Opinion

One date worth remembering

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One date worth remembering

Amanda Dulitz

Saturday, June 13, 2026

Summer festival season is in full swing, as evidenced by the numerous schedules for various events published elsewhere in this issue.

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Losing the Webster of memory

Rocky Bartos

Saturday, June 13, 2026

This is not the column I planned to write.Halbkat’s Drug Store was a fixture on Main Street in the 1970s. Like Cornwell’s, it was not only a drugstore but also somewhat of a variety store.

Sports fans can be a little crazy

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Sports fans can be a little crazy

Connor Handrahan

Saturday, June 13, 2026

It’s kind of sad and funny how crazy sports fans can get depending on how their teams do. I realize I don’t follow any sport closely enough to fully understand everything that happens, but I think people can have a bit of an overreaction.

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We missed it and I’m sorry

Amanda Dulitz

Saturday, June 6, 2026

Day County Commissioners gave themselves a $2,080 per year salary raise at the beginning of the year and we at the paper missed it due to the subtle way they included themselves in the motion.

Passing the time while driving

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Passing the time while driving

Connor Handrahan

Saturday, June 6, 2026

This past week I have driven quite a lot because I drove to Minnesota for a dentist appointment, then drove to the state track meet in Sioux Falls, drove back to Minnesota, drove back to Webster and then to Brookings for the state golf tournament.

When sci-fi becomes reality, should machines decide who lives or dies?

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When sci-fi becomes reality, should machines decide who lives or dies?

Timothy Gibson

Saturday, June 6, 2026

The rapidly advancing technologies of unmanned and autonomous weapons are reaching capabilities imagined by dystopian sci-fi fiction. Every nation should have the right to defend itself from foreign attacks, but no group or government should play the role of Terminator.

Marking in red, the passing of the proofreader’s pen

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Marking in red, the passing of the proofreader’s pen

Amanda Dulitz

Friday, May 29, 2026

We had an in-house ice cream sundae social event at the office last week. We had the works; just about every topping kind you could imagine. It was for a special occasion.A sad occasion.

Playing and experiencing baseball in Cooperstown

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Playing and experiencing baseball in Cooperstown

Connor Handrahan

Friday, May 29, 2026

One of my favorite summer memories is when my youth baseball team traveled to Cooperstown, NY and were able to play in a tournament there.

My addiction to productivity juice

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My addiction to productivity juice

Timothy Gibson

Friday, May 29, 2026

We all have our addictions. Mine happens to be coffee. Like millions of people around the world, nothing gets me going like a hot, strong cup of coffee in the morning. Honestly, before coffee, I can only utilize the 13 brain cells needed to make coffee.My nickname for coffee is “productivity juice.

What I didn’t realize about graduation

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What I didn’t realize about graduation

Connor Handrahan

Saturday, May 23, 2026

Something I realized while I was covering the Waubay and Webster Area high school graduations were how big of a celebration this ceremony is to a small community. With only nine graduates from Waubay, their gym was still full of family and friends.

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