A friend of the blog calls to express her annoyance and puzzlement at being pestered by the Republican National Committee at home today. My correspondent reports receiving a 35-second robocall this morning from some outfit with the words American, research,…
Posts published in July 2014
Last month, Toby Uecker brought you the debut of Rick Weiland's newest campaign song, "Bring on the Road," as performed live on the shore of Lake Madison at the home of Jeff and Trudi Nelson. Now the Democratic candidate for…
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…
In discussing the relative merits of potential Libertarian candidates for attorney general, my Libertarian neighbor Bob Newland has noted that Republicans have selected candidates for that office whom he finds extremely objectionable, like Bill Janklow. I remind Newland and his…
Secretary of State Jason Gant has refused to place Lora Hubbel on the November ballot. Yesterday Hubbel received a letter from Secretary Gant, dated July 18, stating that there is no statutory mechanism by which his office can accept Hubbel's…
I may agree with 52% of the Libertarian platform, but I'm in 99.5% agreement with Senator Elizabeth Warren's progressive principles, which she offered Friday, July 18, at Netroots Nation in Detroit. Let's do some line by line! 1. "We believe…
The South Dakota Libertarian Party doesn't have to nominate a con-artist or a socialist French teacher for attorney general. The SDLP can choose to nominate no one. That's the question I turn over to you, dear readers: given a choice…
Fundraising is underway to create the capstone to the Sioux Falls Sculpture Walk: the "Arc of Dreams™," a 70-foot-high almost-arch spanning the Big Sioux River between 6th and 8th Streets. The design looks pretty cool. But in the spirit of…