Lots of Easter snow greeted us this morning. Our pandemic in South Dakota seems to pale in comparison to what the world was witnessing just 75 years ago today. The whole globe was also in turmoil that day. I…
Move “Unemployed” Workers into US Agricultural & Meat Processing Industries
The politicized media hue and cry about high unemployment surging through society goes hand in hand with stimulus checks being handed out without any quid pro quo. Surely companies can find some menial jobs that can be done, even at…
Office Holders Should Forfeit Their Paychecks
Those ” who voted for this tyranny, relinquish your pay for the same time period.” My friend and staunch conservative, Tonchi Weaver, made this suggestion in response to the Mayor and City Council of Rapid City, South Dakota shutting down…
Coronavirus vs Hope, Health & Happiness
This is NOT the end of the world. While it is accurate to say there is currently not a known cure for the coronavirus it is important to know that there is available treatment, specifically hydroxychloroquine which is proving to…
Coronavirus Is Profound Opportunity to Let America Take Stock of Itself
The routine and humdrum of everyday life doesn’t stimulate social or personal renewal. There are too many comforts and distractions taking away incentives for change. Churches and schools simply have become too mechanistic, not up to the task. Moral…
Stanford M. Adelstein: A Jewish Life in South Dakota
As a Jew in South Dakota, Stan Adelstein “has long encountered certain questions like ‘How did you end up there?’ or ‘There are Jews in South Dakota?’” says author Eric Steven Zimmer, who worked with the Rapid City politician in…