2018 HB 1218 – Dakota Free Press

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Edwin Arndt on "Taxpayers, Students ...": Much the same thing is happening in North Dakota. ...
Edwin Arndt on "Republican Bank Boss...": After reading that explanation I have to admit I a...
Richard Schriever on "Taxpayers, Students ...": Back in my days at USD - IIRC, per credit hour cos...
buckobear on "Taxpayers, Students ...": Bill the NFL and NBA for providing them with a”f...
Nick Nemec on "Ravnsborg Co-Prosecu...": The bottom line is Jason Ravnsborg crossed the whi...
Laurisa on "Noem Coddling Russia...": Well, she has no problem with, and likely encourag...
larry kurtz on "Taxpayers, Students ...": The only difference between American football and ...
Nick Nemec on "Noem Signs HB 1090 t...": Giant dairies, huge hog confinement and poultry op...
sx123 on "VPs, Graham, Former ...": This is going to spiral out of control. Should hav...
sx123 on "Lots of Wind, Far To...": I'm not against solar, but the upkeep... almost ne...

Blog Roll: SD Mostly Political

South DaCola
City of Sioux Falls Sustainability fight heating up: Arlene Brandt-Jenson, Administrative Coordinator, SoDak 350 and President, League of Women Voters – Sioux Falls, also wrote a letter to editor with her opinion on what happened; The Mayor’s new policy…

2023.03.20

The South Dakota Standard
Help us remain a platform for free and independent thought. We don’t need commercial or political sponsors. We need you.: Thanks to our supporters, The South Dakota Standard can publish a variety of provocative and informative columns on a daily basis. We know that we’re reaching thousands of readers across South Dakota…

2023.03.20

The South Dakota Standard
A Prairie Spring Arrives: South Dakota rancher/poet Linda M. Hasselstrom celebrates the start of the season: At 4:45 am, the first sounds I hear awakening are low murmuring chirps. When I open my eyes, the room is hazy gray with first light before sunrise. A breeze sighs through the open windows. I close my…

2023.03.20

South DaCola
The Photographic Backdrop of Falls Park forever ruined: Ever wonder why no one takes a picture of themselves at Falls Park with their camera pointed North? Oink! Oink! It seems we have another hog trough to the South of Falls Park except these pigs are gor…

2023.03.20

Bluestem Prairie
Federal agencies seek to protect Pactola Reservoir and Rapid Creek from mining: From the South Dakota Searchlight: Federal agencies seek to protect Pactola Reservoir and Rapid Creek from mining Two federal agencies have announced a proposal to protect 32 square miles of the Black…

2023.03.20

Bluestem Prairie
Notes on one company that "fled Minnesota" because of onerous environmental regulations: Earlier this week, we posted Bills to restore Citizens Board of the MPCA working their way through Minnesota legislature. Since then, MinnPost's Walker Orenstein took a much more in-depth look at…

2023.03.18

Northern Valley Beacon
A deathwatch for a community: If you notice that the community you live in is unraveling, it can be dangerous to mention it. Communities seldom actually die, but they do fail. Community leaders tend to take explosive umbrage if…

2023.03.18

Bonny's Blog
March 15, 2023: COVID Weekly Data Update: Excellent Blogs Below are links to two excellent blogs and brief summaries of recent posts: Ground Truths by Dr. Eric Topol, a cardiologist who is the founder and director of the Scripps Research Tra…

2023.03.15

South Dakota News Watch
SDSU, USD rely heavily on state money and student fees to subsidize Division I athletics: As the clock struck zero at the 2012 Summit League basketball finals, South Dakota State University fans stormed the Sioux Falls Arena court to celebrate their men’s team’s first-ever bid... The post…

2023.03.15

Blog of Joe Kirby
The Legislature vs. The People: For several years, the South Dakota legislature has been trying to curtail an important constitutional right. But courts and the voters have repeatedly struck down their restrictions. Sadly, our legis…

2023.03.14

Blog Roll: Greater SD Blogosphere

Native Hope Blog
Water does not reach all Americans with equity: Mni Wiconi translates to “Water is Life.” When called upon to think about something as essential yet basic as water, most don’t give its existence a second thought. Many people associate this life-sus…

2023.03.20

Idle Hands Dep't
Geography Div (oops subsection): Map made in the 19th century about the North American colonies. John Bartholomew was a Scottish cartographer in the XIX century. The map shows what the North American colonies looked like in 1715 alo…

2023.03.20

SleuthSayers
A Bold Move: Many years ago, my then (and excellent) agent had a complaint with my latest manuscript: There's only one murder! she said, even though craze for serial killers was still in publishing's fut…

2023.03.20

SleuthSayers
Absurd Lines: Weird Al YankovicSo I’m trying to think up an article and Lenovo Google Display is playing rock in the background when I hear the intro to ‘Blurred Lines’, a song so rampantly sexist even Andrew Tate…

2023.03.19

Idle Hands Dep't
A Little Saturday Nite Bluegrass Div (Bygone days subsection): New video from Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers' latest album Let Time Ride. Don't adjust your screen, Black and White is just that. Joe Mullins on Banjo, Adam McIntosh on guitar, Chris Da…

2023.03.19

Rant-a-Bit by Scott Hudson
The Ledge #560: Home Plays: This is another of those shows that really has no format. It's pretty much a rundown of the music I've been listening to around the house the last couple of weeks. There's some great re…

2023.03.18

605 Speaks
: Today, for Hugh, we blow bubbles. #hughweber #bubbleparade #OTA #DudeToDad #HiFromSD #SiouxFalls #SouthDakota @hughweber…

2023.03.17

LivingNonviolence
"Learning To Walk In The Dark": “Learning to Walk in the Dark” is the latest book by Barbara Brown Taylor to come my way. I had read “An Altar in the World” earlier and found it wonderfully refreshing. Just the image of an altar in…

2023.03.17

The Poetry of Barry G. Wick
Three Years: Three YearsThree years in my homeTo hide from disease That has killed more than a millionIn this nationIt is a plague to be so isolatedThis house is kept noisyWith music and videosFrom the internetA g…

2023.03.16

Native Hope Blog
Courage and Convictions: The Legacy of the Choctaw Nation: The Choctaw are among the most vibrant and fascinating Native American tribes. Their rich and diverse history was fraught with oppression, cultural assimilation, and forced emigration—including the Tr…

2023.03.12

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