Bear with me as we take time to remember Dee, for more than 23 years my South Dakota Bride, but much more than just the local newspaper editor’s wife. more

Dear Editor, more

I never understood as a young man why Dad didn’t fix the barn door. All it needed was a proper hinge. more

If you enjoy seeing hummingbirds, put up a hummingbird feeder and get ready for a lot of action: The fall feeding frenzy has begun. more

Nomination period open through September 15 more

I took care of my baby brother Stephen when he was a baby. I never wondered what he would grow up to be, and I never had the chance to see. more

I’m not sweaty, you’re sweaty! more

Perhaps no arachnid symbolizes what’s wrong with many human’s perception of spiders more

I never got rid of a car I didn’t wish to have back. more

I read a Twitter post a few years ago that said, “This is Dave’s wife. Yesterday evening Dave had a massive heart attack and did not survive. I am so sorry to have to tell you this. This will be his final tweet. He appreciated you – keep up the good fight.” more

With most schools starting later this month, I personally know some children that aren’t looking all that forward to getting back in the groove of learning. It is probably a good thing they don’t realize yet that the learning never really ends! more

Summertime, when I was a boy, began the moment Fair Grove school bus No. 10 dropped us off for the last time in spring and lay before us like a prairie too wide to see across. more