News across Pennington County
ME 2 U
Every family develops its own traditions. ME 2 U is one of ours. Let me explain this, as it is the short word farewell which I often use at the close of conversation, personal or telephone wise. Followed by “See ya later alligator” in a singing voice. Appropriate response is…
Post Office Woes Continue
Can you believe the month of September is already over? People have already started decorating for Halloween. Most major retailers have already began displaying their items in early September. In which yards are already began their decoration process. Halloween is on Saturday…
Broncos comeback win leads to controversy
Teams all across the league let off offensive fireworks in week 3, as home field advantage has been indeed an advantage for most teams; deafening ear-beating hometown crowds which causes opposing teams penalties in costly situations. Inspiring the home team with a strong positive…
Word power reservation style
Tribalism has a negative definition, just not in Indian Country. The positive definition is a shared identity that connects people to something larger than themselves. The negative definitions are many: 1-In-group loyalty: defend tribe even when actions are questionable…
We accidentally called him ‘Snazzy’
Published October 21, 2020 When I was deposited on the steps of Red Cloud Hall at the Holy Rosary Indian Mission boarding school in 1940 I had just turned six years old. Suddenly I found myself in a strange place among strangers. I was frightened and heart broken. I sat down on…
When activists decide what Journalism is
Once upon a time, journalism had a fairly simple job: find out what happened and tell people about it. Apparently, we Indians have improved upon this primitive concept. Now we have “narrative change.” That phrase should set out alarm bells in every actual journalist. NDN…
Cell Phone Dilemmas
If anyone under the age of 40 reads this, they will once again decide that I am a crazy old nut. Perhaps, they are right. At any rate, I think that cell phone technology is one of the worst things that has happened in the past 20 years or so. These gadgets seem to have taken over…
Promises Made, Promises Kept
At this time two years ago, with President Biden and Democrats in charge, our country was dealing with an inflation crisis and a historic immigration crisis. Democrats’ reckless spending contributed to the worst inflation in 40 years, and their open-border policies led to…
Fairness isn’t charity, it’s how you grow the economy
“It’s the economy, stupid.” That was the blunt reminder Democratic strategist James Carville taped to the wall of Bill Clinton’s 1992 campaign. The relentless focus on everyday economic reality helped drown out Republican messaging that, for years, had wrapped itself in a cloak…
When the real wolf came
Hyperbole—extravagant exaggeration. It is good to know the word’s precise definition before proceeding. The most famous example of hyperbole is the boy who cried wolf, and the consequence of that hyperbolic persistence was—when the real wolf came—nobody responded to the boy’s…
Flipping the script on Black Hills Claim history
Up until June of 1980, the Lakota had a relatively honest history. No history is perfectly factual, and there are always legitimate disagreements about events and people worth respecting and discussing. But something happened in June of 1980, something so deeply disturbing it…
