Debra Smith – Dakota Free Press

Term-limited Rep. Jim Schaefer (R-26B/Kennebec) is stepping away from the Legislature (he’s leaving challenging incumbent Democratic Senator Troy Heinert to Republican Joel Koskan). Stepping into…

Blog Roll: SD Mostly Political

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

South DaCola
City of Sioux Falls Aquatic Bond details: I have known about this for a few weeks and passed the info onto several journalists that ran into dead ends. Part of the rumor was the city was going to buy Oxbow wellness center, but it was confusin…

2024.04.17

South DaCola
UPDATE: Will the State of the City have to be postponed?: UPDATE: I guess only 3 councilors will be attending the event tomorrow because they didn’t want quorum with a possible open meetings violation. WHY CAN’T THE CITY FIGURE OUT HOW TO PROPERLY POST A MEE…

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

The South Dakota Standard
Suicide survivor: Social media, culture of loneliness have created a dangerous environment, especially for the young: Part 2 of 2Suicide was the 11th-leading cause of death overall in the United States in 2021, claiming the lives of over 48,183 people, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Pr…

2024.04.16

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

South Dakota News Watch
South Dakota judicial nominees pass committee, head to full US Senate vote: Camela Theeler and Eric Schulte, both of Sioux Falls, were nominated by President Joe Biden and supported by Republican Sens. John Thune and Mike Rounds.…

2024.04.11

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

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

SleuthSayers
Killing in Different Ways: Recently, Agatha Award-winning short-story author Toni L.P. Kelner asked if she could run a guest post here on SleuthSayers, highlighting this year's Agatha Award finalists. Toni will be moderati…

2024.04.16

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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