What do you get when you combine the Hobby Lobby ruling, executive orders, and Indians? A formula for one of South Dakota Republicans' worst nightmares: the Alito-Roberts Court opening the door for Barack Obama to give the Black Hills back…
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South Dakota is "under-explored" for oil, says Sturgis consultant and former cop Adam Martin, the new exec of the South Dakota Oil and Gas Association. "Under-explored" appears frequently in press dealing with South Dakota and oil exploration. State officials are…
Joe Lowe partisans take heart: the losing contender in our Democratic gubernatorial may have gotten through to nominee Rep. Susan Wismer on at least one issue. After weeks of awkward agnosticism, Rep. Wismer is working her way closer to saying…
When it comes to climate change, Republicans are like our drunk uncle: he won't admit he has a drinking problem, but he sure likes us to spend our money bailing him out when his drinking wraps his car around a…
Trembling before Susan Wismer's whelming victory in Tuesday's Democratic gubernatorial primary, Governor Dennis Daugaard has decided to adopt her agnosticism on uranium mining in the Black Hills and put it in a prom dress: If you feel strongly about Powertech,…
Dakota Rural Action member Juli Ames-Curtis is throwing a concert for her neighbors and fellow Black Hills water-drinkers. The "It's About Our Water" concert happens Saturday evening, downtown Custer. Why should you go? It's a protest against Powertech/Azarga's dangerous scheme…
The Custer County Democrats hosted a candidates forum over the weekend. Among the topics discussed was the in situ leach (or in situ recovery) mining Canadian/Chinese uranium prospectors Powertech/Azarga want to do in the Black Hills. Custer and Hot Springs…
Following the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board's stay of Powertech/Azarga's NRC license, John Tsitrian offers a hardnosed take on Powertech/Azarga's dubious plan to mine uranium in the southern Black Hills. Tsitrian likes drinking water as much as the rest of…