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The South Dakota Standard is an online platform for South Dakotans of all political and social views to address issues that affect the daily lives of our state's residents.

23/06/2024

Kahler's part 2 on underestimating your life expectancy: Don’t let your brain shrink your retirement benefits

How long do you expect to live? In my last column on people who opt to start Social Security benefits at age 62, I explored what appears to be a common belief shaping that decision. Many people apparently assume they won't live long enough to reach their break-even age, the point at which the to

22/06/2024

Rapid City financial advisor Rick Kahler: Will taking Social Security early leave retirement income on the table?

What’s the best age to start taking Social Security? That is a frequently asked question for financial advisors. It’s also, as any financial advisor will admit, completely unanswerable without significantly more information. Social Security is too inherently complex for one-size-fits-most recomm...

21/06/2024

Make your voice heard and demand Congress brings long-denied passenger rail service through South Dakota

The final round, Round 4, workshops of the FRA Amtrak Long Distance Service Study have wrapped up! All proposed new long-distance routes are feasible and defensible, including the routes through South Dakota. Now it will be on us to make sure Congress works to enact these nationally critical, n

20/06/2024

Another misfire. Effort to deny South Dakotans their constitutional right to vote on reproductive freedom is DOA

Calling the Right to Life lawsuit seeking to deny South Dakotans the right to vote on the abortion issue “Dead on Arrival,” sponsors of the Freedom Amendment said they have filed a federal motion that seeks to restrain LDF from making arguments in the state lawsuit that are contrary to the exist

19/06/2024

Free at last. The history behind the holiday called Juneteenth is worth knowing, and the day is worth celebrating

I recall my first Juneteenth . I didn’t know what it was, but it seemed like people were having a good time , so I joined in. It was 1986, and I had never heard of Juneteenth. I was living in Galveston, Texas, the birthplace of the historic holiday. It was a low-key affair, with food boot

18/06/2024

Brookings pastor Kline: We face a choice. We can continue to fight amongst ourselves and fail, or work together and succeed

Some years ago there was a game show on TV called “Friend or Foe.” Two contestants would start out working together to amass as much money as possible. Once they had gathered as much as they could, they were asked to decide whether the other was a “friend” or “foe.” If they both said “...

17/06/2024

Trump is hung up on trade wars. His new plan to lower taxes by raising tariffs will hurt, not help, consumers.

After hearing news of Donald Trump’s latest campaign proposal to lower income taxes by raising tariffs on imported goods, I’ve concluded that the ex-prez will never grasp the mechanics of tariffs. Trump must not understand that tariffs are paid for by Americans. Here’s how i

16/06/2024

Missing conversations with one old farmer in particular — my dad Vernon A. Lawrence — this Father’s Day

One part of my job I always enjoy is interviewing older farmers. They are almost all patient with my dumb questions, provide quality information and insight, and often have delightful senses of humor. I think that’s because they got to spend their lives doing what they love. They didn’t drag out...

15/06/2024

Jumping into the car and taking a family trip, stage by stage by stage, with South Dakota humorist Dorothy Rosby.

If you’re like me, and I always feel better if someone else is, the length of time you need to pack for a trip is just slightly less than the length of time you have available to do it in. You start out in the “I have all the time and room I need to pack whatever will make me feel at home while ...

14/06/2024

Dakotans for Health applauds U.S. Supreme Court decision advancing women's rights, urges passage of Amendment G

I applaud the unanimous decision of the U.S. Supreme Court that for now protects women’s access to mifepristone , a critical early-term abortion medication. This decision is a temporary but important step forward for reproductive rights and health care access. Today’s decision reaffirms the

13/06/2024

Criminal investigations aren’t partisan attacks. They are legitimate cases against lawbreakers, Trump included

Bulletin! To the folks complaining about how partisan investigations and prosecutions have become. These days the people being investigated and charged with crimes surrounding the attempts to overturn the 2020 election are all political types. Some are elected officials, or were. Yes, they are

12/06/2024

The South Dakota Education Equity Coalition is outraged by recent U. S. Dept. of Education report

The South Dakota Education Equity Coalition (SDEEC) is outraged by the recent findings of the U.S. Department of Education’s report on the Rapid City Area Schools (district headquarters are seen above in an image from the RCAS page ) . The report highlights severe inequities and sys

11/06/2024

Profile in courage? Hardly. Thune aspires to be Senate majority leader, so questions legitimacy of Trump’s convictions

On May 30, when the Manhattan jury delivered their historic verdict in a state courtroom that Donald Trump was guilty of all 34 felony counts involving his disguised hush money payment to p**n star Stormy Daniels, South Dakota's senior Sen. John Thune was on an airplane. When the plane landed,

10/06/2024

As the human cost of climate change rises, not much happens. Will the economic impact spur us into action?

I wasn’t planning on a visit to Spain. But if I had been, I might have changed my mind after reading a recent article about Madrid. Last year they were suffering from extreme heat . During the summer of 2023, they saw three “heat waves” with temperatures often exceeding 104 degrees. One happen...

09/06/2024

We’re not for sale. Never have been, never will be. With reader support The Standard is outspoken, independent . . . and free

Tom Lawrence and I make it our business to speak up, not just on our own, but with many knowledgeable, passionate writers from throughout the area who use The Standard as a platform for getting important, relevant messages out to the people of South Dakota. We do this

08/06/2024

Sioux Falls celebrates Pride today with a parade and special events — and there are serious issues to go along the festivities

Sioux Falls will show its Pride today (Saturday, June 8) with a celebration of diversity and inclusion as the annual Sioux Falls Pride celebration. Sioux Falls Pride President Rachel Polan tells The South Dakota Standard that the organization has been expanding since its inception in 2000. Ever

07/06/2024

Getting to know famous people can be disappointing — but it also can lead to some wonderful experiences

Never meet your heroes. That’s often good advice. I have come across a few people I admired over the years, and sometimes I wished I had not. Willie Mays is the best baseball player who ever lived, but my brief encounter with him in downtown Reno in 1983 resulted in me staring and pointing like

06/06/2024

Retired WNAX-radio newsman Jerry Oster reflects on his half-century career on the air in South Dakota

It was one year ago that I retired from WNAX Radio after 46 and a half years, and wrapped up a radio career of 49 years. It all started in the spring of 1974. I was in the library at USD-Springfield , (before it was turned into pen state!) reading newspapers — they were on those long wooden

05/06/2024

Weiland: Poll shows strong support for Freedom Amendment to restore abortion rights in South Dakota
https://www.sdstandardnow.com/home/weiland-poll-shows-strong-support-for-freedom-amendment-to-restore-abortion-rights-in-south-dakota

A recent poll shows strong support for Constitutional Amendment G, which seeks to reverse South Dakota's abortion ban. Now we understand why the politicians are fighting so hard to keep abortion rights off the ballot. This poll shows that if abortion rights are on the ballot (its petition sign

04/06/2024

Legalized ma*****na petition drive succeeds: Cannabis initiative qualifies for November ballot

The proposed initiated measure to legalize cannabis, sponsored by the leaders of South Dakotans for Better Ma*****na Laws (SDBML), has officially qualified for the Nov. 5 ballot. We worked extremely hard on this signature drive and we are proud to have once again successfully qualified for

02/06/2024

Congressional candidate Sheryl Johnson says Farm Bill needs to provide sound agricultural policy and food security

South Dakota depends on agriculture. Every five years Congress has a chance to make sure our country can feed ourselves, ourselves. That’s often called “food security,” and the legislation to insure it is the Farm Bill . The one we’re seeing right now is not good for South Dakotans and could

01/06/2024

Bill Walton was tremendous as a player, announcer and person, which explains why his death stings

Bill Walton, who died of cancer on Monday, May 27, was a truly great basketball player. That’s not breaking news. Walton led UCLA to the NCAA Final Four all three of his varsity seasons from 1971-74. The Bruins won national titles in 1972 and ‘73, and he was the College Player of the Year all t

31/05/2024

Trump’s conviction on 34 counts is not a cause for celebration, but a sad reminder of the turmoil he has created

Former President Donald Trump has been found guilty on all 34 charges by a 12-person jury. All are Class E felonies, with a possible prison sentence attached to each. Sentencing will probably be held in July, according to Justice Juan Merchan . Expect Trump (seen above in a public domain ph

30/05/2024

Rapid City author Junek: Find joy in a turbulent world by striving to make a difference and creating a lasting impact

Many people today are filled with stress over politics, climate change, wars, and a host of social issues. Grappling with all of these problems can overwhelm anyone, especially with our 24/7 news cycle. The angst and worry this creates does nothing to solve the problems and is bad for

29/05/2024

Rick Kahler explains “fee-offset” and why paying your financial advisor a commission can be in your best interest

For decades, I have maintained that anyone seeking a financial advisor (like the one above assisting military personnel in a public domain image posted on wikimedia commons ) is best served by a professional who has a fiduciary responsibility to put clients’ interests ahead of their o

28/05/2024

We will keep searching for the lost grave of our uncle, who died in 1915 and deserves to be remembered

Memorial Day weekend for our family, as with so many others, is steeped in ritual . It was designed to honor those who served in the military, but has also become a time to remember family members as well, while providing an unofficial start to summer. Millions of people visit the graves of de

27/05/2024

Former Aberdden mayor Levsen: Of all our patriotic holidays, Memorial Day holds a special and somber meaning

As we observe Memorial Day 2024, it’s appropriate to take note of how distinct this special day is in relation to all other patriotism-related observances. The USA has many calendar days with military and national pride themes and all have a theme, usually officially designated. Veterans Day

26/05/2024

Noem’s banishment from tribal lands should remind her that the war on drugs, like any war, should unify, not divide us.

With the Memorial Day period upon us it might be a good time to remember that we’re still in a war — a war on drugs — and that the fight in South Dakota is being hindered by Gov. Noem’s inability to get along with South Dakota’s tribes. Native Americans are not our antagonists. As I know f...

25/05/2024

Selwyn Jones, George Floyd’s uncle, said his nephew’s murder four years ago drives him to try to make a difference

Every day, Selwyn Jones misses his nephew, George Floyd. Today marks four years since Floyd, 46, was killed in the custody of the Minneapolis Police Department. In death, he has become a martyr and a symbol of the oppression of and violence against Black people at the hands of law enforceme

24/05/2024

Happy 83rd birthday, Bob Dylan! The poet, songwriter and rocker is forever young and always influential

Editor’s note: “I’ve been ten thousand miles in the mouth of a graveyard … I saw a black branch with blood that kept drippin’.” Those lines, from “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” , are from one of the few Bob Dylan songs that I heard when I was a Marine fighting in Vietnam. They made q...

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