Barack Obama gave a heck of a speech in Johannesburg yesterday, a real speech, an honest and inspiring speech celebrating Nelson Mandela’s centenary. South African President…
Tag: democracy
Why should you ring the Blog Tip Jar and support Dakota Free Press? Because, as Republican Senator John Thune tells WNAX, the free press is vital…
If you don’t have plans for Tuesday evening in Rapid City yet, go hear six smart people talk about “Truth in the News.” Democracy in…
Twelve score and two years ago, 56 men approved the Declaration of Independence, launching the era of modern democracy. Now countless American women are engaging…
Tony Venhuizen observes with splendid spreadsheetery that the 2018 gubernatorial race offers the most rural candidates in South Dakota history. Democrat Billie Sutton and Republican…
I usually pay no attention to the commemorations with which legislators frost their calendars. However, some of the Whereases in Senate Commemoration 28, honoring KELO-TV’s…
I’ve reported on House Bill 1005 (the bad “Yes Means No” referendum wrecker), House Bill 1007 (the weak but salvageable Citizen Initiative Review Committee), and Senate…
Reflecting on the life of former Aberdeen American News executive editor Cindy Eikamp, Aberdeen mayor Mike Levsen recalls Eikamp was “a reliably fair-minded partner” in informing…
Dang it! I thought we were rid of Bob Ellis. But he reëmerges on Gordon Howie’s blog with a fit of Christian Tourette’s Syndrome, shouting…
Senator Jim Bolin presented the Initiative and Referendum Task Force’s mostly bad reforms to the Legislature’s Executive Board Monday. Speaker and E-Board chairman G. Mark Mickelson…