Russell Olson has found his terrorist! Last summer, the Senate Majority Leader whined (oops, that's redundant) that the unnamed Republicans criticizing him and his fellow legislative leaders were "terrorists." Criticizing Russell Olson is both legal and easy. But luckily for…
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I managed to watch the final District 8 Legislative candidates' forum this weekend, courtesy of KJAM's diligent election videography. Here's what I learned: Charlie Johnson could have become a lawyer. In his introduction, Johnson said he was accepted into USD's…
Friday, October 26 was the deadline for all South Dakota candidates to submit their pre-general election campaign finance reports to the Secretary of State's office. Here's the data for the District 8 Senate and House candidates: The Senate race is…
If everybody agrees on everything, you're still going to find things you disagree on. —Senator Russell Olson (R-8/Wentworth), interview, KJAM, timestamp 9:51, published September 28, 2012. I know from my daily classroom experience that when you're stringing together words off…
District 8 Senate candidate Charlie Johnson forwards his responses to a questionnaire from the Moody County Enterprise. As I review his text, an interesting comparison jumps to mind between Johnson and his opponent, Senator Russell Olson. Charlie Johnson has a…
South Dakota Democratic Party chairman Ben Nesselhuf vows that we Democrats have nothing to do with the series of robocalls and other attacks that anonymous entities have been launching against the South Dakota Republican Party's Legislative leadership for the past…
Heartland Consumer Power District proudly announces that its pro-oil and pro-coal general manager Mike McDowell and paid lobbyist/state senator Russell Olson will participate in the Plain Green Conference in Sioux Falls on Friday. McDowell and Olson will contribute to a…
Senator Russell Olson has a really thin skin. He can't stand debate and criticism on his Facebook page. He still blocks me from following my state senator on Twitter. And now he calls critics of his voting record "terrorists": Senate…