Someone please unspin this for me: Kristi Noem, soon to be South Dakota's lone Representative in the U.S. House, for all her supposed pull with the new Republican majority, fails to land a seat on the House Agriculture Committee. The…
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Senator Adelstein gets double attention this morning. On Mount Blogmore, the Rapid City Republican raises some grave concerns about the patronage that has killed Dakota War College and elevated Pat Powers to director of operations for the Secretary of State.…
Good grief: if Dakota War College keeps slacking off, will I have to start getting my news from Gordon Howie's wingnut blog? That's scary... but it's the case this morning. In a public discussion attended by hardcore Black Hills Tea-o-crat…
I agree with Mr. Gebhart that blizzards have their merits. I also see merit in his link to an article that declares (in counsel's words) "We are politically powerless because of an alien life form"—i.e., the lifeless, soulless, hive-mind collectives…
If you think the 48,000 acres proposed for the Tony Dean Cheyenne River National Grassland Wilderness is a big deal, check this out: Mr. Kurtz reads about an ambitious conservation project proposed by our friends at the U.S. Fish and…
Here's news to straighten your curls: South Dakota's cost of living is higher than the national average. Say what? The last time I ran numbers on cost of living and salaries, I found that in Quarter 1 of this year,…
My favorite Anglican fount of wisdom, Father Tim, reminds me indirectly that I don't have to make any excuses to my conservative neighbors about being an atheist... not as long they keep worshipping Ayn Rand: The Economist's Good Guru Guide…