Members of Black Lives Matter have resisted endorsing Hillary Clinton. The Democrat’s blunt pragmatism does not resonate with the youthful passions of the movement. But as we peel away…
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Did Art Marmorstein just call me Charles Manson? I’ve tried to be nice to local columnist, history professor, and neighbor Art Marmorstein. I’ve learned that conservative NSU profs are not…
The South Dakota Democratic Party may face organizational challenges, but the Republican Party nationwide faces demographics and death: The Republican Party—relying on a core base of support…
Permit me a few minutes to talk about Bernie Sanders, my favorite candidate in the 2016 Presidential field. A couple weeks ago, Sanders appeared by video at…
The U.S. Fifth Circuit declared Texas’s strict voter ID law discriminatory yesterday. The court rejected a lower court ruling that the requirement to present one of seven state-approved…
KELO-AM’s chief talker Greg Belfrage asserts that President Barack Obama has caused unprecedented polarization in our country: Wasn’t President Obama going to be the Great Uniter? He’s…
As Rapid City braces for the racially charged disorderly conduct trial of Trace O’Connell tomorrow and Thursday, a Minneapolis lawyer has filed notice with the U.S.…
Rapid City Mayor Steve Allender took office on Monday. On Friday, his successor in the police department, Chief Karl Jegeris, announced that he is hiring Lakota speaker and student-activist Vaughn Vargas…
KELO-TV contextualizes the racist, terrorist shootings in the Charleston Emanuel AME Church Wednesday by speaking with a couple of horrified local Christians. KELO mentions the terror but not the…
Friend of the blog Roger Cornelius lives and works in Rapid City. He knows a thing or two about Indians working hard and succeeding in the…