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…
“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…
Okay, I admit it from the start..I’ve never been a fan of Dan Rather..even before he decided to bite the CBS hands that fed him with a 70 million dollar lawsuit claiming he was made a “scapegoat” in the news story that led to his departure from the network. I never felt he was…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Ever heard of “global dimming?” Neither had I until I watched “NOVA” on PBS last night. I thought it might be about the sun running out of gas or something but the science program was actually pointing out that tiny airborne pieces of soot, sulphur and ash along with thin clouds from airplane…