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Posts tagged as “Bill Janklow”

Hickey: Restore Driver’s License Points for Speeding Tickets

The bill isn't in the hopper yet, but Rep. Steve Hickey (R-9/Sioux Falls) is working on legislation to return speeding tickets to the driver's license points system. Right now, if you speed in South Dakota, you get a ticket, but…

Jon Hunter Puts Junk in SDPB Political Junkies

I listened to the "Political Junkies" on Dakota Midday during my lunch break yesterday. SDPB's Paul Guggenheimer introduced Rapid City Journal reporter David Montgomery and Madison Daily Leader publisher Jon Hunter, and perked up in my chair. "Hey!" I shouted.…

Janklow: “I Gave a Damn about What I Did”

Before I compose a full post on Bill Janklow's announcement that he has terminal brain cancer, I yield the floor to the former Governor and Congressman himself. Here is the video of his 13-minute press conference, delivered Friday from his…

Janklow: Speeder, Whiner, Perpetual Adolescent

Maybe I should lay off Bill Janklow. He's just too easy a target, and he's not in a position to influence policy any more, is he? His power may be waning, but his arrogance is not. The Mitchell Daily Republic…

Potpourri: Gas Prices Deter Tourists, Not Janklow or U.S. Chamber

Once again, too many tabs clutter my browser top. Time to clear the queue! The South Dakota Department of Tourism published a new report on gas prices last week. From 22,830 self-selecting respondents, we learn that folks take 3.6 vacations…

Janklow Warns Unfettered Power Causes Incompetence

Did his lawyer float that defense at the trial? I can only imagine what fun it would have been to blog during the long rein of Bill Janklow. The former South Dakota governor is a rhetorical gold mine, even in…