by Duke Doering Colonel Elroy H. (Stretch) Lemaster was Chief of Staff and then Deputy Adjutant General for the South Dakota National Guard from the mid-1960s and until 1976. During the 1972 Rapid City flood, Lemaster established control…
Senator Bob Rucho of North Carolina gives us a glimpse of what leaders may have looked like if the Articles of Confederation, America’s first Constitution during its Revolutionary War years, had prevailed. He seems to remind us not to forget…
GOP control of both the Senate and House of Representatives hasn’t achieved the hoped-for leverage or balance of power. The US Congress seems weaker than ever in its ability to impact American culture. And the Northeast is a hotbed of…
Current South Dakota Veterans Commission chairman Michael L. Birnbaum will talk about his combat experiences with the US Army’s 9th Infantry Division in Vietnam during 1967 and 1968. He later served as only the fifth Command Sergeant…
Ancient philosophers could afford the luxury of suggesting ethical models for good professional behavior. But the corrupting influence of money tempers such concerns today. Medicare and Obamacare remind us that big medicine follows big government. An army of accountants and…
Those who’ve visited military installations are almost always impressed by men and women on active duty. They are well-dressed and conservatively groomed. Discipline, politeness, and patriotism are obvious. Expertise and professionalism couldn’t be better. So why, then, aren’t…
So Bill Clinton cheats on Hillary, who now apparently lies about Benghazi and other things. What’s the big deal? We all lie when it’s convenient, don’t we? A recent Gallup poll (below) reveals what we already know. Americans…
Sponsored by the Black Hills Veterans Writing Group, combat artist James Pollock of Pierre will visually present his documentation of the Vietnam War on Saturday, June 13 at Western Dakota Technical Institute in Rapid City, 930-1130 am. Doors open at…
No question that jargon in most fields often helps specialists get at nuances of meaning that escapes common understanding. Experts can talk to each other. But language can hide the truth as much as reveal it. Small minds are impressed…