Ballotpedia makes word clouds of the 48 gubernatorial “state of the state” addresses delivered so far this year. For your Rorschachian diversion, here are the visual representations of…
Month: April 2015
“Are you a man of faith?” I’m out front of the public library this morning, circulating my referendum petitions. This big guy, healthy verging on…
New Voters Must Register Before Signing Petitions; Newly Moved, Deceased, and Convicted Still Count!
A couple of really interesting questions came up today as I circulated referendum petitions: It’s April 15. Ole Oleson really wants to sign a petition, but he hasn’t…
Arrgghh! Just when I want to feel good about the intelligence of the electorate, the Aberdeen American News publishes this strange, vague, and arguably ominous letter…
Yesterday’s local elections put a little extra spring in my step. I told folks in Brookings that they should vote for my friend Scott Meyer, and they…
While we’re talking about ways to fight the poverty and despair that drive the high youth suicide rates on South Dakota’s Indian reservations, Mr. Kurtz notices that First…
Marty, Marty, Marty—you and I could make better TV than this. South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley sits down with Jessica Shyba, a New York…
High school Democrats! If you’re looking for a way to get involved with the correct side of South Dakota politics, here’s an opportunity. The High School Democrats of…
Energy Transfer Partners continue to stockpile pipe for their Dakota Access Pipeline west of Aberdeen. Train cars still stand here in Aberdeen, awaiting unloading at the Mina stockpile.…
Well, we obviously can’t elect Rand Paul President. He’ll End the Fed, and that will kill economic development on the reservations. Paul hates Indians! The Federal Reserve Bank of…