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The U.S. Senate has only confronted a presidential impeachment trial three times in American history. The first was President Andrew Johnson’s trial in 1868, which reflected the lingering divisions of the Civil War. The second was President Bill Clinton’s trial more than 130 years later in 1999. At that time, I was serving South Dakota as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. I assumed and hoped that would be the last time I would be involved with the very rarely used impeachment provision in the U.S. Constitution. Regrettably, it was not.
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Last week I watched a “Gunsmoke” where some
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When I was a kid, my dad planted four spruce trees in our backyard. As a grade schooler they were as tall as me. But then Dad started running a garden hose from an old cistern behind the house and pumped gallons and gallons of rainwater to spur their growth. They are among the tallest trees on the block today.
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Rotary club met Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at noon for lunch with meeting to follow. Rotary members and guests enjoyed a meal consisting of breaded pork chop, broccoli/cauliflower medley, mashed
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This week in Ag Committee we had a report from Secretary Hepler, secretary of the Game Fish and Parks. He reported licenses from all hunting decreased in recent years. This
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The third week of session has finished and we are now about 1/3 of the way done with the 2019 Legislative Session. This week was the end of unlimited bill
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It is hard to believe that 1/3 of our session is already done. Week 3 went fast as we worked on issues that stimulated a lot of discussion. As of
Read moreDear Editor, I am writing in regard to The City of Wagner Snow Removal Ordinance. This ordinance states that sidewalks should have snow removed “within a reasonable time” once the
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