(Homestake Production Room and liquid storage tanks) by Duke Doering World War II had a great influence on the community of Lead, South Dakota. The local National Guard unit, Company E, 109th Engineer Battalion was mobilized for…
Runners… Walkers needed
Forward, forward, always forward!! The very important Care Net Fundraising 5K run/2M Walk is this Saturday, August 23rd at 8:30 am at Care Net (2040 West Main #112). If you haven’t already done so, please register as soon as possible at http://www.carenetpartners.com/ or call 341-0378 ext.…
Common Core: Watch Out for Government Cheating on Test Results
The books have been warning us for decades with titles that usually start with something like “Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics” with subtitles such as “Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists” (Joel Best), “The Manipulation of Public Opinion…
Kareem Abdul Jabbar: Ferguson about “Corrupt Power Structure,” Not Race
The Ferguson debate has been deliberately framed by mainstream media through the eyes of Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson, but now another celebrity source, basketball’s Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, is weighing in to say that the race issue is a distraction to…
Is IRS Censorship Coming to a Church Near You?
Obama’s relentless attack on religious freedom continues with his favorite enforcers, the IRS, poised to begin the crackdown on Christians. Surprising? Not at all. According to the atheist group Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), an agreement has been reached with…
Two Rapid City Veterans Remember Telegrams Home from WW2 Battlefield
Instant Internet messaging is so commonplace today that the younger generation might forget when the nineteenth-century telegraph revolutionized our ability to quickly send messages over vast distances. Commenting on the arrival of telegraph in 1844, Thoreau remarked that “We are…