Vietnam War: “No recounting of the Vietnam War, or rather the American War in Vietnam, will satisfy everyone. The subject is too vast, too complex, and too divisive.” – Jim Laurie, correspondent for ABC and NBC. Nowadays, Memorial Day parades include a color...
Robo call: A form of ignorant marketing in which an organization, often a political campaign, uses a machine to dial your phone number and leave a prerecorded message, deliberately wasting your time and subjecting you to a dehumanizing experience in order to save the...
One language: Bilingualism for the individual is fine, but not for a country. – S.I. Hayakawa Finding qualified employees often is a challenge for South Dakota businesses. Retail has struggled for years to attract workers, partly because of lower wages. Now, some in...
Good Samaritan: A person who gratuitously gives help or sympathy to those in distress. Luke 10:30-37. – Dictionary.com As quick as mosquito bite, the heat thermometer in our car shot up to the top of the gauge. In the outskirts of Minneapolis in heavy traffic, a...
State Fair: An annual competitive and recreational gathering of a state’s population, usually held in late summer or early fall. It is a larger version of a county fair, often including only exhibits or competitors that have won in their categories in the more local...
History: You don’t change the course of history by turning the faces of portraits to the wall. – Jawaharlal Nehru When I looked up at the carving of the three Confederate leaders at Stone Mountain, Ga., in the late 1950s, I was impressed with the size and detail in...
