Opinion

We have a lot of books in our home. There are 11 bookcases scattered through different rooms. It would take us another lifetime to read them all. One way we are able to save shelf space and be a little less book cluttered, is to donate books for the library…

The text of Section One of the 14th Amendment declares: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” In the history of the U.S. Supreme Court, those words have meant…

Rep. Greg Jamison was flat out wrong. Last November, the Sioux Falls Republican said his colleagues in the Legislature would support reforms to improve prison inmate recidivism and rehabilitation. In a South Dakota Searchlight story, he predicted he could “almost assure” that “every legislator” would support the reforms.

A foundation for the success of our community in the future is being laid today in our school system.

Maybe gubernatorial debates are like pancakes. The first one is always a little funky. Fortunately, there are a couple more debates scheduled this month. Maybe, like pancakes, they’ll get better as the griddle gets hotter.

I’m writing this on Easter, the day Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. It’s always been a special day in my life. Growing up in a Christian family with a minister father, we always celebrated the day in both a religious and secular way.

Donald Trump thought he could wage a quick and successful war against Iran, but he was wrong. He had multiple goals, including regime change, destroying Iran’s military, making it impossible for Iran to develop nuclear weapons and stopping Iran’s support for militia forces in the Middle East.