Opinion

Taking action on Sheps Canyon Road

Published by admin on Thu, 08/05/2021 - 9:30am

Greetings! Are you ready for a good news story? I know I sure am!!  So, what’s the good news?  Well, the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP), along with the Fall River County Commissioners, have come up with a solution fixing Sheps Canyon Road.  

Are COVID-19 deaths down?

Published by admin on Thu, 08/05/2021 - 9:25am

You wouldn’t know it by all the scary headlines last week, but it appears COVID-19 deaths are actually going down in this country. It seems the various media outlets  seek to keep the virus in the news forever. Here are some of the headlines.
“Biden urges Americans to “stay vigilant” for COVID threat amid push for federal workers to get vaccinated.”
“Teachers’ union president suggests schools may not reopen after new CDC guidelines.”
“Pelosi backpedals as Capitol Police respond to order that staff and visitors without masks be apprehended.”

Simone Biles: hero or quitter?

Published by admin on Thu, 08/05/2021 - 9:24am

Boy we can’t even have an Olympics without a nuclear controversy that turns political, racial, etc. Such is life in 2021, I guess.
In case you missed it, Simone Biles, one of, if not the most decorated gymnast in the history of the United States, decided to stop competing in the middle of the team competition last week, saying she wasn’t in the “proper headspace” to continue competing in the competition.
A couple of days later she also bowed out of the individual all-around competition, which was eventually won by her teammate, Suni Lee.

2021: A space oddity

Published by admin on Thu, 07/29/2021 - 10:29am
This week has been a tale of two Earths. One in which some really rich people went to space just for the sheer fun of it, while average people here on Earth wrestled with high food, gas and housing issues. And while they marveled at the world beyond, our own planet was being devoured by floods and fires. 
And it makes me sad.

Regarding Ravnsborg and Amendment A

Published by admin on Thu, 07/29/2021 - 9:09am

Greetings! We’re going into the dog days of summer. This and 90 plus every day is hard on all of us. At least up in the Hills it cools off every night and we don’t have the humidity like east river.  Of course, East
River needs that humidity to grow corn and soybeans. I had to make a trip to East River and was amazed at how good the corn and soybean crops looked. Praise the Lord!

Olympics used to be fun to view

Published by admin on Thu, 07/29/2021 - 9:06am

In case you have not noticed, the Tokyo Olympics started July 23 and will run through Aug. 8. Most Americans have a ho-hum attitude toward that worldwide event since it has turned into a public liberal forum by NBC, the network that has carried the event exclusively for many years.

What legacy will we leave?

Published by admin on Thu, 07/29/2021 - 9:04am

Several years ago, I asked my three sons what they would remember about growing up in our household. My youngest son told me I once asked him to help me plant some seeds. “It made me feel important,” he said. I don’t even remember that occasion, but it evidently made a big impression on him.
Funny how little things like that can leave such a  lasting impression on someone. He’s been planting seeds and trees ever since.
I asked Charley last week what legacy he wants to leave. For we all leave legacies, whether for good or for bad.

Misinformation and Big Tech

Published by admin on Thu, 07/22/2021 - 10:31am

We’ve been hearing a lot about what is called “misinformation,” especially from the likes of President Biden. Last week he accused Facebook of “killing people” with vaccine misinformation, something that Facebook vigorously denied.
The company said over 2 billion people have viewed “authoritative information about COVID-19 and vaccines” on Facebook, which is more than any other place on the internet. The company said it was actually saving lives by providing information on where and how to get a vaccine.

Time to step up and help ‘Ski’

Published by admin on Thu, 07/22/2021 - 10:29am

Robert Kaliszewski and his wife, Iris, are in dire straits due to his deteriorating health condition and lack of finances due to his big heart. Monday we talked with Iris and learned that “Ski,” as he is better known, is home and not doing well.

Inflation, COVID-19 and other thoughts

Published by admin on Thu, 07/22/2021 - 10:00am

Greetings! I have a lot going on here in my scattered thoughts. With all the talk about inflation going up 5 percent, I have issue with these economists’ modern math. If gas was $1.80 per gallon prior to President Biden and its $3.55 now, that’s pretty near a 100 percent increase.  Perhaps these economists are using common core math? Yes, I did pay $3.55 per gallon at a station in District 30!