Build Dakota Scholarship – Dakota Free Press

Governor Kristi Noem celebrates free college—or, in this case, free post-secondary vocational training—for 391 new recipients of the Build Dakota Scholarship: Governor Kristi Noem today…

Blog Roll: SD Mostly Political

Bluestem Prairie
Eleven South Dakota State Penitentiary inmates charged for March disturbances: An update on last month's disturbance at the South Dakota State Penitentiary that Bluestem had posted about in The rest on the unrest? SD DOC collected $1.25 million for prison calls, messages si…

2024.04.23

The South Dakota Standard
Turning over a new chapter in books by sharing them, buying them and learning so much from them: Another library book sale has come and gone. They happen twice a year; in the spring and the fall. They are organized and delivered by Friends of the Brookings Public Library (seen above in a photo on…

2024.04.23

South DaCola
There is a runoff: You can now go vote at the Minnehaha County Administration office Downtown Sioux Falls at 6th and Minnesota Avenue. Your choices are Mr. Jordan Deffenbaugh and Richard Thomason. Mr. Lalley did some fi…

2024.04.23

South Dakota News Watch
SD hospital hit with lowest quality rating: Inside the fight for improvement: Leaders at Monument Health in Rapid City said they provide quality care despite receiving a 1 out of 5 federal safety and quality rating.…

2024.04.22

The South Dakota Standard
Circuses, mistreated elephants on the loose, and the 1916 death of Hero in Elkton, South Dakota: A report that a circus elephant briefly escaped from its cruel captors and ran loose through the streets of Butte, Mont., on Tuesday, April 16, caught my eye and my heart.Viola escaped from Jordan Wor…

2024.04.22

Bluestem Prairie
Incumbent Davids loses MN House District 26B GOP endorsement to Fillmore County Chair: At the Star Tribune, Briana Bierschbach and Ryan Faircloth report Conservatives in Otter Tail County have been fighting for years, with no end in sight. I'll have a footnote about that peculiar b…

2024.04.21

South DaCola
poorly placed signage: …

2024.04.20

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

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

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
The Magic of Malice: When Stacy Woodson offered to write a pre-Malice guest post, this isn’t what I was expecting. You’ll understand why when you read it.— Michael BrackenThe Magic of MaliceBy Stacy WoodsonMy first Malice…

2024.04.23

The Poetry of Barry G. Wick
Dredge: DredgeOn this river that drainsFrom the port where we dockTo the old ship once prowledThere is a way to sail throughWith help for a berthingIt is the dredge that clearsA channel for ship on the seaEve…

2024.04.23

Idle Hands Dep't
Geography Div (Happy Birthday subsection): Nearly smack in the center of Nebraska lies Broken Bow. Mrs Bear's hometown and birthplace some years ago today. Happy Birthday my Love.A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's bi…

2024.04.22

SleuthSayers
Punctuated equilibrium. Also capitalized.: I love France, and many of the French, though they can be annoying like anyone else. I find their language confounding, even as I love the way it sounds. One of my good friends is fluent, as is my n…

2024.04.22

Idle Hands Dep't
A Little Saturday Nite Bluegrass Div: New from Becky Bueller, Alone. Ned Luberecki on banjo, Wes Lee on mandolin, Jacob Groopman on guitar, and Daniel Hardin on bass. With Becky on fiddle and lead vocal…

2024.04.21

Rant-a-Bit by Scott Hudson
The Ledge #616: Records: Tomorrow (April 20) is a sort of unofficial holiday for those of us who are obsessed with music. It's Record Store Day! To prime myself, and hopefully you fellow music nerds, tonight's episo…

2024.04.20

605 Speaks
Talking with Patti and Ashley of the Black Hills Center for Equality and plans for Pride 2024 in…: Talking with Patti and Ashley of the Black Hills Center for Equality and plans for Pride 2024 in Rapid City, SD…

2024.04.20

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

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

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Mark B on "Lassle Letter to Leg...": It is absolutely insane we have 2 senators....
Mark B on "Lassle Letter to Leg...": To Larry's point, thinks to Wild Bill in addition ...
Lawrence Novotny on "Nesiba Nukes NRA Com...": The backstory on killing of HC 8001: Rep Kamero...
Arlo Blundt on "Surprise! DOE Alread...": Obviously, communication from the Noem Administrat...
grudznick on "Senate to Clarify Ru...": Young Ms. Frye-Mueller is insaner than most, Mr. N...
Reynold F. Nesiba on "Senate to Clarify Ru...": My view is that this change in the rule language m...
Lee Schoenbeck on "Senate to Clarify Ru...": The current practice is that the president pro tem...
All Mammal on "Surprise! DOE Alread...": Can anyone Governor Noem appoints be trusted for a...
Lee Schoenbeck on "Joint Rule Amendment...": Amendment D is to clarify some prior confusion abo...
jerry on "Senate to Clarify Ru...": South Dakota mirrors Iran, no wonder republicans l...

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