Opinion

There was a time, about fifty-some years ago, when I was a fair hand with a fly rod. Today my tremor makes it all but impossible to tie on different presentations. My balance (peripheral neuropathy) presents a further problem.

Dear Editor, My wife Loretha and I have just retired and have moved to the Sioux Falls area to be closer to our family. It has been a privilege and a joy to minister to Friedensberg Bible Church in the southern suburbs of Avon, and to the community of Avon, Bon Homme County and the surrounding area.

I recently saw a patient I hadn’t seen in more than 18 months. This patient had previously come to me somewhat routinely for arthritic knees. Together, we constructed a conservative treatment plan to help increase activity and prolong the life of those knees.

PROVERBS 25:19 "Confidence is an unfaithful man in times of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint."(KJV) This proverb is telling us that an unfaithful person is just that, especially in times when trouble is happening to you.

Lake Superior’s Apostle Islands – Have you been there? Because my little trip/ vacation ideas have been popular with many in the past, I’ll be so bold as to pass on another suggestion.

I recently noted a story on Facebook that was critical of Wagner High School principal Neil Goter. It insinuated that Mr. Goter was racist. If the story is bogus, please disregard my letter. It is my opinion that Mr.

Using money to make money, at least with traditional methods such as bonds, CD’s, treasury notes, interest paid by banks, and the stock market is difficult today as our dollar’s buying power is slipping faster than today’s interest rates pay. What about firearms as an investment?

It is often said that laughter is the best medicine, yet I have never written a prescription for a funny movie, or a television comedy show, and I have no clowns or rubber chickens in my office. On the contrary, doctors are often expected to be serious and professional.

JOHN 14:6 "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."(KJV) There are many churches that have their own method of getting to heaven.

There is a huge story hiding in the midst of less important news items, and I would be remiss, as would every media source in the country, to not report on what has been dubbed by conservatives as the 30 x 30 Land Grab.