Opinion

Why this millennial gets tired of texting

Published by admin on Wed, 03/06/2024 - 8:44am

I joke that I’m a bad millennial. Well, actually, I’m two years shy of being a millennial. But I still claim it as my generation because those are the people I grew up with, and I watched technology drastically change along the way. 

Police deaths are tragic news

Published by admin on Wed, 02/28/2024 - 11:24am

It’s been a tragic few weeks on the law enforcement front, as several stories have emerged from across the country of law enforcement officers (and a firefighter as well) being gunned down in the line of duty. It was brought even closer to home when Sheridan, Wyo., police officer Nevada Krinkee was shot and killed while trying to deliver a trespass warning. He was only 33 years old.

We’ve been having interesting weather lately

Published by admin on Wed, 02/28/2024 - 11:21am

As far as boring small talk topics go, “the weather” might be the first to come to mind. To me, though, the weather is endlessly fascinating and always relevant, especially in these past few years. Remember the storm that caused French Creek to flood up to Mt. Rushmore Road in 2019, the time it hailed so much that snowplows had to clear it off the roads in 2015, the two feet of snow that came last April, or the snowstorm that gave students in Custer and Hermosa snow days in the final week of the school year in 2019?

End of session is in sight

Published by admin on Wed, 02/28/2024 - 9:10am
Well, the finish line is in sight for the 99th legislative session. Even though we only have two weeks left, this is “crunch” time for legislators.
During this small window of time there will be long hours and intense negotiating between the members of the House and the Senate. Funding requests will be finalized along with ultimately producing a balanced budget. 

Impeachment is becoming weaponized

Published by admin on Wed, 02/21/2024 - 3:31pm

Some trivia for you: Do you know the first federal official to ever be impeached? His name was William Blount, a U.S. Senator from Tennessee, who was impeached July 7, 1797 on charges he conspired to assist Britain in capturing Spanish territory. The House approved articles of impeachment, but the Senate voted it did not have jurisdiction. All told, 21 men have been federally impeached over the years, or roughly one every 12 years of our country’s existence.

Which sports teams do you love to hate?

Published by admin on Wed, 02/21/2024 - 3:28pm

If you weren’t in the Armory Feb. 13 for the second matchup of the season between the Custer High School girls basketball team and the Hill City Rangers, you missed a great environment for high school basketball.
The Wildcats had upset the region-leading Rangers earlier in the season, so the Rangers played like they had revenge on their mind. They got their revenge via a fairly lopsided win, but some of the best entertainment could be found in the crowd.

Can we be content?

Published by admin on Wed, 02/21/2024 - 10:43am
How often do you feel content?
It seems like the world is rarely content these days. There is a mentality in society that the grass is always greener on the other side. Everyone is always trying to get to the next big thing, big promotion or big milestone.

Border security should be nonpartisan issue

Published by admin on Wed, 02/14/2024 - 11:44am

We get it. Our country’s political parties couldn’t agree if water is wet or the sky is blue. But, hyperbole aside, there is an issue on which they should unite and get fixed immediately—the security of our southern border.

Border situation is a threat to states’ rights

Published by admin on Wed, 02/14/2024 - 11:40am

For almost 250 years America has been the standard of a government of, by, and for the people. But today, the American people are not secure. We have a national security crisis at our Southern Border because the federal government is facilitating the violation of federal law.
A nation without borders is not a nation at all. A government that does not value the security of its people is not only negligent but inhumane.

Our great faces need some relief, please

Published by admin on Wed, 02/14/2024 - 9:14am
So, yay, we’re not going to have any property tax relief anytime soon. I for one am super excited about this because I love spending a quarter of my income each year on my property taxes. Seriously I’m  disappointed by the legislative session, by our county officials, even by our Governor.
I hear from so many people, the fear in their shaky words as they wonder how much more they can take.
I see their faces, the furrows on their brows, the bags under their eyes, the lines of worry.