Opinion

Of the 40 million people with hearing loss in the U.S., 25 percent of those, or 10 million, have lost their hearing as a result of exposure to excessive noise. But how much noise is too much?

Rog's Rod & Nimrod Over the years, I’ve read volumes on the subject of dangerous game. It’s not necessarily about things that bite. Cow elephant hunts are often mentioned, but the guy who gets the most press is the African Cape buffalo.

Dear Editor, Last week in your paper Roger Wiltz asked how to get our two party system to work better and specifically what can Democrats do to make our system work better? I’ve always consider myself able to look at both sides of an issue.

Like every Thanksgiving, I’ll be home in South Dakota, celebrating with my family: my wife, my daughters, my sons-in-law, and my four – soon to be five! – grandchildren. I’ll be taking on my traditional job of carving the turkey –and helpingwith the dishes afterward.

It seems we’ve captured attention not just in South Dakota, but around the country and even the world with our new anti-meth campaign. We needed that. In today’s age, traditional messages don’t cut through the noise.

Randall Community Water District recently received the 2019 AE2S Nexus Utility Rate Survey.

Jean and I wish a very happy Thanksgiving to all South Dakotans. This season provides us with an opportunity to reflect ontheblessingswe’ve received this year.

Redfield celebrated the 100th anniversary of South Dakota’s first official pheasant hunt with a big party last week. Hundreds of men and women marched the cornfields of Spink County and then gathered for a prime rib dinner and some wonderful storytelling.

PSALM 111:1-10 "1. Praise ye the Lord, I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation. 2. The word of the Lord is great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein. 3.

A muddle and mixture of family and friends surrounded the dying elderly woman like she was a campfire. They came to honor and pay their respects; many generations, from all over the country.