Prairie Docs

As a registered nurse (RN) in South Dakota for the past 35 years, I can honestly say that it has been one of the greatest blessings in my life and yet is a profession in dire need of more, especially in our rural areas.

PRESSED BETWEEN THE PAGES: Were they just grains of sand?

It never stopped. The relentless force pushed, rolled, pulled. It deposited and dislodged. In wild storms it crashed into boulders, abandoning and stealing chunks of stone. In calm, gentle breezes, the water swirled and churned.

Why rural healthcare matters in South Dakota

Horizon Health doesn’t just serve rural communities. We belong to them.We’re in the stands at your home football games. Our children ride the same school bus. We know the rewards and challenges of living on the land.

PRESSED BETWEEN THE PAGES: We Need To Talk!

We Need to Talk!Those four words may strike fear in the heart of the teenager who missed curfew or the spouse who overspent on the family budget. But think of the statement as just that, a statement of fact. Consider the positive aspect: As humans we need social, verbal interaction.

Prairie Docs

During the warm summer months in South Dakota, many of us spend extra time outside walking, working or enjoying community events. The heat and wind can pull moisture from the body faster than we realize.

Home Country: Doing things that make no sense

We sure are strange sometimes. Most of the time, we make sense. We’re “sensible” and we do things for a reason. But there are times when we do things that make no sense at all, and we don’t care.Just take pocketknives, for instance. Most men wouldn’t leave the house without one.

The Pains of Parenting

(Part of this piece was missing in last week’s issue.

PRESSED BETWEEN THE PAGES: Cow Path Adventures

“Hey, DeAnn! Come help me. It’ll be fun!” he said. When I was five, I idolized my older brother. Seldom did he have to work too hard to persuade me to accompany him in his adventures, and this was no exception..Our father was concerned about the growing gopher population in the pasture.

Some thoughts from the founders of the country

Benjamin Franklin, 1774The ordaining of laws in favor of one part of the nation, to the prejudice and oppression of another, is certainly the most erroneous and mistaken policy.

Election should focus more on ag isssues

The number of times agriculture has been discussed during this gubernatorial campaign could probably be counted on one hand.