Hmm… looks as if the Aberdeen High School Democrats are right, and Ron Branstner, Al Novstrup, and Amanda Hubbs and Jessica Carroll are wrong. Not only did the…
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After an hour and a half of rehashed bigotry, conspiracy theories, and whoppers, and after ejecting from the public meeting a local who said, “We are a…
I am heartened to see that one Republican neighbor is willing to call Ron Branstner, the leader of tonight’s anti-immigrant hate session, “kind of a wack…
As some anonymous clique prepares more monthly Klan meetings in Aberdeen, I encourage my neighbors to review this statement from the Reverend Michael Rinehart, Bishop of the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod of…
A couple summers ago, I found I could agree with 52% of the platform of the Libertarian Party of South Dakota. I can agree with 100%…
The Aberdeen American News reports that a flyer has popped up around town advertising a presentation by Ron Branstner on “The Facts Behind the Refugee Resettlement…
In his only use of the word compromise in his acceptance speech last night, Republican Presidential nominee Donald J. Trump said “we must immediately suspend immigration from…
A sure way to check the xenophobic impulses of the South Dakota Legislature would be for District 6 to elect Clara Hart to the House. Hart has…
Last week, an Aberdeen resident wrote to the Aberdeen American News audience saying we shouldn’t call her ignorant and racist for opposing the resettlement of refugees in Aberdeen.…