The Washington Post features research that indicates Sesame Street may have done more to improve education than any elected official in South Dakota in the last five…
Month: June 2015
Attorney General Marty Jackley is working to beat back the misinformation coming from diehard excusers of convicted felon Annette Bosworth. Saturday he told this blog that the state attempted to negotiate plea…
We’re entering the final thrilling weeks of our referendum push! I’m walking around Aberdeen (and friends and allies are working Rapid City, Sioux Falls, and elsewhere) with…
SDSU Extension has issued its annual report on agricultural land values in South Dakota. As expected, lower crop prices checked the increase of land values in East River, while higher…
Friend of the blog Roger Cornelius lives and works in Rapid City. He knows a thing or two about Indians working hard and succeeding in the…
In our discussion of the Blue Ribbon Task Force meetings on K-12 funding, commenter SuperSweet reminds us that South Dakota is sitting on three trillion dollars in…
The U.S. Supreme Court will rule this month on King v. Burwell, a case that questions whether Congress intended to offer tax subsidies for health insurance to all income-qualified Americans or…
When FEMA won’t help (Uncle Sam continues to think tornadoes in South Dakota are no big deal), whom can Delmont call? Marijuana advocates! 605 Holistic Health, a…
Chuck Clement reports that new restaurateur Darin Namken appears to be persuading the Madison City Commission to close down Egan Avenue for a fun community event.…
Valley Springs volunteer fireman Steve Ackerman died fighting a house fire on April 12, 2015. Thousands of friends, firefighters, and well-wishers attended his funeral. Citizens created a…