Speaking of North Dakota and sensible reforms, perhaps South Dakota could find a blueprint for improving working conditions in our state prisons by looking at…
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Governor Kristi Noem has one hammer—deregulation—in her tool box, and by gum, she’s going to use it to whack every problem. After she met with…
I don’t think I’d last long as a prison guard. As a super welterweight with toothpick arms, I lack both the strength and the jujitsu to intimidate…
Last week, inmates at the Walworth County Jail sued the county in federal court, arguing that the 111-year-old facility was “outdated, grossly inadequate, and dangerous.”…
If it doesn’t kill you, it only makes you stronger, right, Senator Jensen? Senator Phil Jensen, a Rapid City Republican, said the chances of people…
T.F. Riggs High School in Pierre has to close its doors due to coronavirus: Pierre High School Superintendent Kelly Glodt said Thursday there were an…
On July 4, Donald Trump said 99% of coronavirus cases are “totally harmless.” Donald Trump must figure Roger Stone is a one-percenter. Among the reasons…
Governor Kristi Noem said Monday that we all should implement social distancing measures. O.K., said nine Pierre inmates: The breakout at the Pierre Community Work…
Who’s solving problems in Pierre? Democrats. Economist and Senator Reynold Nesiba (D-15/Sioux Falls) offers Senate Bill 96, which would lift South Dakota’s ban on Temporary…
In the spirit of Governor Kristi Noem’s call to identify with the downtrodden, I consider renaming my series of letters from the South Dakota State…