Hey! Jerry Heckenliable! If you're still torqued about Madison's high electric rates, you should get on this committee! At tonight's meeting, the Madison City Commission will consider creating an "Energy Advisory Committee." The proposed committee's portfolio would include the following…
Posts published in October 2011
Dennis, I told you so. In a stunning about face, Governor Dennis Daugaard has declared that TransCanada's assurances about the safety of its controversial Keystone XL pipeline are not enough: Gov. Dennis Daugaard will ask the Legislature this session to…
The South Dakota Peace and Justice Center has publicly declared its support for the Occupy Wall Street movement. SDPJC thus joins 59% of American adults, 67% of New York City voters, 58% of New York State voters, 46% of New…
It's Halloween, so the newest Madville Times polls asks you to identify the man behind the mask: Who's taken over writing for South Dakota GOP mouthpiece blog Dakota War College? Bill Clay/Hans Grüber has written all but one of DWC's…
I have now been to the top of all three "jewels" in the crown of "Queen City" Spearfish. First Lookout Mountain to the east last month, much closer to my front door than it was to Ezra Kind's before he…
Hey, Tony Post! Instead of manufacturing false allegations of lawbreaking, why not challenge Senator Tim Johnson on a real policy issue? Senator Johnson signed on this month as a co-sponsor of S. 968, the PROTECT IP Act, an offensive little…
It's just one handshake... ...just one clap on the shoulder, one smile (well, two smiles)... ...but maybe instead of fighting each other, Indians and whites in South Dakota can work on reconciliation by finding enemies we need to fight together...…
I know my readers love advertising. I am thus happy to share Dakota State University's new comic book (ahem, graphic novel) ad campaign (brought to my attention by blog neighbor and DSU professor John Nelson). First up, "Vampire," which takes…