Last month the Governor’s office gave us the towns and dates for meetings of the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Teachers and Students (BluRTFTS). Now we get…
Month: May 2015
For those of you already sick of the Annette Bosworth hype (guilty by Friday noon), feel free to skip this article. For those of you…
Why bother driving to Pierre for the Bosworth trial? You already know what the prosecution will say, what the defense will offer as distractions, and…
The Hughes County jury empaneled to hear the perjury trial of Annette Bosworth will begin hearing the case today. They will hear Deputy Attorney General Robert…
The Daugaard Administration is consolidating five regional emergency management offices down to three. The state Office of Emergency Management will close offices in Sioux Falls and Pierre…
The Animal Legal Defense Fund today (May 19) asked the USDA Animal Care division investigate Fur-Ever Wild (a.k.a. Wolves Woods & Wildlife) for possible violations of the federal Animal Welfare…
In a battle between Baptists and bankers, I should just run for cover. But the Southern Baptists get me to cheer them on by joining a right–left nationwide…
Rick Weiland is serious about defending democracy from Big Money: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcnxe8Agp-8 This stone-faced video, like the “Pledge” video that accompanied the public launch of Weiland’s…
Augustana College takes up the back page of my Monday paper with photos of its “Forty Under 40,” a roster of 41 outstanding graduates. Out of…
The South Dakota Animal Industry Board meets Wednesday, May 20. After discussing the avian flu outbreak at our turkey and chicken farms, the board will turn at…