I feel a bluff getting called. Governor Dennis Daugaard has offered to use "state personnel and resources" to keep Mount Rushmore open during the partial federal government shutdown. The National Park Service has said no, thank you, saying that the…
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I love Rapid City's Main Street Square. It's a beautiful outdoor space. Every time I've been downtown in Rapid City, there have been people hanging out there, and usually there's been some sort of event (ice skating, farmer's market, unicycle…
Sure, it's small potatoes... until it's your three-year-old on the edge of a wet-pants freak-out. As Madison residents spend this month furiously thinking up counterplans for using the $150,000 that our city commissioners are willing to entertain spending to subsidize…
Here come the candidate profiles for the gentlemen running for the Madison City Commission. First up: Jeremiah Corbin. As a rural water expert, he understands that basic infrastructure is a priority for any city government. But he also shows us…
South Dakota's state parks and recreation areas enjoyed a general increase in use in 2010. The statewide system enjoyed a 1.5% increase in visitorship, with Game Fish & Parks recording 6.88 million visits to their great outdoor facilities. 6.88 million:…