“EVERYTHING WE DO BEFORE A PANDEMIC WILL SEEM ALARMIST. EVERYTHING WE DO AFTER WILL SEEM INADEQUATE” – Michael Leavitt Why are we writing this? The COVID-19 pandemic has reached a point where containment is no longer possible. The COVID-19 threat…
Coronavirus Gives Society Blessings in Disguise
“What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise,” once observed Oscar Wilde. Like people, societies get set in their ways, embrace bad habits, and lack motivation to pull themselves up by their bootstraps or reboot. …
Coronavirus,The Right Response (finally)
All traces of this post appear to have been removed from Facebook. As a result I searched on the internet until I found it, now have it saved in a copy, and will post it again. Due to my age,…
Trump Declares Sunday a National Day of Prayer Amid Coronavirus Crisis
“President Trump declared on Friday this upcoming Sunday a National Day of Prayer, shortly after declaring a state of emergency amid the fast-spreading coronavirus pandemic,” reports FoxNews today. Trump tweeted that “We are a Country that, throughout our history, has looked to God for…
South Dakota Guard’s Wartime Experience with Responding to Medical Emergencies
by Duke Doering During Operation Desert Storm the 730th Medical Company deployed 133 Soldiers, 65 from the Headquarters unit in Winner, SD and 68 Soldiers from Detachment 1 stationed in Vermillion, SD. On March 13, 1991, during Operation Desert Storm,…
The Power of a Negative Word
Words change things. Conversation about the power of a “positive confession” gets a lot of attention. Often overlooked is the power of a NEGATIVE word. One negative word or thought spoken can pollute and destroy. “It’s a terrible market”, “prayer…


