No wonder Governor Kristi Noem is so worried about China. Communist China apparently takes family values more seriously than she does: China’s former foreign minister…
Month: September 2023
During the coronavirus pandemic, the President of the United States set an example for millions of followers by refusing to wear a mask to prevent…
Lake County voters don’t see any budget crisis. Despite (or perhaps in spite of?) the Madison City Commission’s thinly veiled advocacy, 82.4% of voters in…
The United States Census Bureau reported last week that real median income after taxes fell 8.8% from 2021 to 2022. Note that’s real income, figuring…
“GOD IS PRO-LIFE”, a billboard shouted at me yesterday. Sure, I thought, but like me, God is also pro-choice. “Pro-life” is an effectively meaningless term…
The final report of the Teacher Compensation Review Board to the Governor and the Legislature includes a reminder to policymakers that they’d better spend the…
The Teacher Compensation Review Board’s final report includes data from Department of Education August slides showing that half of South Dakota’s public school students attend…
The Teacher Compensation Review Board finds we still aren’t living up to the promise of the 2016 sales-tax-for-teacher-pay plan. No matter which way you slice…
The Senate’s wise killing last winter of Governor Kristi Noem’s posturing attempt to ban the sale of ag land to China didn’t just avoid yet…