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Blog Roll: SD Mostly Political

Bluestem Prairie
Incumbent Davids loses MN House District 26B GOP endorsement to Fillmore County Chair: At the Star Tribune, Briana Bierschbach and Ryan Faircloth report Conservatives in Otter Tail County have been fighting for years, with no end in sight. I'll have a footnote about that peculiar b…

2024.04.21

The South Dakota Standard
Rapid Citian Laura Armstrong: It appears that Rapid City’s Vision Fund is losing the ability to see our future properly: Rapid City’s historic Vision Fund, established in the aftermath of the 1972 flood, has played a pivotal role in Rapid City's development.The fund’s revenue comes from a sales tax created through…

2024.04.21

South DaCola
poorly placed signage: …

2024.04.20

The South Dakota Standard
If Trump doesn’t pick Noem as his running mate, her poisonous policies could land her in his Cabinet: There has been rampant speculation that Gov. Kristi Noem may emerge as Donald Trump's choice as a vice presidential running mate in this year’s election. This speculation has been fueled by Noem’…

2024.04.20

Bluestem Prairie
Committee OKs ag bill funding nitrate treatment, allowing fertilizer research council to sunset: On Tuesday, Bluestem republished the Session Daily article, Nitrate treatment represents bulk of spending proposed in ag finance, policy bill. On Thursday, the Minnesota House Agriculture Finance and…

2024.04.19

South DaCola
UPDATE IV: Will the State of the City have to be postponed?: UPDATE IV: So I asked Councilor Starr who attended the meeting. He told me it was him, Barranco and Soehl. He also said Selberg had to leave because of it as the city attorney was monitoring the atten…

2024.04.19

South Dakota News Watch
'The kids are what you love:' 2 foster families share their stories: State officials say South Dakota is in need of more people to help foster children. News Watch spoke to two families about the system, the challenges and what it will take to get more people involved.…

2024.04.18

SoDak Governors
Farewell to Jim Burg: The news comes that Jim Burg died last night, at the age of 82. Burg spent 30 years in state … More…

2024.04.17

South Dakota News Watch
South Dakota offering millions in tech grants to nursing homes: Up to $7 million in grants will soon be available to expand the use of telemedicine and innovative technology to improve health care for the elderly in South Dakota.…

2024.04.15

Bonny's Blog
March 31, 2024: Final Monthly COVID Data Update: Four years ago this month, I began emailing out or posting regular blogs regarding COVID-19. It’s now time for me to stop, and this will be my last COVID update. In addition to summarizing the most…

2024.04.01

Blog Roll: Greater SD Blogosphere

SleuthSayers
The Tintinnitus of the Bells, Bells, Bells: My parents used to rebuke us: “Enunciate!” Humph. I didn’t think I spoke badly, but they would’ve instructed the nation with resolutely precise enunciation if they’d had their own Discord and YouTube…

2024.04.21

Idle Hands Dep't
A Little Saturday Nite Bluegrass Div: New from Becky Bueller, Alone. Ned Luberecki on banjo, Wes Lee on mandolin, Jacob Groopman on guitar, and Daniel Hardin on bass. With Becky on fiddle and lead vocal…

2024.04.21

SleuthSayers
Dryer Is a Noun: We all know that. It's the big appliance that sits beside your washing machine. If you want to compare the moisture content of things like two climates, towels, cakes, underwear, etc., it'…

2024.04.20

Rant-a-Bit by Scott Hudson
The Ledge #616: Records: Tomorrow (April 20) is a sort of unofficial holiday for those of us who are obsessed with music. It's Record Store Day! To prime myself, and hopefully you fellow music nerds, tonight's episo…

2024.04.20

605 Speaks
Talking with Patti and Ashley of the Black Hills Center for Equality and plans for Pride 2024 in…: Talking with Patti and Ashley of the Black Hills Center for Equality and plans for Pride 2024 in Rapid City, SD…

2024.04.20

The Poetry of Barry G. Wick
Paradise: Paradise“In Paradise, roasted pigeons fly into your mouth.”--Werner Herzog in Fata MorganaA fly once flew into my mouthI think a bee or waspIt's been long agoSince then I've beenAble to keep…

2024.04.17

Idle Hands Dep't
Geography Div (Tax Day subsection): Did you get yours filed? Did you get a refund ? Average refund per state ................…

2024.04.15

605 Speaks
Amazing show last night at Tonight! Peter Antoniou from America’s Got Talent LIVE @ ICON w/ The…: Amazing show last night at Tonight! Peter Antoniou from America’s Got Talent LIVE @ ICON w/ The Magic of Travis Nye + Jeni McPeter Antoniou & Magic of Travis Nye were fantastic - and even up close…

2024.04.13

Rant-a-Bit by Scott Hudson
The Ledge #615: New Releases (Pt. 2): Like all of the new release episodes, the second part of this month's series features a wide range of styles - a little bit Americana, some power pop, a touch of psych, and plenty of good ol…

2024.04.13

The Poetry of Barry G. Wick
Glowing Paper: Glowing Paper--(a really stupid poem)Books get wetBugs eat booksPeople burn booksBooks go to the trashThe mail loses booksPaper books turn to dustSpecial paper may save booksI write on glowing paperAn…

2024.04.07

What You’re Saying

Mark B on "Lassle Letter to Leg...": It is absolutely insane we have 2 senators....
Mark B on "Lassle Letter to Leg...": To Larry's point, thinks to Wild Bill in addition ...
Lawrence Novotny on "Nesiba Nukes NRA Com...": The backstory on killing of HC 8001: Rep Kamero...
Arlo Blundt on "Surprise! DOE Alread...": Obviously, communication from the Noem Administrat...
grudznick on "Senate to Clarify Ru...": Young Ms. Frye-Mueller is insaner than most, Mr. N...
Reynold F. Nesiba on "Senate to Clarify Ru...": My view is that this change in the rule language m...
Lee Schoenbeck on "Senate to Clarify Ru...": The current practice is that the president pro tem...
All Mammal on "Surprise! DOE Alread...": Can anyone Governor Noem appoints be trusted for a...
Lee Schoenbeck on "Joint Rule Amendment...": Amendment D is to clarify some prior confusion abo...
jerry on "Senate to Clarify Ru...": South Dakota mirrors Iran, no wonder republicans l...

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