Local
3 years ago
Mel’s Musings – Presidential politics or South Dakota?

In 1995 my State Senate seatmate, Donn Larson, tried to repeal the sales tax […]

Local
3 years ago
Mel’s Musings – What the future may bring

Currently the Mitchell School Board is considering some possibilities for a new high school. […]

Local
3 years ago
Representative Dusty Johnson – Mad dash to November

Congress had a pretty busy week in Washington, D.C. – here’s a recap. Today, […]

Local
3 years ago
Mel’s Musings – History matters

The new Social Studies standards are in the news. They have been written by […]

Local
3 years ago
Mel’s Musings – Teacher and other shortages

Recently there have been news reports of a labor shortage in Mitchell. I’ll address […]

Local
3 years ago
Mel’s Musings – Gone with the wind

There is a concept in history called “presentism” where the past is judged on […]

Opinion
3 years ago
Governor Kristi Noem – Celebrating hard work

The beginning of September brings us to Labor Day weekend and the start of […]

Local
3 years ago
Representative Dusty Johnson – There is no place like home

There is no place like home. The August District Work Period is coming to […]

Local
3 years ago
Mel’s Musings – The Corn Palace part deux

In my previous Mel’s Musings, I commented on the Corn Palace Shows and the […]

Agriculture
3 years ago
Senator John Thune – Looking ahead to the 2023 farm bill

It’s been almost four years since the last fam bill became law – hard […]

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