Every now and then, when my life feels too easy, I read Gordon Howie. Gaaacckk! Gordon’s fuzzy Sunday devotional has him wondering how all of…
Month: October 2017
I’ve been reviewing an updated summary of FY2017 legislator travel reimbursements provided by the Legislative Research Council. This updated list includes “miscellaneous” charges along with transportation,…
In this week’s crime files, Cody James Gramkow of rural Olivet stands accused of stealing $67,000 worth of equipment: According to a press release from…
Bonus observation from the bottom of the New York article on billionaires bemoaning Trump: billionaire Barry Sternlicht supports the thesis that the Sioux Falls Chamber of…
Senators Bob Corker and Jeff Flake are showing us that we should not lump all Republicans in with South Dakota’s Congressional delegation as morally spineless…
Watertown continues its love affair with federal airport dollars. In a special meeting Wednesday, the Watertown City Council unanimously approved spending $25,000 to further subsidize…
Sioux Falls non-profit Conscious Youth Solutions is holding a “Diversity and Inclusion Summit” next week Thursday, November 2, at the downtown Holiday Inn. Unlike the dreary stream…
The good news: Governing‘s Louis Jacobson says Trump and the Republican Congress have improved Democrats’ chances of winning governor’s races in 2018. In January, Jacobson rated…
The latest fundraising e-mail from U.S. House candidate Shantel Krebs touts her backing by big Republican donors seeking to counteract the efforts of pro-choice Emily’s…
Dismantling the abusive patriarchy in Pierre will involve more than any one change in law, legislative rule, or lobbying practice. Even electing all new legislators…