Opinion

Rog's Rod & Nimrod While I generally like to keep the contents of my column on the light side, today I am going to throw some numbers around to prove my point on the SD Game, Fish, & Parks proposed change for the 2019 deer hunting license applications.

Weather Watch Does anyone care to stick their neck out and make a weather prediction for this fall and winter? I readily admit that I never saw this heat wave coming that hit us the last few days.

Last year, we overhauled the tax code for the first time since Ronald Reagan was president. With the passage of these historic tax cuts, the average South Dakota family of four will see their after-tax income rise by $2,400. We doubled the Child Tax Credit to $2,000 per child.

This past week, legislators returned to Pierre for a special legislative session. I don’t call a special session lightly. During my two terms as governor I have called only one other during the summer of 2017, to deal with the non-meandered waters issue.

This September, Lake Andes Carnegie Public Library is joining with the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries nationwide for Library Card Sign-up Month, to encourage parents, caregivers and students to obtain a free library card that will save them money while reaping rewards in academic...

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) didn’t eliminate the individual alternative minimum tax (AMT). But the law did draw a silver lining around it. Revised rules now lessen the likelihood that many taxpayers will owe substantial taxes under the AMT for 2018 through 2025.

In my column of two weeks ago, I expressed concern for possible meat spoilage as my coming Wyoming elk hunt was scheduled for late August and potential warm weather. My apprehensions were needless as it was 34 degrees F. when I dropped my elk early on the morning of August 28th.

Riley Crosley from Crofton, NB is our grandson, and he has Monday off from school this week. The plan is for him to stay overnight on Sunday and to be home by Tuesday. That means I had better brush up on my sports.

Occasionally, commercial entities upgrade assets – simple fixtures or complex machinery. Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) passed late last year, bonus depreciation was significantly enhanced.

Weather Watch We’ve had a little taste of what is to come, and I don’t like it. Last week Tuesday, we had severe thunderstorms pass through the area, dropping about an inch or so of rain and enough hail to make the ground white for awhile.