Rep. Lee Schoenbeck (R-5/Watertown) isn’t heeding the Governor’s admonition to shush until the Governor’s Blue Ribbon K-12 panel issues its policy proposals. Rep. Schoenbeck offers his…
Month: July 2015
The Aberdeen American News asks its reader panel whether the Gettysburg Police Department should be displaying the traitor flag of the Confederacy on its official…
The Annie E. Casey Foundation has published its 2015 Kids Count Data Book. South Dakota doesn’t come out too badly, ranking 18th overall for child welfare (we’ve held…
Speaking of CAFOs, Watertown appears to be caught in the crosshairs of Governor Daugaard’s push for more dairy production. Brookings County factory dairy magnate Michael Crinion wants to…
CAFOs and biochar headline two educational social events near Brookings this weekend. First up, Dakota Rural Action is hosting “Beyond the Barn,” a combination potluck and lecture…
As Rapid City braces for the racially charged disorderly conduct trial of Trace O’Connell tomorrow and Thursday, a Minneapolis lawyer has filed notice with the U.S.…
An eager reader shares this report from the Washington Post that shows that guys who can’t win at Halo tend to make more nasty comments…
Take a look at the highway map at Yankton: Doesn’t Highway 50 just beg for a bypass around the north and east side of Yankton? Frank Kloucek…
A healthy, democratic petition mania continues to grip South Dakota. The Sioux Falls Historical Society is hosting a meeting tomorrow (Wednesday) night at 7 p.m. at the Sioux…
Which presidential candidates are getting big South Dakota dollars? At this early stage, none! Jonathan Ellis pores through the FEC campaign finance reports and finds the top fundraisers…