Senator Dan Lederman (R-16/Dakota Dunes) thinks mixed martial arts is #1: Yes, we love us a good night of T & A-kicking. And we love voting for legislation that expands opportunities for businesses in which we invest. Rep. Steve Hickey…
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My wife and I sigh in disgust every time we see Sanford Health spending more of their patients' money on giant sports complexes and self-promotion instead of health care. Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson doesn't sound too pleased, either. She…
It's crazy enough to make me think I was being spoofed... but a reader's tip proves to be true. Apparently Easter festivities at the Brookings Swiftel Center include an Easter Egg hunt Saturday morning, followed by cage fighting in the…
Every school and media outlet in South Dakota devotes too much time and resources to basketball. But a Watertown neighbor takes particular umbrage to find Pine Ridge spending money to send its girls to the state basketball tournament in comfort:…
I got this article from a creative young South Dakotan who has moved to the Twin Cities to capitalize on her creative skills. An economic analysis of "creative vitality" finds that Minneapolis ranks sixth nationwide for the amount of economic…
Rep. Rev. Steve Hickey (R-9/Sioux Falls) is picking a fight. Actually, he's picking some kinds of fighting over others and seeking a ban on cage fighting. Last month the Senate passed Senate Bill 84, a measure to create a commission…
Senate Bill 119 is an example of a bill we shouldn't need. Various schools around the state have attempted to claim their sports events as some sort of private property to which they can sell exclusive broadcast rights to favored…
In other sports news, Myron Moen wants to run Madison. Chuck Clement reports that Moen took out a petition to run for mayor last week. Moen is the moving force behind the South Dakota High School Basket Ball Hall of…