Mel's Musings
11 months ago
Mel’s Musings Why Don’t You Vote?

Tim Johnson died recently at the age of 77.  He was first elected to […]

Mel's Musings
11 months ago
Mel’s Musings: Amendment G

This is the exact text of South Dakota’s current abortion law: 22-17-5.1. Procurement of abortion […]

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Mel's Musings
11 months ago
Mel’s Musings: Amendment F gets an “F”

I’m sure people get tired of me reciting my background but be fair. I […]

Mel's Musings
12 months ago
MEL’S MUSINGS: A daughter’s gift

My birthday was September 20th.  I turned 65 years old.  I never had parties […]

Mel's Musings
12 months ago
Mel’s Musings: When and what was that?

It wasn’t my first year of teaching, but it was fairly early in my […]

Mel's Musings
1 year ago
Mel’s Musings Term Limits, It’s About Time

Thomas Jefferson said, “Whenever a man casts a longing eye on offices, a rottenness […]

Mel's Musings
1 year ago
Mel’s Musings: How will children learn?

(In the picture, bottom left with the beard is Rich Widman, next to Rich […]

Mel's Musings
1 year ago
Mel’s Musings: Who Will Farm the Land?

I’m not really a farm boy.  I’m a quasi-farm boy.  My relatives farmed and […]

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Mel's Musings
1 year ago
Mel’s Musings: The Corn Palace and Festival

Many people who live in and around Mitchell don’t really appreciate the Corn Palace.  […]

Mel's Musings
1 year ago
Mel’s Musings: Hiroshima and Nagasaki, was it the right decision eighty years ago?

Technically, it’s been 79 years since the dropping of the two atomic bombs on […]