Tests have always showed students how much they have learned. Shouldn’t a minimal performance on the SAT and ACT be a requirement for high school graduation? Likewise for the GRE and other exams at the end of college education to…
Good GOP Vs. Bad GOP—Rural States Should Be Wary
GOP US Senator Ben “Sasse should return donations from hedge fund manager Paul Singer,” says FoxNews reporter Tucker Carlson. Why? Because predatory vulture capitalist Singer is responsible for “The death of Sidney, Nebraska: How a hedge fund destroyed ‘a good…
Trump: Getting it Done
In spite of Democrat obstruction, President Trump has achieved some remarkable accomplishments. The White House website lists a few of the significant accomplishments: almost 4 million jobs created since election. More Americans are now employed than ever recorded before in…
South Dakota Military Activated a Year before Pearl Harbor Attack
by Duke Doering The South Dakota National Guard was already deeply involved in the United States Army war preparations when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The South Dakota National Guard, all 2,263 of them, had already been…
South Dakotans Learned Survival Fishing in WW2 New Guinea
by Duke Doering During World War II the 147th Field Artillery soldiers from Yankton, tired of C rations, went “fishing” in New Guinea. On December 5, 1944, the 147th Field Artillery Battalion was on the North Shore of Noemfoor Island…
Christmas Loving South Dakotans Perished in Baghdad 14 Years Ago
by Duke Doering December 4, 2005 was a tragic day for the South Dakota National Guard. Two members of Battery C, 147th Field Artillery, Yankton, SD were killed in action in Iraq. Sgt. First Class Richard L. Schild from Tabor,…


