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One late summer day, fresh out of residency and seeing patients for the first time as a full-fledged family physician, I examined a young man who had a fever, fatigue, and a bad headache. Considering the time of year, influenza was low on the list of possibilities, and COVID-19 did not yet exist. After a physical exam and listening to his story, I ordered some tests, which resulted in a diagnosis of West Nile virus.
Read moreThe Annual Open Class Show will be held during the Bon Homme County 4-H Achievement Days. If you enjoy making projects or have a hobby and would like to show off your work, here is your chance! You can enter a variety of items to show. Anything from painting, quilting, baking, canning, collections, photography, gardening and so much more! All exhibits should be entered on Friday, August 5th, from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at the 4-H Center and must go by guidelines in the South Dakota State Fair Book.
Read moreHello. My name is Edward Red Lightning, Sr. I am a member of the Yankton Sioux Tribe and life time resident.
Read morePSALM 143: 8 " Cause me to hear thy loving kindness in the morning; for to the do I trust; cause me to know the way wherein I should walk, for I lift up my soul unto thee."(KJV)
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I often smile to myself when I think of two pets in particular that once graced our acreage north of Wagner. We acquired Brown, a female Chesapeake Retriever pup, back in December 1977. At this same time our kids befriended a tomcat they named Morris. For reasons unknown to me, Morris decided to “mother” Brown. They were inseparable as they slept side by side. There was no need for us to do the hot water bottle thing with our new pup. As Brown grew, Morris slept on top of Brown.
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As a physician with 45 years of practice, I’ve seen my share of diseases. I have usually been on the physician side of the diagnosis-treatment paradigm. However, knowing the rationale for diagnostic screening tests, I fortunately did not shirk my own.
Read moreI’ve been watching the live feed of outer space images captured by the James Webb space telescope. Ethereal music plays in the background as fantastic pictures of color and light play across the screen in my living room.
Read moreWhen Democrats took office in January 2021, Congress had just passed a fifth bipartisan COVID relief bill that met essentially all current pressing COVID needs. Still eager to spend more, Democrats then passed a massive $1.9 trillion piece of legislation under the guise of COVID relief that flooded the economy with unnecessary government money, and the economy overheated as a result. Then, despite steadily climbing inflation in the wake of their bill, Democrats seemed incapable of learning from their mistake, and they spent last fall attempting to double down on the failed strategy that helped get us into this mess in the first place.
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