Opinion

“We don’t complain about things – we fix them.” When my dad taught me that, he was talking about cows, horses, fences, and ranch chores, not the wide-open Southern Border. But the lesson holds true.

During the boating season of 1869, there were one hundred and fortythree landings made by steamboats at the Ya n k t o n Landing. The largest proportion of Government annuity goods for the Indians and supplies for the military posts came to Sioux City by rail and then by steamboat up the muddy and turbulent river.

Revised estimate equals 46.5% of state sales tax revenues The nonpartisan staff of the South Dakota Legislative Research Council (LRC) released an updated estimate of the fiscal impact of Initiated Measure 28 this week. A memo to the Joint Committee on Appropriations dated July 30, 2024, estimates the negative impact to South Dakota’s state budget at up to $646.2 million for the 2025 Fiscal Year - equaling 46.5 percent of the state’s sales tax revenue and 100 percent of tobacco tax revenues.

Years ago, I lost a dear friend to suicide, and it was fundamentally life changing for me. After that incident, I remember thinking, “I should have done something. I should have said something.” I replayed every interaction I had with them over and over again.

We know Donald Trump is the Republican presidential candidate. We think Kamala Harris is the Democrat candidate, but we won’t be sure until later in August. So, who’s influencing agricultural policies for the two major political parties?

All across South Dakota, you’ve probably heard the roaring “wild hogs” across our highways and through our towns. Their roars and rumbles send a clear message: the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is back!

Late in the afternoon as the sun sent its last slanting rays over the broad prairie of Dakota Territory, travelers on the government road west of Sioux City saw distant bluffs and strips of woodland. They announced to travelers on the stage that they were approaching Yankton.

Dear editor, I just want to remind people when purchasing from the “Big Box” in cities, your sales tax pays for their streets, swimming pools, and city services. Think about it before you spend your money in the cities. Darold Frasch 1017 Church St. Gregory, SD

Steam boats on the Missouri River were constantly zigging and zagging between the two shores because of the everc hanging sandbars which formed in the “old muddy.” These innumerable sandbars, especially when the water was low, caused a new comer to the river to exclaim, “How much dry land there is in this river!”

Dear editor, In your 7/24 issue Eric P. Putnam yet again referenced my candidature and me personally and I would like to set the record straight.