South DaCola R’ U’ Dandy? : So happy about this film. I have been absolutely infatuated with this song lately. And if any dolt can tell me what it is about, that would be helpful;… 2024.05.17
South Dakota News Watch High school graduate eyes child care career path in South Dakota : If the shortage of providers is going to change, it will require a lot of people like Cordelia Rieck, who has chosen to pursue the career her mother started 20 years ago.… 2024.05.16
SoDak Governors Farewell to Jim Burg : The news comes that Jim Burg died last night, at the age of 82. Burg spent 30 years in state … More… 2024.04.17
Northern Valley Beacon 24 former Trump associates who denounce him : Many people think that if Americans voted Donald Trump into the office of president again, it would effectively be a vote to end the democracy. Some think that he doesn't know the difference of… 2024.03.24
The Displaced Plainsman Who Are You Going To Hate Next? : The 2001 film Conspiracy has stuck with me for nearly two decades. It's based on the Wannsee Conference where the Nazis developed what became known as The Final Solution. The script is taken from… 2020.07.27
Prairie Perspective The scoop on the stolen story : It wasn’t the first time and likely won’t be the last. But the sheer gall exhibited by KELO TV and its “investigative” reporter Angela Kennecke will be hard to top. They were inspired by, borrowed ...… 2020.04.26
Michael Wyland – Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly Civil Society and the Rules of Impeachment in the Age of Trump, Revisited : A little more than two years ago, our consulting editor wrote an article on the impeachment process—just in case we, as a people, ever had occasion to use it. Here it is, updated for 2019.… 2019.09.25
Dakota Rural Action Grant County Revokes Manure Pipe Permissions; Upholds Private Property Rights : A unanimous decision by the Grant County Commissioners yesterday revokes permission for Confined Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) operators to run force-main manure disposal pipes through the right-of-… 2018.07.04
SleuthSayers From MM to WW : So far this month, the publication gods have been kind to me--at least with magazines. Not long ago at this blog, I mentioned that most of my stories these days were being written for anthologies. A… 2024.05.18
Rant-a-Bit by Scott Hudson The Ledge #620: RIP Steve Albini : The May 7 death of musician/engineer/producer/ranconteur Steve Albini shocked music fans all over the world. What may have surprised fans even more is the discovery of just how much classic records he… 2024.05.18
The Poetry of Barry G. Wick Somewhere Godd Sits : Somewhere Godd SitsSomewhere Godd sitsOn a clump of galaxiesAs if they were flowersIn a meadowHe looks across the valleyto see another hillsideWhere the photons sparkleHe's crumpled this areaFar… 2024.05.17
Horseshoe Seven Bootjack Available! : I'm happy to note that my first real book of poems--Bootjack--is available for purchase from me or from the South Dakota State Poetry Society. You can order it here: https://sdpoetry.org/produ… 2024.05.16
Idle Hands Dep't A Little Saturday Nite Bluegrass : Colorado band High Lonesome doing an old standard Waves on the Sea.Joshua Bergmann - Mandolin & Vocals Chuck Sitero - Guitar & Vocals Dylan Kober - Dobro Bryne Hill - Bass… 2024.05.12
Mark Haugen Notes : Remember when I said I'd be blogging more? Ha. Suckers.I think of things to write about, but when I sit down to blog, I forget. Like going into a room and forgetting why I went in there. Getting… 2024.04.30
Minister to the Heart Trans Day of Visibility + Easter : I can’t think of a better day to have Trans Day of Visibility fall on than a Sunday, much less Easter Sunday. A day where Christians see that even those with the most authority, those who claim to be… 2024.03.31
Native Hope Blog Native Hope’s 2023 Impact : 2023 offered many opportunities for us to impact our community and meet tangible needs on reservations. Because of your support, we were able to change lives and improve circumstances. Thank you for y… 2024.02.02
OMG Center » Blog Sermon on the Radical Prayer of Hannah, the Courage of Samuel’s Speech, the Humility of Eli’s Response, and the Invitation That It All Offers to Us : Dear OMG’ers,… 2024.01.18
Notes from a Western Life Celebrating the Prairie’s Spring Birds : At 4:45 am, the first sounds I hear awakening are low murmuring chirps. When I open my eyes, the room is hazy gray with first light before sunrise. A breeze sighs through the open windows. I close my… 2023.06.19
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…
Governor M. Michael Rounds is in the State Capitol and on SDPB right now telling us how he'd screw education if he were around for another term. Here's my live-blog (hit Refresh/Ctrl+R/F5 for updates!): Actually, Dennis Daugaard gets to lead…
My wife and I lament the pitiable state of many building façades in downtown Madison. Too many of the storefronts have tacked up tacky plastic and metal signs over The Lake Area Improvement Corporation mostly ignores downtown. They briefly touted,…
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