Legalizing pot won’t solve the teacher shortage. The Flandreau Public Schools are short a science teacher because they can’t pay enough to keep Chelsey Loney from…
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Heading into the Fourth of July holiday, Tom Lawrence tapped out an amusing musing on whether the Democrats will give Senator John Thune his second…
Last week, Attorney General Marty Jackley told public employees that they could choose not to issue marriage licenses to couples their religion tells them not to like.…
In Hutterite news, the Spink County Commission yesterday approved the creation of a new Hutterite colony. During Tuesday’s meeting, the commission approved a special exception for…
…wherein I explain again why debate coaches should run the country. The large number of candidates seeking the 2016 Republican nomination for President does make running a…
The July/August edition of the Aberdeen Chamber’s Progress magazine (not online yet, but someday…) includes an essay from NSU business dean Bill Broucek on gambling and lotteries. He…
A familiar headline comes across my desk: “Salary Dilemma Drives Teachers out of State.” According to the article, more than 46% of the newest annual crop of South…
Don’t try coming to campus via Kline Street: Three weeks in, and these residents’ only way in and out with their groceries is the alley.…
Rep. Mathew Wollmann (R-8/Madison) isn’t on the Blue Ribbon K-12 panel, even though he works in a K-12 school district. But the freshman Rep. isn’t letting…
The Blue Ribbon K-12 panel is meeting right now in Pierre (listen live online via SDPB). This afternoon they’ll hear from Michael Griffith, senior policy analyst for…