For proof that Donald Trump is making stuff up and talking off the top of his head during his attention-grabbing covid-19 press conferences, read this…
Month: March 2020
South Dakota’s beleaguered beekeepers managed to bounce back last year. According to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, South Dakota produced 19.4 million pounds of…
Shortly after this noon’s closed-door meeting of the Aberdeen School Board, I received a robocall from my middle school principal reciting this information about how…
Another opportunity to hold someone, anyone, accountable for the GEAR UP scandal has collapsed. The South Dakota Supreme Court ruled yesterday that Alyssa Black Bear…
Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg warns us not to fall for coronavirus scams— —like what, Donald Trump coming to the mics every day and pretending he…
The Aberdeen School Board is holding a special meeting Friday, March 20, at noon at district headquarters on Third Street South. The board will be…
Here’s some quick coronavirus budget math: Goldman Sachs said Sunday that U.S. GDP could dip 5% in the second quarter due to the economic disruption…
Madison media magnate Jon Hunter recycled a dumb idea in an editorial earlier this month: reducing early voting. On Super Tuesday, Hunter fretted that primary…
On the good side, coronavirus may kill standardized tests this year. The College Board has canceled SATs scheduled for March 28 and May 2. ACT…