Remember the “ARYAN” license plate a Facebook friend noticed in Pierre last week? I asked glancingly how the Department of Revenue let that plate fly. Department…
Category: South Dakota
Now that the Democrats have enjoyed a pleasant if pressless evening with their national party vice-chair, Congressman Keith Ellison, and once the staff get done…
If you liked listening to Bob Mercer talk about how he got started in journalism, you’ll love listening to his stories about working for Bill Janklow.…
The payday lenders may have shut down their loan shark shops in South Dakota following the voters’ sensible and overwhelming judgment last November that charging more…
The temperature broke 90 degrees in the nation’s capital today for the People’s Climate March. Tens of thousands of Americans brought their concern about the…
South Dakota’s senior state government reporter, Bob Mercer, came to Aberdeen Friday to receive the South Dakota Newspaper Association’s Distinguished Service Award. Mercer took time after…
I note with respect the passing of Michael Joseph Myers, Sioux Falls native, lawyer, law professor, 2014 Independent candidate for Governor, and heck-raiser. Myers died this…
For all of you worried that a snap election for new South Dakota Democratic Party leadership could wreck McGovern Day and sow long-lasting division in the…
As Democrats gather in Sioux Falls for the McGovern Day fundraiser and a possible snap election for chair, I note the following immediate dangers to the…
My sponsors at the Sioux Falls Democratic Forum have landed an interesting speaker for Friday’s luncheon. Addressing all interested listeners at noon at the Sioux…