Well this is my last column being a 40-something. I had my wonderful 50 first list all ready to go and then the zombie apocalypse happened. I’m still trying to do things on it but some of them are impossible.
Greetings again! So, how is the election going? I am asking because, like you, I am not sure. This COVID-19 communist Chinese virus sure changes how elections are conducted. Let’s review how we can vote in the upcoming Primary June 2.
Of course, you can vote on June 2 at your ordinary voting location.
I wanted to share the details of HB1156 from the 2020 session. This bill would have prohibited the conduct of certain invasive physical examinations or screenings on students in a school district without parental consent. Already in Federal Law 20 US Code 1232h, Protection of Pupil Rights Act—my bill would have stopped this overreach.
Nine years ago about right now I developed a sharp pain in the middle of my abdomen. I had struggled off and on for years with diverticulitis and throughout the winter and spring of 2011 I had several bouts of it. Usually when one of these attacks came on I would change my diet and take it easy for a while and eventually the aching pain, usually located on the lower left side of my abdomen would go away in a few days. Occasionally I would have to see a doctor and get a course of antibiotics to deal with an infection as I did when I was first diagnosed.
I know everyone is eager to get back to their daily routines and dive back into what they love doing. But it’s important to remember that some people will never get to return to normal. I lost my dad at a very young age. That experience greatly changed the path that I was on. Similarly, this COVID-19 pandemic has greatly changed the path so many South Dakotans were on as well.
Greetings! Looks like we might be opening up a bit from this COVID-19 nightmare we all have been experiencing. Some businesses are opening and trying to comply with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines yet still make a profit. I’m going to switch gears and report back to you about legislation I sponsored in the 2020 legislative session.
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in our country has brought out some of the best and some of the worst in our leaders, specifically state governors. While our own Gov. Kristi Noem has been praised for her more common sense suggestions for state residents, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer seems to have gone a little overboard with her executive powers.
I always said if something like this current pandemic or some other natural or economic disaster ever hit our country we would be living in a pretty good place. Most of us are used to social distancing on a regular basis because we are not crammed together like sardines in a can, unlike the most heavily populated urban parts of our country.
