David Montgomery says Governor Dennis Daugaard proposed a "modest" 2.5% increase in the FY 2016 budget because of a slow state economy: The cautious increase was spurred by a lukewarm economy. The state's revenue is growing slowly — not enough…
Posts tagged as “recreation”
The Lake County Commission delayed action this week on a conditional use permit for a private campground on the southeast side of my beloved Lake Herman. Terry and Bev Timmer acquired Larry Dirks's land and proposed building a campground up…
Livability.com screws up royally in ranking Spearfish the seventh best small town in America. They should, of course, rank Spearfish #1! What makes Spearfish so great in Livability's eyes and mine? Downtown commerce and entertainment The Matthews Opera House The…
Posting selfies is not necessarily narcissism. For New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, it's just a fun project to collect photos of himself with every one of his colleagues... and perhaps a way to build cross-partisan comity, just like other social…
Deadwood makes the New York Times... for being confused: This old Western town of gunfights and gambling is going through an identity crisis. ...“It feels more modern, a little bit more Vegas style,” said Russell Lehmbeck, 43, a tourist from…
Former Spearfish mayor Jerry Krambeck worries that we're going to love Lookout Mountain to death. With views like this, how couldn't we? Great galloping trail runners! Slap this photo on the Dakota Roots kiosk at the Mall of America, and…
The Sportsmen's Act of 2012 promotes public hunting and fishing access, habitat conservation and strongly funded resource management. It had strong bipartisan support until after the election. On November 26, Senator John Thune and 42 GOP colleagues voted against the…