In 2016, the Legislature established the State of the Tribes Address as a symbolic gesture of respect for our Native neighbors, as well as an…
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What was in vogue with Dakota Free Press readers in 2019? Here are the 116 posts (including a few from previous years!) that drew more…
Did Governor Kristi Noem just slip up and appoint another supporter of universal preschool to the South Dakota Legislature? Noem announced on New Year’s Eve…
Mark Galli retires today from his position as editor in chief of Christianity Today. Galli put his name to the famous and powerful December 19,…
Posts on SD Voice v. Noem II Trial: Harassment by Petition Blockers in 2015 Shows HB 1094 Circulator Registry and Badges Dangerous, Misguided Secretary of…
The South Dakota State Employees Organization is calling for the Legislature to study state worker pay and benefits. SDSEO exec Eric Olilla tells WNAX that…
Under a headline shouting “Oh, Baby,…” KELO-TV says South Dakota’s 11,911 births in the year ending July 1, 2019, represented an increase over the previous…
Dakota Free Press fielded 26,205 approved comments (and a not insignificant number of spam and inadmissible anonymous comments) from approximately 700 distinct individuals in 2019.…
One can rank blog posts my multiple measures: views, shares, personal favorites, etc. One measure I find interesting is the number of comments each post…
Back in the hot, dry summer of 2017, some prominent South Dakota Jesus-nuts made a show of praying for rain. The summer remained hot and…