I remain fascinated at the fact that, so far in South Dakota, the biggest problem our hospitals have faced is not too many patients but…
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As they open South Dakota News Watch‘s analysis of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on South Dakota’s small towns, Nick Lowrey and Bart Pfankuch find…
I like hot dogs, but you can’t pay me or most Americans enough to go work at Smithfield Foods to make them. Thus, Big Meat…
If coronavirus doesn’t kill you, Donald Trump’s strangulation of the U.S Postal Service could! Just ask West River blogger John Tsitrian, who told Marketplace about…
I’m listening to Dr. Jon Schaff on SDPB Radio talk about how Trump’s executive order allowing state and local governments to by default block refugee…
South Dakota News Watch reports on the challenges rural school districts face in adequately educating their dwindling youth populations. Nutshell: decreased funding, teacher turnover, students…
U.S. Senate candidate Dan Ahlers says South Dakota struggles to provide affordable health care. He’s right: as reported here last year, our failure to expand…
The Black Hills Pioneer reports that three new Meade School District members who are concerned about the funding of rural schools want to talk about…
My family had a health emergency recently. In the first 72 hours, we didn’t have a chance to check the price lists. Even if we…
Governor Kristi Noem should go easy on the Aberdeen legislators who are trying to block her grants for rural broadband. Those good Republicans are just…