…and other historical notes! Senate Joint Resolution 2, Senator Jim Bolin’s proposal to make it harder for us to amend our state constitution, survived a bumpy…
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As the South Dakota Legislature collapses into the ethical chaos of a sex scandal, Republican leaders are fast-tracking the first bill in their attack voters’ right to legislate.…
On the weekend of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, President-Elect Donald Trump responds to criticism from King ally and Congressman John Lewis by saying his district, metro Atlanta,…
More than one of my correspondents has forwarded me this article on frustration among Democrats across the country at the Democratic National Committee’s focus on winning the…
A bill to get rid of grades and standards? It’s my K-12 education dream come true! Wait: Senate Bill 13 would “repeal certain provisions concerning potato grades…
This month the United States reissued a Medal of Honor to a long-dead soldier of America’s colonialist invasion of Lakota territory. Private Robert Smith fought in the Battle of…
Outgoing Codington County Commissioner Elmer Brinkman reflects on how increasing his local government workforce decreased costs: When Brinkman first started, the commissioners met at 10 a.m. each…
Black Elk Peak isn’t as tall as we thought it was. Black Hills photographer Paul Horsted enlisted Nebraska surveyor Jerry Penry to remeasure the mountain and…
Team Trump appears determined to repeal and replace the bull market and the Obama recovery by taxing imports, maybe 5%, maybe 10%. Trump’s advisors and House Republicans are…