Opinion

Brookings Area Indivisible will hold a peaceful – direct, nonviolent – protest along Sixth Avenue at Hillcrest Park on March 28. This is a national Indivisible protest for NO KINGS III.

Editor’s note: This SpeakOut was written by Andrew L’Amour of Brookings.

For years, communities like Brookings have faced a familiar challenge: how to responsibly fund major public projects without overburdening taxpayers or delaying needed investments.

You can never go wrong when a local business expands, and that truth shines brightly in the recent groundbreaking for the $200 million expansion of the Bel Brands USA plant in Brookings.

As the legislative session largely wraps up — except for when lawmakers return to address any bills vetoed by Gov. Larry Rhoden — one of the most important responsibilities of the Legislature is completing the state budget. Each year that work is accomplished through two bills: the General Appropriations Act,…

A rather momentous event occurred in the White House on March 5 that was ignored by most of the mainstream media. Some 20 evangelical Christian leaders gathered around the president in the Oval Office to pray over him and for U.S. success in the war against Iran.

This week is Sunshine Week — a national observance highlighting the importance of openness and transparency in government at all levels.