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1. Secretary Shinseki Should Work with Hot Springs Community to Continue Care - Opinion Editorials - U.S...
   February 01, 2013

   Opinion Editorials Share Facebook Twitter Print Recent Op Eds Secretary Shinseki Should Work with Hot Springs Community to Continue Care February 1 2013 Senator John Thune In December of 2011 the Department...VA Black Hills Health Care System services located in Hot Springs Fort Meade and Rapid City The proposal sparked great concern throughout Hot Springs and the surrounding communities about how the VA changes...for care at a VA hospital In Pine Ridge for example veterans worry that without access to the Hot Springs VA they will have to rely on the already overburdened Indian Health Service or face significant...

2. A Reason for Gratitude in Tough Times - Opinion Editorials - U.S. Senator John Thune
   September 17, 2020

   South Dakota veterans and the Hot Springs community are currently celebrating the VA s announcement that it has begun the process of rescinding the order to close the Hot Springs VA facility This was a hard...announced plans to realign read close the Hot Springs VA facility I was well aware of what the Hot Springs facility means to South Dakota veterans and to the entire Hot Springs community and I determined that there...there wasn t going to be a closure if I could help it I knew that closing the Hot Springs facility would put accessible care out of the reach of a lot of rural and tribal veterans Not only rural and tribal...

3. “The Veterans Town” Is Stronger Than Ever - Opinion Editorials - U.S. Senator John Thune
   March 06, 2020

   2020 Click here or on the photo above to hear Sen Thune discuss the importance of the Hot Springs VA facility Hot Springs recently received some long awaited news their VA medical facility which so many South...with Hot Springs itself so there was no way it was going to shut down at least while I had something to say about it I was joined in the fight by a spirited community of veterans VA employees and Hot Springs...of the Hot Springs facility has been adopted by Congress and signed into law Until there was actually a national realignment strategy in place I didn t believe it was appropriate for Hot Springs to be on...

4. Our Veterans Deserve Better - Opinion Editorials - U.S. Senator John Thune
   May 16, 2014

   than this and someone needs to be held accountable Unfortunately South Dakota veterans in the Hot Springs catchment area have become all too familiar with the VA turning a deaf ear on their concerns Since...have worked with veterans in the area to outline concerns about how the VA s plans to close the Hot Springs VA facility would impact care for veterans From wait times to quality of care to access to specialized...Environmental Impact Statement EIS at the Hot Springs VA a precursor to closing any VA health care facility Rather than press forward with the closing of the Hot Springs VA I think American veterans would be...

5. New Opportunities, New Priorities in a New Year - Opinion Editorials - U.S. Senator John Thune
   December 27, 2013

   currently working together to finalize the FAA record of decision by the summer of 2014 For two years Hot Springs Black Hills Health Care System has been waiting in limbo for the Department of Veterans Affairs...Senator Johnson and Representative Noem to VA Secretary Eric Shinseki calling for him to return Hot Springs Black Hills Health Care System BHHCS to full operation following the lack of leadership and breach...I will continue to work with the Hot Springs community and stakeholders to fight for the VA to withdraw its proposal to reconfigure the BHHCS and return the Hot Springs VA campus to its former levels of...

6. Gratitude for Men and Women in Uniform - Opinion Editorials - U.S. Senator John Thune
   August 12, 2011

   of Rapid City Police Officer Nick Armstrong of Rapid City and Firefighter Trampus Haskvitz of Hot Springs all paid the ultimate sacrifice in the name of protecting and serving their fellow citizens These...

7. Staying Connected While We’re Staying Apart - Opinion Editorials - U.S. Senator John Thune
   April 17, 2020

   organizations or with local groups in places like Rapid City Sioux Falls Aberdeen Spearfish Belle Fourche Hot Springs Mitchell Watertown and other communities I ve also used those tools to join a virtual town hall...informed throughout this crisis While we ve all been affected I feel particularly bad for students Spring is such an awesome time of year for sports other extracurricular activities and graduation I ve used...

8. August is a Time for All of Us to Explore South Dakota - Opinion Editorials - U.S. Senator John Thune
   August 10, 2007

   Rushmore and the Crazy Horse memorial but the Black Hills have so much to offer beyond these sights Hot Springs Hill City Deadwood Spearfish and many towns in between all offer many different attractions for...

9. A Monumental Milestone - Opinion Editorials - U.S. Senator John Thune
   October 21, 2016

   Jefferson Roosevelt and Lincoln which millions of visitors travel each year to see Over 14 years of hot summers and cold winters and with the help of 400 workers using chisels jackhammers and dynamite Mount...visited Mount Rushmore in 2014 And over the last 75 years U S presidents celebrities families on spring or summer vacation people from all backgrounds and all corners of the globe have flocked to the Black...

10. A Bright Forecast - Opinion Editorials - U.S. Senator John Thune
    April 28, 2017

    sunny and in the blink of an eye you re in the middle of a torrential downpour From harsh winters to hot summers we get a little of everything And as folks in some parts of South Dakota recently discovered...farmers depend on long term weather forecasts to help determine when they ll need to plant crops each spring Perhaps most importantly though when it comes to extreme weather like severe thunderstorms or tornadoes...