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The disadvantage may be NOT USING one. In a world where colored Longhorn cattle bring premium dollars, bulls that sport a spectacular coat are naturally attractive to breeders. Red bull calves are routinely pushed to the steer pen. That could…
You can’t have your cake and eat it too is an idiomatic proverb or figure of speech thought to have been used since the sixteenth century. It is the equivalent of saying, “you can’t have it both ways.” Americans, it…
About five years ago, I wrote that “You don’t have to be a Darwinian realist to know that most people will adopt bad lifestyle choices when given the chance. Go for maximum taste, cheap thrills, and mindless entertainment, they say.…
The silence is deafening. True, the entire South Dakota Congressional delegation hasn’t had much to say (nothing, to be exact), but Senator Rounds might have some interesting information. If he does, he’s not talking. During his tenure as Governor of…
Some people turn up their nose. In a world where “color sells”, Longhorn breeders can miss incredible opportunities by passing up solid red and solid white Longhorn cows. In the past year, I have added only two new “outside cows”…
Thomas Steyer, billionaire hedge fund manager, philanthropist, environmentalist, progressive activist, and fundraiser, is currently calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. I must explain that the government of America is not a democracy, but a Republic; “an empire of…
On October 24, 2017, I reviewed medical bill problem papers for a client from Dyer, Indiana. The client provided a medical bill, a Medicare Summary Notice form, and an Explanation of Benefits from an insurance company. …
Abraham Lincoln delivered a great speech on June 16,1858, that Galvanized many Americans toward the Idea that, “Our divided House could not long endure half slave and half free; Either the opponents will stop the spread of slavery and place it…
Listening to Longmire novelist Craig Johnson at Black Hills State University last Thursday evening reminded me that it is still cogent to “Base Freedom and Equality on Land Mass, Not Head Count.” Liberals and immigrants may be bottled up in…
The Russian acquisition of American uranium is in the news… … Again. But, it really isn’t anything new. We have been wondering for several years. South Dakota has it’s own questions about uranium. Former Governor, now Senator Mike Rounds doesn’t…