Opinion

Rocky Blare, reporting from the Senate in Pierre. This week I was fortunate enough to have three bills pass from committee and will be considered on the floor.

MARK 8:13-15 “And he left them, and entered into the ship again and departed to the other side. Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf.

South Dakota is the best state in the nation to do business. We have a lot of great things going for us – low taxes, low regulations, a strong work ethic – but we must constantly work to expand our horizons and advance our communities.

When I was a kid, my dad planted four spruce trees in our backyard. As a grade schooler they were as tall as me. But then Dad started running a garden hose from an old cistern behind the house and pumped gallons and gallons of rainwater to spur their growth.

Last week I watched a “Gunsmoke” where some kid’s dog had run off and turned sheep killer. The dog eventually returned and resumed his pet status. Ranchers wanted to kill the dog, but Fetus set up a test where the dog didn’t want to kill sheep anymore. Fact or fiction?

The Senate recently voted to acquit the president of the two Articles of Impeachment sent to us by the House of Representatives, falling 19 and 20 votes short of the 67 needed to remove him from office.

The U.S. Senate has only confronted a presidential impeachment trial three times in American history. The first was President Andrew Johnson’s trial in 1868, which reflected the lingering divisions of the Civil War. The second was President Bill Clinton’s trial more than 130 years later in 1999.

Rog's Rod & Nimrod When Ice fishing, I hope and assume that you will never go alone and that you will tell your spouses/parents/ friends where you are going and give them an expected time of return. You will be wearing a flotation device, and you will have ready access to ice picks.

Dear Editor, I am writing in regard to The City of Wagner Snow Removal Ordinance. This ordinance states that sidewalks should have snow removed “within a reasonable time” once the snow has fallen for those along Highway 46/50 and within 24 hours elsewhere.

When Ice fishing, I hope and assume that you will never go alone and that you will tell your spouses/parents/ friends where you are going and give them an expected time of return. You will be wearing a flotation device, and you will have ready access to ice picks.