Opinion

In Noah Webster’s American Dictionary published in 1828, “character” was defined as “the peculiar quality, or the sum of qualities, by which a person or a thing is distinguished from others; the stamp impressed by nature, education, or habit; that which a person or thing really is; nature; disposition.”

When Jean Baptiste Trudeau built the “ T r udeau House” on the east side of the Missouri River from where Fort Randall would later be established, he hoped that the winter of 1794 - 95 would be a peaceful one for him. It was not; in fact, it was everything but peaceful. At the time, he was forty-five years old.

In comments submitted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), RCALF USA requested the agency immediately withdraw its proposal to allow the importation of fresh (chilled or frozen) beef from Paraguay.

You know the Founding Fathers, the men who laid the foundation for this great nation. You probably know Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Franklin, and Hamilton.

I first ran for public office for a handful of reasons, but the reason at the heart of everything has always been my kids – and now my grandkids. I ran to ensure that they would be able to live in the same South Dakota that I was born and raised in.

Summer in the Midwest means vacations, family holidays, stunning sunsets, fresh sweet corn, long bicycle rides, crowded state fairs, and an increased need for blood. While you enjoy your fun and summer holidays, the need for blood never takes a vacation.

The Missouri River, at 2,540 miles in length, is one of the nation’s most historic arteries. It was the primary route of Lewis and Clark on their epic journey to the Pacific Ocean and back.

When was the last time a ranch group went public and said that despite grandiose reports from the pharmaceutical industry and government about the safety of a novel and yet unapproved synthetically produced immunization delivery system for cattle - in this case, messenger ribonucleic acid, or mRNA - the truthful answer is that we don’t yet know the long-term effects of mRNA injections in livestock?

“American school children are taught that Lewis and Clark were the first white men to penetrate the interior and therefore open up the West for the fur trade and succeeding generations of settlers.” These were comments made by Shebby Lee in April of 2008. Lee, a historian, researcher, and writer, made these remarks in a paper which she presented at the Rivers and Plains 40th Annual Dakota Conference held at Augustana College. In her comments, she examined just why the American explorers were accorded such an unearned reputation.

MidAmerican Energy and Missouri River Energy Services (MRES) have long histories of safely, economically, and reliably serving their customers with the energy they need. Recently, the two companies teamed up to explore the Gregory County Pumped Storage Project as a way to store the clean energy that is already being generated from MidAmerican’s wind fleet and to supply energy to the grid when it’s needed. While pumped storage technology is proven, and the need for energy storage solutions is essential for regional reliability, MidAmerican and MRES have decided not to pursue the project at this time.