Opinion

It was on August 1, 1908 that folks living in South Dakota first heard about Mrs. Mary Sully, widow of Jack Sully, filing a federal law suit to have land allotted to her and the descendants of Jack under the General Allotment Act of 1887. That matter would not be resolved until March of 1912 when the United States Supreme Court awarded 8,960 acres of land on the Rosebud to Mrs. Sully and Jack’s descendants.

It can be difficult to talk to someone close to you about how much they are drinking. As someone who is close to them you are often one of the first people to recognize the signs or changes in their behavior.

On Monday, April 17, 2023, Governor Kristi Noem applauded the passage of the social studies standards revisions by the Board of Education Standards: “Today is a wonderful day for the students in South Dakota. They are our future,” said Governor Noem. “Now, they will be taught the best social studies education in the country, one that is a true accounting of our history. We want our children to have honest and factual classroom teaching so they can be engaged participants in our civil society for the rest of their lives.”

T ransfers Trustee’s Deed; Amy Hawkins, successor trustee of the Hawkins Family Trust Trust Agreement, to 57533 Real Estate, LLC, a Limited Liability Company, SE¼ and S½ NE of 10-97-73; less a strip of land being 17’ and 2609.2’ more or less, long and extending from the N and S one-quarter line of Sec. 10 to W boundary line of the regular public road right-of-way along the E side of Sec.

President Reagan famously said, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, ‘I’m from the government, and I’m here to help’.” Yet today, too many Americans are still relying on the government for their livelihoods and depending on the government to grant them their Freedoms. They have forgotten that their Liberties do not come from government, they come from God.

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On Tuesday, April 11, the 101st day of 2023. There are 264 days left in the year.

During the Easter season, we spend time with our families, we celebrate with our friends and neighbors, and we are thankful for our many blessings. It’s a time when people come together to help one another - to love one another.

To commemorate National Safe Digging Month, the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission reminds South Dakotans that calling 811 is an important step in preparing to start outdoor projects they have planned this spring.

A Sioux Falls July 10 story was printed in The Madison Daily Leader on July 11, 1908, with this headline: “JACK S U L L Y -- His Widow and Descendants Claim Large Block of Government Land.” This was the first time that the public had learned of the lawsuit which Mary Sully had filed against the Bureau of Indian Affairs and federal officials in federal court in Sioux Falls.