Gene Hetland

I saw an item about a program coming up from the Siouxland Libraries that, I have to admit, set me to thinking in a different direction.

Seems the program on March 20 will have an expert talking about growing unusual houseplants that are easy to grow.

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Agents of the Sioux Falls Area Drug Task Force say they made two arrests and seized drugs and drug paraphernalia when they carried out a search warrant Wednesday afternoon at 1009 South Foster Avenue

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I can't remember the last time I carried a pocketknife.

Oh, there was a time when I did, but I was much younger then, and I don't have much use for one now.

So when the TSA announced it would allow air passengers to carry small knives on board, it didn't strike me as something that would affect me much

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I know we already have enough to worry about, but now there's something new, and some experts are calling them a "nightmare."

USA Today carried a story about superbugs, something new to be infected with that can't be treated but can be fatal

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Okay, I might have creeped you out a while back when I wrote about germs that could be on your office coffee cup. You know, the one you've been meaning to wash.

Well, I saw a story today about germs on cellphones

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Police say a 75-year-old Sioux Falls woman has been scammed out of $2,300 by a man who called and claimed to be her son.

Officer Sam Clemens says the woman got a call from a man who said he was her son

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In a way, it's hard to believe the occupation of Wounded Knee began 40 years ago, and in a way it seems longer.

I was a senior in college when we heard about what was going on at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

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I saw a wire service story about how there are quiet discussions in Congress about whether to include women in the requirement that 18-year-olds register with the Selective Service System, or do away with it altogether

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Police are looking for a man who allegedly pulled a knife on a woman at a gas station in western Sioux Falls Monday night and was hit with a stun gun in return.

Information Officer Sam Clemens says the 27-year-old woman told police she had just driven up to the station in the 4600 block of West 41st Street around 9pm Monday and was getting out of her car when the man approached her

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The deadline for a budget deal is getting closer, and a lot of America is wondering what will happen.

Across-the-board budget cuts will affect just about everyone, and while not many people will dispute the need for budget-cutting, the way the so-called "sequestration" cuts would be made could have a huge impact

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