While I was enjoying the thrilling parliamentary wrangling of the South Dakota Democratic Party’s state central committee meeting last month, a fellow Democrat turned to…
Category: South Dakota
During last year’s election, I heard from various sources that lawyer Jason Ravnsborg occasionally got in trouble with judges because he was late in filing…
Rio Thompson was released from the South Dakota State Penitentiary in February. As he prepared for his winter release, he sent this letter to Dakota…
Following up on yesterday’s post about how Huron, Brookings, and other rural communities depend on immigration for their economic survival, an eager reader asked, “What…
A couple millennia ago, an execution sparked a religious revolution. As our state continues the unfair, unjust, and wasteful practice of killing prisoners, let’s hear…
When he tries to talk about policy, former Republican legislator David Novstrup mostly mumbles ineffectively. But when he sticks to his core competency, operating go-karts…
Don’t expect savings on road projects to help offset our sagging state revenues. Bob Mercer listened in on the South Dakota Transportation Commission’s meeting Tuesday…
While Dusty trolls the border, this morning’s New York Times notes how much less full our not-nearly full country would be without immigration: International migration helped rural…
Representative Dusty Johnson’s Easter break junket to Arizona invites all sorts of interesting commentary about the politics of immigration. First off, our rookie Congressman danced…