[Original concept by Gary Larson; text from Divya Siddarth and E. Glen Weyl, COVID-19 Rapid Response Impact Initiative White Paper 6: “Why We Must Test…
Month: April 2020
While Donald Trump proves his psychopathy by shouting at states to stop taking sensible precautions to protect public health (and his followers are taking his…
South Dakota state epidemiologist Josh Clayton confirmed that one of Brown County’s two new cases of coronavirus has happened at the Demkota Ranch beef plant…
In the middle of a long chat this week with a conservative national propagandist podcast (wait—in the midst of a statewide emergency, Governor Kristi Noem…
Northwestern Area superintendent Ryan Bruns’s latest column mostly offers personal reflections on the coronavirus pandemic. He says the enormity of the public health crisis inclines…
Aberdeen city attorney Ron Wager does me the courtesy of replying to my concern that Mayor Travis Schaunaman is violating the City Charter again by…
KELO Radio newsman Todd Epp asked the South Dakota Department of Health six important and straightforward questions about what the state knew about cases of…
Forget throwing candy at parades—this year, smart candidates, not to mention decent neighbors, will distribute coronavirus protective gear. See District 9, where Representative Michael Saba…
Smithfield Foods CEO Kenneth Sullivan warned that shutting down the Smithfield Sioux Falls plant to stanch the worst coronavirus outbreak in America would bring “severe,…
UPDATE 2020.05.06: May 8 Program: Dan Ahlers, Candidate for United States Senate. Dan will discuss his campaign and the issues he’ll be addressing in the…