Soliloquy: Artificial intelligence makes everything artificial
Even though our son works with artificial intelligence, and even though AI is supposed to be the next big thing,……
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Rick Young: The myth of freedom in a rigged system
My fellow Americans, we are not truly free. The system is rigged against the lower classes in favor of the……
Grady Heitmann: When conservation funding dries up, so does rural progress
For more than 30 years, I helped South Dakota producers implement conservation practices as a district conservationist with the Natural…
John Batteen: South Dakota Legislature’s anti-cannabis crusade hits five-year mark
I’m a self-employed software developer and a medical cannabis patient. I’m currently working on software that runs grocery stores. I……
Lawrence Diggs: Society needs better interpersonal skills
We need to get along with others in order to live in a functioning society. It takes skill to get……
Art Marmorstein: Picking a practically perfect president
Within a few weeks, Northern State University will pick a new university president. I suppose I should be looking forward……
Soliloquy: Autumn tints windows with two-way colored glass
The time of year before the chill comes hard, before much killing frost, before you put away hoses for the……
Lawrence Diggs: Who would find diversity, equity and inclusion objectionable?
Apparently there are quite a few people who find diversity, equity and inclusion objectionable. Many of those people have risen……
John Schwab: Let’s not confuse a bad legacy with celebrating death
What should my reaction be when someone I don’t know passes away? Like anyone, I share a somber moment with……
Art Marmorstein: Extend those crazy, lazy, hazy days of summer
I write this on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025—the day many members of my family insist is my 73rd birthday. It’s…
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