Best quote from Congresswoman Kristi Noem's "comfortably delivered" speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference yesterday: And a lot of us freshman [sic] don't have a whole lot of knowledge... ...about the way that Washington, D.C. is operated. —Rep. Kristi…
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Rumors continue to swirl up around Veblen, South Dakota, as folks try to figure out just what will happen with the two giant, bankrupt dairies that are now up for liquidation. I hear from locals that police have been patrolling…
Senator Maher and Representative Verchio bring us Senate Bill 55, which combines two great pastimes: snowmobiling and shooting coyotes! Even as our fair state faces a huge deficit and punishing cuts to K-12 education, there remains a pressing need to…
The welcomely resurgent Displaced Plainsman finds this flyer from California Congressman Devin Nunes (who blogs! the Congressman blogs!) promoting public pension reform. The good news? The South Dakota Retirement System (in which my wife and I both have some chips)…
Remember way back in June, right after his unexpectedly big primary victory, when candidate Dennis Daugaard just wanted to "go to the lake"? From the looks of the promptly updated state website, Governor Dennis Daugaard is still there (see header;…
Holy cow! The Metrodome collapsed! Hubert H. Humphrey Metrobowl, Minneapolis. The inflatable roof collapsed due to the weight of snow from this weekend's blizzard, which had dumped 17 inches on Minneapolis by Saturday evening. Image from KARE TV via CNN.…
I had the pleasure of judging the South Dakota State Oral Interpretation Festival this weekend in Aberdeen. I also had the pleasure of chipping in to the Aberdeen speech boosters at their concession stand at Central High School: Humor Dogs:…
The Federal Election Commission has updated itemized campaign finance reports up to September 30. Among the surprises on Kristi Noem's individual door report: Madison Dairy Queen owner DeLon Mork is listed as President of South Dakota State University. That's what…