Dang. As a petitioner and avid defender of the First Amendment, I want to go to war on the United States Postal Service for kicking…
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SDPB gave Kristi Noem a tax-deadline platform yesterday to throw her sour grapes at the government she’s supposed to be helping to run. Noem recycled…
The Wind Cave/Cold Brook prescribed burn-turned-wildfire caused a brief stretch of poor air quality in Rapid City on Tuesday. Hot Springs stayed smokier longer. (I check right now and find air quality…
John Tsitrian has done a good job of pointing out the errors in the public statements of Azarga/Powertech as it continues to drum up cash…
Ballotpedia makes word clouds of the 48 gubernatorial “state of the state” addresses delivered so far this year. For your Rorschachian diversion, here are the visual representations of…
“Are you a man of faith?” I’m out front of the public library this morning, circulating my referendum petitions. This big guy, healthy verging on…
New Voters Must Register Before Signing Petitions; Newly Moved, Deceased, and Convicted Still Count!
A couple of really interesting questions came up today as I circulated referendum petitions: It’s April 15. Ole Oleson really wants to sign a petition, but he hasn’t…
Arrgghh! Just when I want to feel good about the intelligence of the electorate, the Aberdeen American News publishes this strange, vague, and arguably ominous letter…
Yesterday’s local elections put a little extra spring in my step. I told folks in Brookings that they should vote for my friend Scott Meyer, and they…
While we’re talking about ways to fight the poverty and despair that drive the high youth suicide rates on South Dakota’s Indian reservations, Mr. Kurtz notices that First…