Thanks to support from our readers, The Standard remain independent, outspoken, widely read . . . and free.
Tom Lawrence and I have dedicated this space to providing information and commentay that matter. In five short years we’ve become a widely followed part of this area’s public conversation, with a readership that numbers in the thousands, daily; the tens of thousands, monthly; and the hundreds of thousands, annually.
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With your continued support, Tom and I are confident that we won’t let you down.
Appreciatively, John Tsitrian
John Tsitrian is a businessman and writer from the Black Hills. He was a weekly columnist for the Rapid City Journal for 20 years. His articles and commentary have also appeared in The Los Angeles Times, The Denver Post and The Omaha World-Herald. Tsitrian served in the Marines for three years (1966-69), including a 13-month tour of duty as a radioman in Vietnam. Reprint with permission.
