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Until the day Ted Blakey died in 2004, he possessed a newspaper clipping from February 1838. It advertised his grandfather, an 11-year-old boy at the time, for sale at a
Read moreA federal court ruled on January 29, 2019 that Vietnam veterans who served on ships offshore during the war are eligible for benefits to treat illnesses linked to exposure to
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On the weekend of February 1st, Betsy and I traveled out to Spearfish to visit our longtime friends, Art and Janice Jones. Art is the best all-around fisherman I know,
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After listening to the president’s recent State of the Union address, I expressed optimism about his vision for pursuing an agenda that inspires cooperation, commonsense, and compromise. The two parties,
Read moreThis week I have had the privilege of working with several young people. Bethany Swift, Lucas, SD is serving as a Page in the legislature, and Kay Liester, Baltic, SD
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We are now across the 1/2 way mark in the 2019 legislative session. This coming Monday (2/11/19) will be the 21st legislative day out of a total of 40 legislative
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I may not be a farmer, but I know what it’s like to work hard. If you are a farmer duringweeks like this one, where Antarctica looks balmy, there is
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