State Oral Interp is done for another year. I some of South Dakota's smartest, gutsiest high school students perform William Jennings Bryan's "Cross of Gold" (Bryan knew trickle-down economics was bunk in 1896), Karel Čapek's R.U.R., and Jake Barton's "I…
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So how about that speech by Bill Clinton last night? You can read the transcript, but the prepared text was 3,136 words. The speech Clinton delivered was 5,895 words. You need to watch the video. You could listen to the…
Alas, poor December 2011 USD graduates. They hit the books, each incur about $20,000 in debt to get their degrees, and whom do they get to honor them at their commencement? Congresswoman Kristi Noem, an insecure anti-intellectual who thinks they…
Good morning from Pierre! I'm in our glittering state capital to judge the South Dakota State Oral Interpretation Festival. I just heard Jennifer Jones on SDPB describe this weekend's event as the equivalent of the state championship/ She said students…
I'm in Watertown judging Northern Quals, the toughest speech and debate tournament kids from Madison and other South Dakota towns north of I-90 ever compete in. Watching great debate in Watertown reminds me of the speech legend who roams freely…