Custer County Chronicle

DeShaun Watson saga isn’t over

Published by admin on Thu, 06/30/2022 - 9:48am

Only a couple of months ago, DeShaun Watson was traded from the Houston Texans to the Cleveland Browns, which then promptly signed the three-time Pro Bowler to a fully guaranteed, five-year, $230 million contract. The contract on its own would have been major news, because it is the first fully guaranteed contract in a league that doesn’t fully guarantee contracts. It is a common refrain that the NFL stands for “Not For Long.”

Staying optimistic can be tough

Published by admin on Thu, 06/23/2022 - 11:17am

Let’s just tell it how it is. It’s a tough time to be alive.
Not in the literal sense, of course. We should all be grateful for the life we have, and each day is a blessing. And of course, there is someone out there who has it much worse than all of us. These are all clichés, but they are true. If we start with that understood premise, we can still understand it’s a tough time to be alive.

Big Medicine is squandering our trust

Published by admin on Thu, 06/23/2022 - 11:15am

If anything good can be said to have come out of the last two years of travail brought on by COVID-19, it is that the crisis has caused the light of truth to be shined upon things revealing some unpleasant realities about life in these United States. Most glaring, perhaps, has been the revelation of the uncomfortable fact that we have placed entirely too much faith in our medical system and especially the pharmaceutical industry.

Floods & Rainbows

Published by admin on Thu, 06/23/2022 - 11:03am

This month has been a grim reminder of just what all an unexpected flood can do. On the ninth we remembered the 50th anniversary of the Rapid City flood of ’72. A flood which still haunts the memories of some of our old-timers.

Impeachment trial has begun

Published by admin on Thu, 06/23/2022 - 11:03am

Greetings! It’s official.  The recount for District 30 Senate race is as follows: Pennington County Monday, June 27 at 9 a.m.; Custer County Monday, June 27 at 2 p.m.; Fall River County Tuesday, June 28 at 9 a.m. All recounts are held at the respective county courthouses with the auditor’s office in charge.  All are open to the public.  
Also, the property tax summer study is having its first meeting at 10 a.m. on June 27 in room 362 in the State Capitol.

No easy answers on VRBO issue

Published by admin on Thu, 06/16/2022 - 9:40am

Is it a win-win? A lose-lose? Any way you slice it, there  are simply no easy answers when it comes to figuring out a way to find a balance when it comes to the hot-button issue of how many vacation rentals should be allowed in Custer and where those vacation rentals should be allowed to operate.

What happened to America?

Published by admin on Thu, 06/16/2022 - 9:37am

What happened to America? That’s the question that’s been on my mind.
Before the pandemic struck, America was experiencing a resurgence in global economic and political strength that hadn’t been seen since World War II. We had the lowest unemployment rate in more than 50 years – including record-high employment rates for Black and Hispanic Americans. We became the global leader in energy production. We were the third-largest exporter of cars and the second-largest producer of auto parts. It’s simple – we were putting America first.

I’m going to request a recount

Published by admin on Thu, 06/16/2022 - 9:02am

Greetings! Well, the Primary Election for the legislature has come and gone. Seems like a long time ago already. In District 30, the House of Representatives race, the unofficial results were as follows:  
Dennis Krul 2535 votes for 27 percent
Trish Ladner 2133 votes for 25 percent
Patrick Bauman 2033 votes for 23 percent
Lisa Gennaro 1309 votes for 15 percent
Gerald Herrick 660 votes for 8 percent.
Congratulations to Rep. elect Dennis Krull and Rep. Trish Ladner on winning your House seats.

What should be considered news?

Published by admin on Thu, 06/09/2022 - 9:40am

With the long overdue end to the Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard defamation trial finally upon us, we can’t help ut ask the question—why was this news?
What is it about seeing people’s personal lives and salacious details played out on TV that is so enthralling for some people? Many people have used the age-old comparison to a car wreck in that you don’t really want to look at it as you drive by it, but you really can’t look away.

Never accept school shootings

Published by admin on Thu, 06/09/2022 - 9:26am

It’s hard to wrap my head around the fact that I’m living through a period of time where school shootings are a regular occurrence. It’s even harder to wrap my mind around the fact that for many, such an occurrence only warrants a shrug of the shoulders a “that’s sad” and it’s off to lunch they go.
What has become of us?