Opinion

William W. Long, III, 56, Rosebud, SD, speeding on other roadways, fine $79.00, court costs $40.00, surcharges $26.00; fail to maintain financial responsibility, dismissed - motion by prosecutor.

Are you better off than you were a year ago? Here in South Dakota, we can confidently say yes. Unemployment is down and wages are up.

After six face-offs between 1861 and 1890, each becoming more intense and costly, one might come to the conclusion that the location of the capital was settled once and for all in 1890. Nothing could be further from the truth! With 45% of the voters opposing Pierre as the capital, voters should have expected that the issue had not definitely been settled.

Representative Caleb Finck District 21 Gregory/Tripp Charles Mix/Bon Homme Counties Committees: Agriculture and Natural Resources, Legislative Procedure, Chair of Transportation Capitol Address: 500 E. Capitol Ave.

Dear Editor: After reading J.L.’s “Canadian Perspective” in the January 26, 2022, Gregory Times-Advocate concerning his take on school shootings, I am reminded of what our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ told the lawyers of His day - the Pharisees, in Matthew’s Gospel, chapter 23, verse 24: “Blind guides who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel.” As J.L. noted, there were 28 mass school shootings in the U.S.

Deaths Orson Nelson Heck, Jr., 59 years, February 3, 2022, Bonesteel, SD. Magistrate Court Matthew Dean Wamberg, 28, Laramie, WY, tow trailer without safety chains, fine $54.00, court costs $50.00, surcharges $28.50.

When the federal government oversteps its bounds, it is up to states to protect individual liberties. In South Dakota, we take action to defend the personal choice to get the COVID-19 vaccine—or not. And with good reason.

After the election on October 1, 1889, for the temporary seat of government, the folks in Pierre felt confident that it would become the permanent capital. Before the October election, plans had been made for the construction of a frame capitol building. This was to be a gift from the city of Pierre to the State of South Dakota.

Representative Rocky Blare District 21 Gregory/Tripp Charles Mix/Bon Homme Counties Committees: Agriculture and Natural Resources, Vice Chair of Transportation Capitol Address: 500 E. Capitol Ave.

Dear editor, Classmate Ardith (Karl) Bice’s thoughtful comments about the current Gregory music program reminding her of the band when we were in high school provided a little incentive for me to follow up. I, too, have been watching the Gregory Music Department with interest in the past few years.