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New music that doesn’t suck: In this day and age how can you tell if a song is generated by artificial intelligence?
14/10/2025

New music that doesn’t suck: In this day and age how can you tell if a song is generated by artificial intelligence?

We are going to follow up our last column on AI with a question: “How can you tell if a song is AI-generated?” — at least those that aren’t labeled as such. For the answer we went directly to the source: AI. Is there an online presence? Is there social media activity? Is there any conce

How did he survive years of madness and all that co***ne? There can only be one reason, and thank God for that
13/10/2025

How did he survive years of madness and all that co***ne? There can only be one reason, and thank God for that

Here I am. Still here. Sometimes I wonder why and how … but I guess that’s not for me to know or understand at this point. Why didn’t my heart stop or blow up when I did all that co***ne? How did I not fall asleep and never wake up, mixing all those pills with alcohol? How could I have driven ...

Mel Ruder, with his “Hungry Horse News,” was a champion of local news — and we need that now more than ever
09/10/2025

Mel Ruder, with his “Hungry Horse News,” was a champion of local news — and we need that now more than ever

Newspapers matter. That’s an important message to share this week. Any week, actually. This is the 85th National Newspaper Week . It’s supported by Newspaper Association Managers to remind folks of the vital role papers still play. “Local journalism is the heartbeat of informed communities,”...

Put your concerns in a larger light. Dare to grow. Science stretches your mind, faith expands your spirit
07/10/2025

Put your concerns in a larger light. Dare to grow. Science stretches your mind, faith expands your spirit

Every now and then it’s helpful to be reminded how small we are. It happened to me yesterday when someone posted on my page a picture of the universe, with a description of how earth (so large I’ll never experience but a tiny piece of it), resides in our solar system, (which is 18.6 tri...

Trump essentially concedes that his tariff policy is a disaster, sets up another cash bailout to keep ag sector solvent
06/10/2025

Trump essentially concedes that his tariff policy is a disaster, sets up another cash bailout to keep ag sector solvent

Here we go again. Trump and his tariff policies during his first administration dealt our country’s farmers a fiancial body blow and it looks like we’re about to see it happen again. Why? Because Trump cost our soybean producers the loss of their best overseas customer, China.  Y

S.D. Democratic Party Executive Director Ahlers: Republicans are to blame for government shutdown, not Democrats
03/10/2025

S.D. Democratic Party Executive Director Ahlers: Republicans are to blame for government shutdown, not Democrats

As the federal government grinds to another halt , Republicans are pointing fingers and branding this the “Schumer Shutdown.” But let’s be clear: the blame lies squarely at their feet. This crisis wasn’t caused by Democratic obstruction — it was caused by Republicans’ refusal to govern r...

Two more reasons for Native Americans to be angry about American history and how it is taught
02/10/2025

Two more reasons for Native Americans to be angry about American history and how it is taught

Native Americans are frequently told to leave the past behind, to move on from the atrocities they suffered as whites swept across North America, killing and displacing the people who lived there. Why? Why does anyone have the temerity to tell the original occupants of this land how to feel ab

A doctor’s dilemma: treating patients during a storm of misinformation about vaccinations and pain relievers
30/09/2025

A doctor’s dilemma: treating patients during a storm of misinformation about vaccinations and pain relievers

“First, do no harm” is the core tenet of the Hippocratic Oath . As a physician, this principle compels me to evaluate the effectiveness of the treatment of my patients but also the broader implication of the guidelines and recommendations we are expected to follow. Today, after 30 years in pract

An ode to the delights of autumn: When did you fall for fall? Some reflections on the meaning of the season
26/09/2025

An ode to the delights of autumn: When did you fall for fall? Some reflections on the meaning of the season

When did you fall for autumn? When did the third season of the year become first on your list? Why do you love this time of glorious colors, cool evenings and warm gatherings with people close to you? I admit to being addicted to autumn, to adoring the period between the heat and storms of summer

Research psychologist Heacock: Is revenge- addiction a public health crisis? Overcome the instinct to strike back
25/09/2025

Research psychologist Heacock: Is revenge- addiction a public health crisis? Overcome the instinct to strike back

Last time I went to a movie theater I was appalled and alarmed when preview after preview was filled with anger and violence . So much of our entertainment, as well as our politics, centers around vengeance. I’m a proponent of forgiveness and just mercy as a much wiser way to deal with offensive

Rapid City financial advisor Kahler asks: what if your deepest truths about money aren't really true?
23/09/2025

Rapid City financial advisor Kahler asks: what if your deepest truths about money aren't really true?

What is one of your “hard truths” about money? An assumption like “money is power” that you have never questioned? “Truths” like these are financial beliefs, or money scripts, that often sound completely reasonable on the surface. But in my work as a financial therapist, I’ve learned t...

The budget-cutting hoopla at the start of the Trump administration hasn’t amounted to much. The deficit is still going u...
22/09/2025

The budget-cutting hoopla at the start of the Trump administration hasn’t amounted to much. The deficit is still going up

On the federal budget front, things don’t seem to be going the way they were supposed to since President Trump was inaugurated. Fact is, things are going exactly the opposite of the way they were supposed to. Federal debt is going up, not down the way Trump promised it would. Fox Business repor

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