South Dakotans have just three days left to submit comment on the proposal to change the name of Harney Peak to Hinhan Kaga, the Lakota name…
Tag: Black Hills
Several days ago, I read the wonderfully ironic Rapid City Journal headline, “Thousands of Hippies May Invade Black Hills for Gathering This Summer.” The local…
Yesterday I had to knock down the rumor that Ted Cruz was blaming Indian rain dances for flooding in Texas. But now the press tells…
As Mr. Kurtz noted last week, the South Dakota Board of Geographic Names has voted unanimously to recommend changing the name of Harney Peak to Hinhan Kaga. Actually,…
The state Transportation Commission has previously mentioned the possibility of temporarily rolling back the new 80-mile-per-hour speed limit on Interstate 90 around Sturgis. Now Bob Mercer…
I tell folks looking to make South Dakota truly progressive that they need to build their political organizing skills. But maybe we could all use some re-organization of…
The Wind Cave/Cold Brook prescribed burn-turned-wildfire caused a brief stretch of poor air quality in Rapid City on Tuesday. Hot Springs stayed smokier longer. (I check right now and find air quality…
John Tsitrian has done a good job of pointing out the errors in the public statements of Azarga/Powertech as it continues to drum up cash…
The Black Hills mountain lion season closed with better numbers than last year… if you’re a cat. The Black Hills Pioneer reports that hunters bagged 43 mountain lions (22…
South Dakota’s legislators and Congressional delegation have directed millions of dollars toward fighting the pine beetle in the Black Hills to prevent catastrophic fire. Um… Science?…