Opinion
With school back in session, students and parents are focused on classes and schedules, but it’s also time to recognize and prepare for the possibility of various forms of violence.
Domestic and sexual violence do not discriminate. Any time is a good time to start ongoing conversations with young...
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
In the past year, two domestic violence-related hashtags have made a huge impact on social media. One in the summer of 2015 began close to home for us.
A young Sioux Falls woman was physically assaulted by her boyfriend while she was driving. She later...
Like me, you felt it this past Friday and Saturday.
Some of you, like me, were energized by it and liked the feeling.
Others of you dreaded it. But we all noticed it.
The change of seasons was in the air last weekend. Temperatures in the sixties during the day and low fifties at night felt...
A statewide editorial June 24 called on agriculture to take the lead on managing pollutants. As farmers, we’re always working to improve how we grow food, feed, fiber and fuel for an increasing world population.
And when it comes to the important issue of water quality and managing pollutants,...
We have had wonderful moisture for our flower and vegetable gardens and our season is about two weeks early.
If you have hostas, I’m suggesting that you be on the lookout for slugs. These slimy critters eat irregular-shaped holes in the leaves, and if you don’t attack them early on, you will have...
In the coming week, hundreds of local seniors will graduate from high schools in the Star Herald coverage area.
As longtime news reporters, we’ve followed many of these students from preschool through their senior year, documenting their journey and accomplishments along the way.
It’s been our...
Teachers play a critical role in educating and shaping our children’s lives.
Many of these children will become the future leaders in our communities and will be the teachers for future generations.
Our teachers’ impact is immeasurable and worthy of celebration every day.
Last week marked the...
Question: With all this attention to distracted driving recently, I know that a person can talk on a cell phone while driving if they are 18 years or older. I understand that it is illegal for anyone under that age to be on a cell phone. Does that apply to a hands-free device such as a blue tooth...
Minnesota West will soon award 661 diplomas, certificates, and associate degrees for spring commencement, and another 288 students have completed the Certified Nursing Assistant courses. Collectively, 949 awards will have been earned, and we know over 85 percent of these graduates will stay, live,...
Growing older doesn’t necessarily mean growing up, and we’ll soon be reminded of this when the adult children return from college for the summer.
At 18 they became legal adults eligible to vote, buy cigarettes, serve in the military, gamble at a casino and participate in other things reserved for...