The League of Women Voters hosted a forum on redistricting last night here in Aberdeen. Along with a detailed speech from NSU political geographer Dr.…
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“Will Your Vote Count?” asks the League of Women Voters. To answer that question, they are hosting a panel discussion and forum on redistricting here…
Superintendent Henry Eggert came to my candidate forum last week. He also attended my opponent’s eat-and-greet at the Millstone last Monday. Superintendent Eggert won’t be…
An eager reader notes receipt of another little bit of flim-flammery from Republican gubernatorial candidate Kristi Noem: “Thank you for requesting an absentee ballot,” says…
I need to shut off Facebook. It tries too hard to dominate my mind with its response-time rat lever (and doesn’t even give me a…
The South Dakota Republican Party has started up its smear machine again to try saving Al Novstrup’s cushy seat in the Senate. A postcard addressed…
I’m not the only Legislative candidate offering the voters valuable public service even before elected. Independent House candidate Alison Bowers is joining former Democratic legislator…
A couple weeks ago, I spoke up at a candidates forum about the rank hypocrisy of Republicans preaching “Be nice to everyone” yet rallying with…
Bob Mercer leaves print journalism this week to tell the news on television. Mercer’s replacement in Pierre, covering state government for newspapers in Aberdeen, Watertown, Mitchell,…
With one month before the statewide election, that Sioux Falls paper is reducing citizens’ opportunity to offer timely content in the state’s largest newspaper: While…