Speaking of the South Dakota Retirement System, the state pension program’s FY2016 financial report breaks down beneficiaries by county: Statewide, 2.61% of South Dakota residents received…
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I have in my hands an official state ballot inviting me to vote for public officials by mail or online. Yesterday the mailman brought me a…
Hey, kids! Want to attend the creepiest camp in South Dakota? Tell your parents to send you to the New Hope Christian Camp and Retreat Center,…
At the beginning of last week, Bob Mercer’s doctors at the Mayo Clinic gave him a good bill of health. On Friday, the South Dakota…
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…
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…