Betty Olson has her name on another gun bill! Whoo-hoo! Actually, Senator Brock Greenfield (R-2/Clark) is leading the way on Senate Bill 162, a proposal to allow legislators to carry concealed weapons in the State Capitol. Freeze, Brock—tell us the…
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I like Oren Lesmeister. The Democratic District 28 Senate candidate took time to talk to me about his politics in the middle of a hard-driving campaign. He spoke freely about most issues, and I can roll with most of his…
Rapid City businessman, Piedmont resident, and former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Joe Lowe submits this letter to the editor speaking directly to Rep. Betty Olson about her "sense of humor" about Muslims. He's not joking. Representative Betty Olson’s remarks are racist…
Rep. Betty Olson (R-28B/Prairie City) remains impervious to modern decency. After catching heck for spreading racism, religious bigotry, and birtherism in the local paper, Rep. Olson says we're the jerks for not laughing along with her: Olson said she was…
Now the House is just picking on Betty Olson. Last month, the good Representative from Prairie City proposed House Bill 1114 to yank all the reflector poles out from alongside South Dakota's state highways. The Department of Transportation and Department…
Rep. Betty Olson (R-28A/Prairie City) exposed her own ignorance and irresponsibility when it comes to her pet gun proposals and her own gun-carrying habits. Rep. Olson testified before House State Affairs this morning in support of her House Bill 1117,…
South Dakota law makes it a misdemeanor to carry a gun on school grounds and in county courthouses. As a courtesy, schools and courthouses usually put up signs to remind folks who might forget that guns really have no place…