Hear the Big News Boys on Radio

A couple weeks ago, Grant Peterson interviewed Dave Dedrick, Steve Hemmingsen and me for his radio program. We had a great time talking about our years together in broadcasting at Keloland TV.Grant has made audio of the program available on his Brookings Radio website.Here’s the address: Click here to listen in. If you listen..be sure…

The Plane Truth

I try to understand other people’s point of view..I really do. But this latest attempt at creating an uproar over the state’s 2 million dollar purchase of an 8 year old airplane to replace a 29 year old airplane really has me scratching my increasingly grey-haired head.   Many, including a political poster on this…

The Price of Gas

  “Vegetarian is an old Indian word meaning lousy hunter.” Red Green   Alright..alright..you vegetarians don’t get your rutabagas in a stew, it’s  only a joke.   Here’s another joke that I read the other day and thought was pretty funny: “Eating less meat could help slow global warming by reducing the number of livestock…

I’m Not One of the Giants

Every time I see my proudly Norwegian cousin Marty Gruseth Erickson, she asks if I’ve read “Giants in the Earth” yet and gets a little frustrated every time I have to tell her “No I haven’t.” It’s the famous novel written in the late 20’s by Ole Rolvaag about Norwegians coming to America and enduring…

O.G. O.J.

                         Does the long arm of the law finally have a head lock on O.J. Simpson? It would appear so after the former football star’s latest demonstration of his belief that the law doesn’t apply to him. This time, O.J. got caught on audio tape as he and a couple of other thugs went to retrieve some O.J.…

A Smorgasbord of Memories

No matter what Brookings Radio host, Grant Peterson says, I do not put myself in the category of “legend” in the broadcasting business..but I know and worked with a few people who are and on Friday we got a chance to sit together in the sunshine sharing stories, laughter and all the Nick’s hamburgers we…

Big News Team on Radio

Look out world, the Big News Team is on the loose and on the air..one more time!   Ever since I retired..gosh, nearly a year ago already, Grant Peterson, a longtime broadcaster himself, has been after Steve Hemmingsen, Dave Dedrick and me to come on his radio program and reminisce about our years together at…

Patriot Day

Well, here it is another Patriot Day. What does the government think I should I be doing to commemorate 9-11..the reason Patriot Day was created?  Should I pause a moment to remember the three thousand killed by terrorists six years ago? I don’t need anybody to tell me to do that. Should I make sure…

Perry Nature Area

Shhhhh.  Can you keep a secret?   There’s a beautiful little out-of-the way spot just east of Sioux Falls where you can go for a picnic, a quiet walk, or do some historic exploration. The best part? It’s free and hardly anybody goes there or even knows it exists! You’ll have the place pretty much…