Out of Office: Taking a Pause After a Decade of Deadlines

No sooner than the words slipped off my tongue, did I immediately regret uttering the truth out loud: I haven’t taken more than three to four days off in a row in 10 years.Since buying the True Dakotan in 2015, I haven’t taken what most consider a “real” vacation.

Foothills News: “Cuppy’s Corner”

I wrote my Cuppy’s Corner News Monday morning. Delia Atkinson got it later in the forenoon. She said it was raining. I enjoyed the hamburger dinner from the Manor kitchen.Baleigh Sails came to Grandma Dar’s after school on Monday. Candi Sails got her after work in Mitchell.

A Tree is Just a Tree, Right?

Planting a tree, any tree is good right? Good for the environment and all that jazz. Well the first thing we need to keep in mind in our part of the world, is that this was prairie not forest.

Foothills News: “Cuppy’s Corner”

I wrote my Cuppy’s Corner News Monday morning. Delia Atkinson got it later in the forenoon. I enjoyed the roast pork dinner and pudding from the Manor kitchen. My granddaughter Baleigh Sails came after school. The Minnesota Twins didn’t have a game. They have been winning most of their games!

Infectious Disease Update: Measles and Pertussis

Infectious diseases, which in years past, we thought, with good reason, were under control are now emerging and emerging with a vengeance.The one that has gotten the most media attention is Measles. The attention is justified.

Avera Monthly Column: May is American Stroke Month, Could You Be at Risk?

Stroke is a medical emergency that can happen anytime, anywhere. While risk of stroke increases with age, anyone can have a stroke. In the United States, a stroke occurs every 40 seconds.Almost 800,000 strokes occur nationwide each year.

Foothills News: “Cuppy’s Corner”

I wrote my Cuppy’s Corner News Monday morning. Delia Atkinson got it later in the forenoon. I enjoyed the hamburger dinner and blueberry dessert from the Manor kitchen. At 5 p.m. I watched the Minnesota Twins play the Cleveland Guardians. The Twins won. Later at 7 p.m.

LETTERBOX: Coming Up On Another Season Of Owls Baseball

Here we are again coming up on another season of Owls baseball. Last year was our most successful season yet. Not only on the field, but off the field as well. The team had a very good season, as you know culminating with a win at Cadwell versus a very powerful Akron Iowa team.

Passion, support for journalism on display at state convention

I have read so many stories and opinion pieces about the decline of newspapers and community journalism that sometimes I worry if even I am losing faith in my profession.And then I met up with a bunch of South Dakota journalists for a few days last week.And my faith was renewed plenty.

Avera Weskota Memorial Hospital Column

The warm sunshine of spring is a welcome change from the cold and brutal winds of winter in the Upper Midwest. However, with more time outside comes greater exposure to sunlight – a top risk factor for skin cancer.Skin cancer is the most common cancer among Americans with 5.