. 14 when he struck Joe Boever. The accident happened at 10:30 p.m.

Legislative districts may need changed

Published by admin on Thu, 08/26/2021 - 9:32am

Greetings! My title of the article I was going to write was, “If Joe Biden was going to destroy this country, would he do anything differently?” But Marcia asked that I please not write any more controversial stuff for a while. So, let’s talk about redistricting, shall we?

Shooter should face charges

Published by admin on Thu, 08/26/2021 - 9:31am

In the midst of all the cussing and discussing about the current disastrous situation in Afghanistan, it was recently announced that the Capitol police officer involved in the shooting of an unarmed female Jan. 6 was cleared of any charges, according to an internal review.

A favorite photo: the rest of the story

Published by admin on Thu, 08/26/2021 - 9:30am

There is a photo I took several years ago when I worked in another state at another newspaper that I have often thought about and wished I had. I considered it one of the best photos I have ever taken.

Hope for civility in Midwestern living

Published by admin on Thu, 08/19/2021 - 12:06pm
In conducting the “Question of the Week” interviews this past week during the Motorcycle Rally, I was struck by a couple of truths for our area in the Black Hills.