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Blog Roll: SD Mostly Political

The South Dakota Standard
Brookings pastor Kline: We must respect the four crucial elements of life — water, fire, earth and air — or face the consequences: I recall as a child almost drowning.Although I hadn’t learned how to swim, the deep end of the city pool was tempting. I found that if I jumped in at a corner, jumping toward the ladder, I could haul…

2023.09.21

South DaCola
Did the ‘Wine and Cheese’ Dems in Sioux Falls screw up a public event with DOT Secretary Buttigieg?: I changed my registration from Dem to Indy when Daschle voted for the Iraq War and have not returned. At the time, there was gobs of evidence that the WMD claims were a ruse, and Tommy Boy certainly k…

2023.09.21

South Dakota News Watch
South Dakota moms bond over a shared experience: C-sections: Kate Hoekstra kisses her son during a New Baby and Me class offered by Sanford Health on July 27, 2023, in Sioux Falls. She connected with other members of the... The post South Dakota moms bond over…

2023.09.21

The South Dakota Standard
South Dakota's Department of Health has been turned into a sloganeering outlet for the Noem administration.: I couldn’t get the full text of the South Dakota Department of Health’s gratuitous announcement of its “no mask” policy on our home page, but it’s really a doozy. Here it is, as posted on X (formerly…

2023.09.20

South DaCola
Closed Government Issues in Sioux Falls: I know I have been preaching about this since I started the blog, but closed government has repercussions; Lenin’s Tomb at the Zoo. Casualty of Closed Government. Rejected ‘censored’ public art. Casua…

2023.09.20

SoDak Governors
Back to the Future: Huron’s Karen refugees recall SD’s settlement by ethnic communities: One doesn’t need to live in South Dakota for very long to see the legacy left by the European immigrants … More…

2023.09.18

SoDak Governors
“The Eighteen-Day Running Mate” recalls a strange chapter in SD political history: During one of my recent appearances on “The Dakota Town Hall” podcasts, I mentioned a book that I read several … More…

2023.09.18

South Dakota News Watch
‘Freedom Works Here’ has spent millions to promote S.D. jobs. Now businesses are being asked to pitch in.: South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem unveils a “Freedom Works Here” branded NASCAR car on July 27 at Falls Park in Sioux Falls. The partnership is estimated to cost $130,000. (Photo:... The post ‘Freedom Wor…

2023.09.18

Bluestem Prairie
Iowa utility regulators want to finish Summit pipeline permit hearing by month’s end: Ethanol carbon pipelines haven't done so well her in South Dakota, as Bluestem noted Monday--via the South Dakota Searchlight--in State denies Summit permit; both ethanol carbon pipelines propose…

2023.09.12

Bluestem Prairie
On September 11, US Army began disinterment project to return remains of more children buried at Carlisle to tribal communities: Bluestem's been following the effort to return Edward Upright, from the Spirit Lake Tribe in North Dakota, and Amos LaFramboise, from the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation…

2023.09.12

Blog Roll: Greater SD Blogosphere

SleuthSayers
A Strange Sort of Mourning: By now, most of you know that I volunteered at the Sioux Falls prison for 12 years (Alternatives to Violence Project and the Lifer's Group), and then for the last year have been working from home…

2023.09.21

The Poetry of Barry G. Wick
Beneath This Minute: Beneath this MinuteBeneath this minuteAre the lies I tell myselfI think I’m okayNo better and no worseThan others around meThe truth is that I’m bothI don’t read enoughBut I read more than mostI’m fat…

2023.09.20

SleuthSayers
That San Diego Treat: I am writing this on the plane back from San Diego after having enjoyed the 2023 Bouchercon. It is, I think, the eighth I have attended and it was at least as well-run and fun as any of the others.…

2023.09.20

Mark Haugen
When the ban isn't really a ban ...: I'm against book bans, but let's not over-hype the problem. Here are some interesting findings from a couple researchers who looked into claims of censorship.As it turns out, almost three q…

2023.09.19

Idle Hands Dep't
Geography Div (Earthquake subsection): If you thought the recent earthquake in Morocco was bad .......…

2023.09.18

The Poetry of Barry G. Wick
The. Plastic Bag of Youthful Death: The Plastic Bag of Youthful DeathI threw away my journalsAfter many years of writingTiny letters upon painful pagesJust as I was making the meSo public that required IDestroy my life before itWent any…

2023.09.17

Idle Hands Dep't
A Little Saturday Nite Bluegrass Div (Willie Div0: Don't much care for Billy Strings, but this with Willie is getting a lot of airplay. Kind of a fun song.As Willie is said to have on his birthday, " I've outlived my d***" Mickey…

2023.09.17

Mark Haugen
Finished: Robert B. Parker's 'Bye Bye Baby': This is a continuation of the late RBP's Spenser series but written by Ace Atkins, chosen by Parker's estate to do so. This is Atkins' tenth and he does a really good job of keeping th…

2023.09.16

Rant-a-Bit by Scott Hudson
The Ledge #585: Hudson Compound Playlist: This week's show is another of those broadcasts where I simply air some of the records I've been playing around the house the last few weeks. There's no real format outside of that, but…

2023.09.16

Native Hope Blog
Native American Boarding Schools and Education History: The earliest schools for Native Americans were most often mission schools, founded by different religious groups in the United States, Mexico and Canada. In 1819, Congress passed the Indian Civilizati…

2023.09.12

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