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,…
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The good news: Bob Mercer keeps his job! After the Trump economy drove Dakota Media Group to can South Dakota’s best Pierre-based reporter, Mercer found…
In an effort to save money, Dakota Media Group is getting rid of one of its greatest sources of value, Bob Mercer’s statehouse reporting. According…
Bob Mercer’s lament about the absence of reliable polling data on South Dakota’s statewide Republican primary contests for governor and U.S. House gets me wondering:…
Bob Mercer offers his observations on who’s shining in South Dakota’s race for Governor. Mercer leans a little toward Jackley for driving the conversation with…
C-SPAN is ran its Cities Tours feature on Pierre this weekend. During their early September visit, C-SPAN spoke to Bob Mercer, one of only two…
At the beginning of last week, Bob Mercer’s doctors at the Mayo Clinic gave him a good bill of health. On Friday, the South Dakota…
If you liked listening to Bob Mercer talk about how he got started in journalism, you’ll love listening to his stories about working for Bill Janklow.…
South Dakota’s senior state government reporter, Bob Mercer, came to Aberdeen Friday to receive the South Dakota Newspaper Association’s Distinguished Service Award. Mercer took time after…
It took Al Novstrup four tries to figure out that there ought to be a rule against legislators having sex with interns. My District 3…