Beauty: The quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit; loveliness. – Merriam Webster Dictionary Out where the old windmill once pulled up cool, precious water for survival on...
Giant: A person or thing of unusually great size, power, importance, etc.; major figure; legend. – Dictionary.com When Ole Rolvaag wrote “Giants in the Earth” in 1924, he was describing Norwegian immigrants who were trying to start a new life in Dakota Territory...
Fake news: A type of hoax, a deliberate spread of misinformation (false information), be it via the traditional print or broadcasting news media or via Internet-based social media. To qualify as fake news, a story has to be written and published with the intent...
Lexophile: a lover of words. – DefinitionOf A friend often sends humorous notes by email. “I stayed up all night to see where the sun went, and then it dawned on me.” A day or two earlier, he sent this: “Did you hear about the cross-eyed teacher who lost her job...
Overtime: Work performed by an employee or worker in excess of a basic workday, as defined by company rules, statute, or union agreement. — Business Dictionary A million dollars isn’t what it used to be, but the Human Services Center in Yankton has spent $1...
Class act: 1) A person or thing of admirable style, quality, competence. – Dictionary.com. 2) Dean Minder The “dean” of South Dakota sportswriters turns 90 on Thursday. Dean Minder, who told sports fans what they wanted to know for more than 37 years at The...
Stupendous: Causing astonishment or wonder. – Merriam Webster Dictionary Following my effort to be more organized, an old invoice from the Chamberlain Hospital and Sanitarium turned up the other day like a page from a South Dakota history book. Which it was, in a way....
Cannabidiol: A nonpsychoactive constituent of cannabis.—The Free Dictionary The sign read “Euflora” and for a modest storefront, it was doing a brisk business. You can buy about any kind of marijuana you desire here, but as an out-of-state visitor, I was limited to...
Come full circle: To return to the original position or state of affairs. – The Free Dictionary Elden Samp, a lifelong educator in South Dakota, was a leading advocate for vocational education. When he stepped down from the South Dakota Board of Vocational Education,...
Poetry: The art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts. Literary work in metrical form; verse. – Dictionary.com “South Dakota, land of sunshine, But where the wind will never die! Where...
