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Opinion

Looking back at the harvest

Community Voices

It’s time for the annual Krzmarzick Farms Post Harvest Update. A lot of readers look forward to that. Well, that’s not true. But here it is anyway. These are thoughts that have been sloshing around in my head. Sometimes those spill out on the keyboard. It’s kind of unsightly. I try to ...

Don’t send buses to every town

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: “RTR school building bond does not pass votes” It states RTR Schools have 721 enrolled students in PreK-12. It should be noted that of these 721 students 80 are 3- and 4-year-old preschoolers in groups that go every other day. So a daily head count for these students is ...

Disposing of pumpkins, batteries and plastic

Local Columns

When discussing recycling, a common conundrum arises regarding the disposal of unwanted items. Early in my career, I realized that effective recycling cannot be achieved without addressing disposal challenges. Before delving into the broader topic, let’s conduct a quick review of how to ...

Flying the U-2 spy plane

Community Voices

There aren’t many current and former U-2 spy plane pilots in the world, but I recently had the pleasure of becoming acquainted with one of them. Stan Rauch, who turns 80 this month, grew up at Lake Preston, South Dakota. He and his wife, Mary, live on an acreage in the Lake Whitewood, South ...

Campaign donations should have more limited dollar amounts

Community Voices

It’s almost the eve of Election 2024, and we’ve had a lot of campaign related issues ranging from financing to negative advertisements. Elon Musk really brought campaign finance questions to the forefront with his $75 million donation to the Trump campaign. It was followed by an offer to ...