Receiving almost no media attention, but seemingly more significant than most of the rampant readily available agenda-driven speculation that dominates much of the news: *** Gary A. Howie MSc, PhD *** is business owner/rancher and a Life &…
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Miss December, 2018
Each month, Longhorn News and Market features a new “Calendar Girl”. Meet “Miss December”, 2018 Miss Diamond, 87.5″ TTT DOB 4-12-2012 (measured tip to tip) She is owned by Davidson/Gravett Partnership In a world filled with bad news, fighting and discord,…
11 Billion Miles
NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft is a long way from home. It has now reached “interstellar” space, 11 Billion miles from earth. That is a VERY long distance. I am not good at public math (or private math, for that matter),…
What’s Missing In Chrismas??
If you are a member of the spelling police, you noticed the “t” is missing. You could also call it a cross. That is what’s really missing. The move to take Christ out of Christmas continues to grow. This year…
1960s Were a Cultural Nuclear Bomb
This 1960 photo of JFK and McGovern in Sioux Falls reveals one of the last periods in political America when both parties seemed to be okay to the average citizen. Both men loomed as World War II heroes. The church…
Democrat Leader “Concerned About The Church”
The Church is dangerous… … in the mind of Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez. In remarks this week, he warned followers that the Sunday morning Pulpit is motivating conservative voters. “… we need to build a bigger orchestra. They’ve had…
The Most Impressive Library
Presidential libraries are scattered around America. They are memorials to men who have occupied the Oval Office. No doubt, they are all spectacular. I probably won’t ever visit one of them. Not because I don’t respect the office, or the…
What’s In Your Hamburger?
Do you really know what you are eating? Or, for that matter, what you are paying for? Darol Dickinson is not just an entertaining writer. He is also something of an expert on hamburger. He ought to be. Dickinson Cattle…
Are We Really Talking About The Right To Choose Your Age?
A 69-year-old man, Emile Ratelband, recently sued in a Dutch court to legally lower his age by 20 years. Ratelband reasoned, “You can change your name. You can change your gender. Why not your age?” He feels his age should…
National Guard Has Long History of Protecting South Dakota from Enemies Within
The National Guard was excused from active deployment during the Vietnam War, perhaps because the threat of leftist insurrection had so much political potential during the 1960s. Almost unchecked, demonstrators marched against the police, students took over universities, and urban…