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Water law erodes property rights

     Compromise:  “The art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone believes he received the biggest piece.” – Ludwig Erhard, German politician Gov. Dennis Daugaard wants the Legislature to extend the law passed in a June special session regarding nonmeandered...

Just a bit late on New Year goals

     New Year’s Resolution: A goal that you propose and then forget the next day. – Urban Dictionary I’m painfully aware that we’re already 10 days into January, so any discussion of New Year’s Resolutions is stale, old, and somewhat irrelevant. A better word for this...

The year in news: As busy as it gets

    News: A report of recent events; previously unknown information. – Merriam Webster Dictionary As news goes, 2017 was a blockbuster. Nationally, the mass killings, hurricanes and sexual abuse scandals shocked our consciousness and dominated the news cycles. In...