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South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs

PIERRE — The South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs will be hosting a State Bridge Dedication Ceremony to honor U.S. Army Cpl. John C. McDowell.

The ceremony will be July 24 at 11 a.m. at the Travel Plaza in Corsica, U.S. Highway 281 and Main Street.

State Highway 44 bridge over Andes Creek, just west of US 281, will be dedicated as the Cpl. John C. McDowell Bridge.

McDowell began his tour of service on Sept. 30, 1967, during the Vietnam War. A traumatic event ultimately resulted in the loss of his life on Jan. 9, 1968, in Long Kkanh province, South Vietnam.

Naming bridges in honor of combat veterans who died while serving their country is an initiative of Gov. Kristi Noem and the…

In South Asia, the new repost is shared of picture of air pollution’s impact on children’s health. Due to air pollution or related causes 1.6 lakh (160,000) children under 5 in India alone died, the data is shared by the state of global air report. This data shows to an air pollution- linked death are the global average of 108 per 100,000. And now it is increased to the rate of 164 per 100,000 children in south Asia.

Air Pollution Kills Most Children Under Five in South Asia

Followed by Nigeria, Pakistan, Ethiopia, and Bangladesh, India leads the world in air pollution-related deaths among children under five. The attributing to the developing bodies and lungs to a greater risk of inhaling and absorbing pollutants, the report shows the unique vulnerability of children to air…

A fisherman recently texted from his boat to ask Boynton Beach chef Jimmy Everett if he was interested in the 80-pound swordfish the captain had reeled in that night. 

Everett happily acquired the serendipitous fish and — after calling a couple of other local chefs to take what he could not use — then set about adding a swordfish dish to the next day’s menu at his well-regarded restaurant, Driftwood. 

Since opening the restaurant in Boynton Beach in 2018, Everett’s menu has been a dynamic document. When you are committed to hyper-fresh ingredients sourced from local farmers and local anglers, you are dependent on the whims of nature and your own ability to organize and improvise. 

The Driftwood menu changes daily, or every other day: A Loxahatchee farmer’s crop of eggplant…