Opinion

Fantasy drafts always a good time

Published by admin on Wed, 08/28/2024 - 12:56pm

Last weekend was my annual pilgrimage out of town to participate in some of the fantasy football drafts I participate in on a yearly basis. This year I joined another league, and that, combined with the two other leagues I’m in and the two other leagues I run means I’m now in five fantasy football leagues.
Yes, I might have a problem.
I have written about fantasy football in this space before. It’s one of the few hobbies I have (I openly admit I need more) and something I really enjoy for a variety of reasons.

Suze’s Words of Wisdom

Published by admin on Wed, 08/28/2024 - 8:36am
“People first, then money, then things.” This is how Suze Orman used to close her wildly popular TV show each week in the early 2000s.
This phrase has always stuck with me, due to its simplicity in this consumerfocused capitalistic society in which we live.
Anyone who knows me well knows that while I am not overly generous, I couldn’t care less about material things.
I don’t own a TV. I have no “subscriptions” to anything. I wear clothes that I purchase in thrift stores and spend more on Zeuss annually than on myself.

Sign ordinance is a positive step

Published by admin on Wed, 08/21/2024 - 2:26pm

By the time you read this, the Custer City Council will have passed the second reading of its new signage ordinance that, among other things, states that T-shirts cannot be permanent signage. We support the city council in this effort.

Something better

Published by admin on Wed, 08/21/2024 - 2:25pm

A few days ago, my husband and I and my father-in-law were helping a neighbor precondition calves, the first of the fall cow work. The creaking of the saddle leather, the soft tinkling of spur rowels, the sound of hooves on ground surprisingly soft for August, with the sun just getting hot on our shoulders as we rode west to gather the cows – familiar sounds, familiar sights, familiar faces. It is just plain fun to listen as the conversations and commentary fly, punctuating the rhythm of the work.
“How’s that horse working out for you?”
“Did you get that hay bought?”

Lost in books, found in life

Published by admin on Wed, 08/21/2024 - 8:46am
One minute my youngest brother was hugging me. The next minute I felt a sliding sensation in my back pocket as he swiped my phone. He giggled gleefully, pulled up my library app and started marking books for me to read. 
When he was done, he handed me my phone back and said, “Here, these are safe for you to read.”
I just laughed. Last summer, I was the one suggesting books he could read, but this year he made me a list. As summer starts to wind down, I’m happy to say I’ve read most of them, and it’s been a blast. 

Telles trial is an important one

Published by admin on Wed, 08/14/2024 - 11:33am

An important trial in the world of journalism begins this week in Las Vegas when former Clark County public administrator Robert Telles is prosecuted for his alleged murder of Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German.

Just a phone call away

Published by admin on Wed, 08/14/2024 - 11:31am

You know those things that make you feel better when you’re feeling down in the dumps? But you don’t always think to do them, and after you do, you wonder why it took so long to realize it’s exactly what you needed? For me, that’s a phone call with my grandparents.
“Grandma and Papa” have always been some of my main supporters in life—for personal, professional and spiritual guidance, or even just some lighthearted chit chat. I can always count on them. They listen, they don’t judge, and they care. They care a lot. Sometimes that’s all you need.

Are the best years behind us or yet to come?

Published by admin on Wed, 08/14/2024 - 8:51am
Kind of never easy to admit when something isn’t going right, is it? Whether it’s a relationship or a job we’re just creatures of habit and it’s often challenging for us to do something different. But as we all can see with our own eyes we need to start thinking about what we can do different with this motorcycle rally. Because Sturgis is not the rally it used to be. 

Winner about to lose its newspaper

Published by admin on Wed, 08/07/2024 - 9:48am

Another news desert is about to appear in South Dakota, this one about four hours east as the Winner Advocate is set to close its doors toward the end of next month. It’s sad for the City of Winner, it’s sad for a free press and it’s sad for the owners, Charley and Norma Najacht, as well. We can assure you it’s not a decision they made lightly.

The ringing bell of liberty

Published by admin on Wed, 08/07/2024 - 9:36am

When anti-American criminals tear down our statues, deface our monuments, or burn our flag, we must hold them to account for their vile actions. Recently, anti-American criminals defaced the Washington D.C. replica of the Liberty Bell in the name of violence and hatred, writing “Hamas is coming” and other far more vulgar statements.