Opinion | Kingsbury Journal

Tax cuts and funding increases highlight session

The main run of the 98th legislative session is over, and we will be in recess until we return to Pierre on March 27 to consider vetoes. Here are a few highlights of the work your citizen legislature … more

By Rep. Tim Reisch, Dist. 8 | 3/15/23

Tax relief package is largest in state history

Going into the 2023 Legislative Session, a top priority for lawmakers was delivering tax relief for South Dakotans. After weeks of debate and negotiations, I am proud of the House and Senate for … more

By Sen. Casey Crabtree | 3/15/23

Six simple ways to save money on groceries

Whenever I look at ways to trim our budget, my thoughts turn to groceries first. However, with the rising costs at the grocery store, it can seem complicated, if not impossible, to feed a family on a … more

By Merissa Alink | 3/15/23

Boosterism and the Hard Winter of 1880-81

"The opinion seems to have got abroad in some manner that there is much suffering in Dakota in consequence of the hard winter. To read eastern papers, one would think that between being buried and … more

By Cindy Wilson | 3/15/23

Humanities and the physician

After 40 years as a doctor interacting with patients, in the last two-and-a-half years the tables turned, and I have become the patient. Although most are good, I’ve found some doctors are … more

By Richard Holm, MD | 3/15/23

Nerm the Germ

3/8/23

Hard work

I’m hoping everyone in the nation gets on the bandwagon and follows us.” Those were the words of Ken Amundson, the president of Midwestern Mechanical in Sioux Falls. Ken’s company has had to … more

By Kristi Noem | 3/8/23

Reconsider repealing grocery sales tax

Reconsider repealing grocery sales taxRepresentative Tim Reisch of District 8 recently published his thoughts in the Kingsbury Journal on the reduction of the state sales tax from 4.5 percent to 4.2 … more

By Lyle Steve Bublitz, Huron, South Dakota | 3/8/23

Baseball season starting

This may have been in before, but with spring training starting soon in Arizona, I had to dig this out. If you give a boy a baseball, he will want a bat to go with it. You’ll buy him the best bat … more

By Jim Thompson | 3/8/23

All about Irish soda bread

With St. Patrick’s Day just around the corner, I thought this would be the perfect time to share a traditional Irish recipe and talk more about this special soda bread. For anyone born and raised … more

By Amy Halverson | 3/8/23

Hoops and buckets — a young boy’s memories

With each passing minute, the crowd grew. Seats filled quickly, and even the highest rows morphed from dark blue to a colorful blur of faces and movement. The chatter of excited fans buzzed through … more

By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel | 3/8/23

Lawmakers debate which taxes to cut

We are headed down the homestretch of the 98th legislative session. There are just four days remaining in the “main run” before we recess for two weeks prior to veto day on March 27. HB 1065 is … more

By Rep. Tim Reisch, Dist. 8 | 3/8/23

Property and sales tax relief under review

The second-to-last workweek in Pierre found lawmakers focusing on the issues I most often hear about from the people of District 8 — lower taxes, workforce development and public safety. Throughout … more

By Sen. Casey Crabtree | 3/8/23

Fearing death can cause suffering

When in life does one come to confront the tough truth that each of us will eventually die? In my years as an internist caring for young and old alike, some people understand this early, and some … more

By The Late Richard Holm, Md | 3/8/23

Joan Wollschlager had some issues getting to her poultry barn after all of the snow.

Barn buried by blizzard

3/1/23

Cowboy poet

From my friend Chris Isaacs ... nothing much needs saying other than the introduction: COWBOY POET CHRIS ISAACS I never I never saw the Old WestIt was gone before my time, Just the stories told by … more

By Jim Thompson | 3/1/23

Mount Rushmore: Preserving freedom in America

The celebration of Presidents’ Day always brings attention to South Dakota. When people think of our state, they think of Mount Rushmore – and rightly so. In a lot of ways, that mountain is a … more

By Kristi Noem | 3/1/23

Treats for all, and Beef and Potatoes Au Gratin

Last week’s blizzard kept me inside, but I was able to spend some time in the kitchen. I enjoyed baking for everyone … even our dogs! The weather forecast told us a blizzard was coming, but I … more

By Amy Halverson | 3/1/23

Required classes at Farm University

Long before the term “teachable moments” was coined, parents determined to prepare their children for life. No university class included such valuable lessons. Looking back I believe our folks … more

By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel | 3/1/23

Reducing the state sales tax, and pay for jurors

There are only eight days left in what is known as the “main run” of the 2023 legislative session. After that we will recess for two weeks and return on March 27 for a final day to consider any … more

By Rep. Tim Reisch, Dist. 8 | 3/1/23