A number of my Lake County friends have noted the close margin by which political rookie Republican Jordan Youngberg wrested the District 8 Senate seat from…
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Donald Trump’s pick of anti-ethanol Scott Pruitt to head the EPA has prompted Governor Dennis Daugaard to join his fellow corny state execs Terry Branstad of Iowa and…
I substitute-taught today—economics and British lit. Students in the latter are reading George Orwell’s Animal Farm. While students diligently completed their worksheets (grammar! vocab! reading questions!), I…
The Chuck Brennan hissy fit continues: The Brennan Rock & Roll Academy was established to help children uncover and develop their love, passion, and talents…
As I read through the court documents in Curd et al. v. South Dakota, the GOP legislators’ lawsuit to overturn Initiated Measure 22, I find one remarkable passage…
South Dakota and Minnesota have increased their minimum wages over the last couple of years, but neither has taken the great leap of Seattle, which raised its…
I just heard Seth Tupper wonder aloud on Dakota Midday why we don’t delay the implementation of voter-approved ballot measures a little longer so state and local officials…