A million things are happening, yet I am sad to distraction over the death of one actor. Quite human, Mr. Spock would say, and quite illogical. The man who brought Spock to life, Leonard Nimoy, died today. He played one…
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BBC Pop Up, the British broadcaster's new "mobile bureau," spent December in South Dakota. BBC's Benjamin Zand spends a few days on Rosebud and Pine Ridge talking to young people (42% of South Dakota's tribal population is younger than 25)…
Judge Karen Schreier is taking some time to compose her ruling on South Dakota's same-sex marriage ban. While we wait for Judge Schreier to overturn the narrow 2006 majority who wrote that discrimination into our state constitution, how about a…
..and the problem with that is... what? Pat Powers practices his Olympic logic triple jump to accuse the Oglala Sioux Tribe of (gasp!) exercising its First Amendment rights to educate and defend South Dakotans. Here are the leaps of logic…
I haven't rewatched It's a Wonderful Life yet this year, but I get a little verklempt just thinking about it. I wonder if maybe we ought to show Frank Capra's masterpiece on July 4 as well as Christmas. Robert Reich…
South Dakota has the same crime rate as surrounding states but a higher incarceration rate. Betty Olson and Scott Craig probably think the solution is to hand out more guns. The American Civil Liberties Union and South Dakota Families First…
Tiffany Campbell wants to get Americans talking about abortion. Not fighting, but talking. She wants your help. Campbell played a key role in the campaign to stop the last major abortion ban to face a statewide vote in South Dakota.…
If you're looking for a good time, you're on your own tonight. But Monday, November 28, I can recommend a showing of Inside Job at the Elks Theatre in Rapid City at 6:30 p.m. (Doug Wiken and Greg Olson recommend…