On Tuesday, April 8, Wagner’s track and field athletes traveled to Parkston to compete in their first meet of the season.
Read moreAfter a day to recover, the Wagner thin clads got back after it on Thursday, April 10, as they traveled to Gregory to compete in their invitational meet.
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Those of us who make our homes in the rural midwest understand that we face medical challenges our countrymen in more populated areas don’t. For example, there are two pediatric rheumatologists in the whole state of South Dakota. . . and they are both based in Fargo. In contrast, there are 10 in the Twin Cities with the University of Minnesota alone. In Winner South Dakota, you are nearly 150 miles away from emergency access to a neurosurgeon, assuming you can go by air. No matter where you are in Connecticut, that help is no more than 50 miles away.
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There are currently more than 1.6 million children that face unique challenges from their parent’s military experiences. April is designated as the Month of the Military Child in an effort to recognize the unique sacrifices, service, and resilience of military children and their families. Among the challenges that military children face are constant moves, family separations and potential exposure to the aftereffects of war. In light of the Month of the Military Child, Wagner’s own Jazlyn Lhotak shared her experience as a military child of a deployed soldier.
Read moreThe 100th legislative session came to a close on Veto Day which was held Monday, March 31. The only bill which was vetoed after the regular session was HB 1169 which modifies the requirement to initiate a constitutional amendment. Changes to the constitution must be proposed by a majority vote of legislators, or by gathering signatures of at least 10 percent of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. A change to the constitution is then voted on in the election. HB 1169 would have required a measure proposed by initiative to have signatures from five percent of the votes cast for governor in every single legislative district. The total number of signatures would have still had to equal 10 percent of the votes cast for governor statewide.
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