Game changer: “A person or thing that dramatically changes the course, strategy, character, etc., of something.” – Dictionary.com Both men entered this world in 1948, and graduated from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 1974. Each began his law...
Distilling companies: “Five years from now, the best bourbon in the U.S. will probably be from a state besides Kentucky.” Steve Heilman, CEO, Charleston Distilling Company. Poor Carrie Nation is spinning in her grave. The enthusiastic (some would say radical)...
Easter: An annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox. – Dictionary.com A book red in color, with neither gold leaf nor leather binding,...
Politics: “In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.” President Franklin Roosevelt. Isn’t it amazing how well our “underpaid” lawmakers can perform? The 2018 session in Pierre is over, except for March 26 when...
Irish saying: “There are only two kinds of people in the world. The Irish, and those who wish they were.” With St. Patrick’s Day coming up, it’s hard not to think of Marion Murphy. Marion ranched west of the Medicine Butte in Lyman County. His place was so remote...
Gun Control: “Do countries with strong gun control laws have lower murder rates? Only if you cherry-pick the data.” Thomas Sowell, economist and philosopher Uncle Bob loved to hunt pheasants. Almost every fall he would drive 1,300 miles from Marietta, Ga., to...
