Brian Locke – Dakota Free Press

In my letter to the editor last week addressing why the Brown County Sheriff’s race is a contest between two unendorsable Republicans, I summarized Sheriff…

Blog Roll: SD Mostly Political

The South Dakota Standard
Remembering Jim Burg, a rural Democrat from the days when Democrats weren’t rare creatures in South Dakota government: Jim Burg was one of the last of a vanishing breed — a rural Democrat in South Dakota.They once roamed the prairies in vast numbers — well, for South Dakota, anyway. They helped elect George McGovern t…

2024.04.18

South Dakota News Watch
'The kids are what you love:' 2 foster families share their stories: State officials say South Dakota is in need of more people to help foster children. News Watch spoke to two families about the system, the challenges and what it will take to get more people involved.…

2024.04.18

South DaCola
Were 911 Services hacked across the state and country?: UPDATE: We are back up, but curious what happened? You wonder if the states effected had the same software glitch and figured it out and shared with other states? Presser tomorrow. Also, CNN is report…

2024.04.18

South DaCola
Early Voting will start on Tuesday April 23rd: There was some speculation about this because they were waiting on the printer to give them a timeline, but it was confirmed this afternoon that it WILL start on that day. Early voting takes place at…

2024.04.18

SoDak Governors
Farewell to Jim Burg: The news comes that Jim Burg died last night, at the age of 82. Burg spent 30 years in state … More…

2024.04.17

The South Dakota Standard
Thinking about inflation. Despite the rhetorical noise, the current rate – 3.5% – is lower than it’s 60+ year average of 3.8%.: Political contingencies keep us living in the moment, so as we move closer to November the focus in the economic headlines and campaign chatter will probably remain on inflation. Trump supporters won’…

2024.04.17

Bluestem Prairie
Nitrate treatment represents bulk of spending proposed in ag finance, policy bill: Bluestem's been following the discussion over excess nitrates in Minnesota's waters, so what I learned in watching the Minnesota House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee walk through o…

2024.04.17

Bluestem Prairie
Minnesota House passes environment policy bill: I watched the Minnesota House floor debate over HF2774/SF2904 (YouTube below). The arguments seemed familiar. The bill passed on a bipartisan vote of 72-58. Here's the press release from House bi…

2024.04.16

South Dakota News Watch
South Dakota offering millions in tech grants to nursing homes: Up to $7 million in grants will soon be available to expand the use of telemedicine and innovative technology to improve health care for the elderly in South Dakota.…

2024.04.15

Bonny's Blog
March 31, 2024: Final Monthly COVID Data Update: Four years ago this month, I began emailing out or posting regular blogs regarding COVID-19. It’s now time for me to stop, and this will be my last COVID update. In addition to summarizing the most…

2024.04.01

Blog Roll: Greater SD Blogosphere

SleuthSayers
South Dakota - Criming and Whining Edition: We do get some interesting crimes in South Dakota. Some of it is that, when you have a very few people scattered over very large distances, privacy can lead to... odd behavior. Or criminal behavior.…

2024.04.18

The Poetry of Barry G. Wick
Paradise: Paradise“In Paradise, roasted pigeons fly into your mouth.”--Werner Herzog in Fata MorganaA fly once flew into my mouthI think a bee or waspIt's been long agoSince then I've beenAble to keep…

2024.04.17

SleuthSayers
Seen in Seattle: I just spent a long weekend in Bellevue, WA for Left Coast Crime: Seattle Shakedown, and I had a great time. More than 500 mystery writers and readers. Saw a lot of old friends (including SleuthSaye…

2024.04.17

Idle Hands Dep't
Geography Div (Tax Day subsection): Did you get yours filed? Did you get a refund ? Average refund per state ................…

2024.04.15

Idle Hands Dep't
A Little Saturday Nite Bluegrass Div: The Wheelhouse Rousters from the 2023 Telluride Bluegrass Festival doing Hey John.vocalist and guitarist Eddie Coffey, singer and guitarist Logan Oakley, banjo player Nathan Lynn, fiddler and mandoli…

2024.04.14

605 Speaks
Amazing show last night at Tonight! Peter Antoniou from America’s Got Talent LIVE @ ICON w/ The…: Amazing show last night at Tonight! Peter Antoniou from America’s Got Talent LIVE @ ICON w/ The Magic of Travis Nye + Jeni McPeter Antoniou & Magic of Travis Nye were fantastic - and even up close…

2024.04.13

Rant-a-Bit by Scott Hudson
The Ledge #615: New Releases (Pt. 2): Like all of the new release episodes, the second part of this month's series features a wide range of styles - a little bit Americana, some power pop, a touch of psych, and plenty of good ol…

2024.04.13

605 Speaks
Talking with Amber of Brookings South Dakota, about everything from art to crypto currency and NFTs!: 605 Speaks Brooking County Art & CommerceTalking with Amber of Brookings South Dakota, about everything from art to crypto currency and NFTs!Follow Amber on her socials!Login • InstagramLog into F…

2024.04.12

The Poetry of Barry G. Wick
Glowing Paper: Glowing Paper--(a really stupid poem)Books get wetBugs eat booksPeople burn booksBooks go to the trashThe mail loses booksPaper books turn to dustSpecial paper may save booksI write on glowing paperAn…

2024.04.07

Rant-a-Bit by Scott Hudson
The Ledge #614: New Releases (Pt. 1): I was close to finishing off the tracklists for this month's two part new release series when I received an unexpected text message from an old friend. Rich Show, the legendary leader of three cl…

2024.04.06

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