All too often there was only silence. We need role models. We need to raise up people who have encountered challenges and show that love can go the distance.

The three people that can remember.. I had them plot on the map where they thought it was.

The actions of the South Dakota Legislature to silence the voice of Native American voters have been shameful. We are pleased that the Supreme Court has put this matter to rest, but we are saddened that state officials would rather file costly appeals than obey the law and protect the rights of all South Dakota citizens.

I have always longed to be part of the outward life, to be out there at the edge of things, to let the human taint wash away in emptiness and silence as the fox sloughs his smell into the cold unworldliness of water; to return to town a stranger. Wandering flushes a glory that fades with arrival.

The photo ID bill is clearly in violation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and will effectively silence thousands of Georgia's voters of all races and ages.

The people on both sides of this issue fundamentally care most about people having the opportunity to make good healthy decisions for themselves.