Richard C. Sweetman will convene and chair the South Dakota Board of Minerals and Environment hearing on Powertech's large scale mine permit on Monday, September 23, at 10:00 a.m. MDT in the Sylvan Room at the Best Western Ramkota. Be…
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KJAM runs the headline, "Madison Bin City to Hold Grand Opening Next Week." For a moment, I was afraid those hustlers had taken advantage of my exile to resurrect the thrift store they tried to get taxpayers to buy for…
I saw a t-shirt like this at a Libertarian prepper Army surplus store just across the street from a Starbucks: I'm betting that gun-loving shop owner is getting his frappuccino fix elsewhere this morning. Sick of seeing his corporate logo…
I blog for love, not money. Love of learning, love of writing, love of civic conversation, and love of South Dakota. But money doesn't hurt! If you like the Madville Times, why not ring the tip jar (yes, click that…
Advocates of the South Dakota ballot initiative to raise our minimum wage should read this article from The Next New Deal. The article points to studies and meta-studies (that's studies of studies) showing that raising the minimum wage does not…
The Republican spin machine wants to turn the Sioux Falls mayoral race into a partisan battle. I frankly don't care about the partisan angle; if city councilman Greg Jamison (who happens to be a Republican) beats Mayor Mike Huether (who…
A Hot Springs neighbor Mary Helen Pederson sends the following call for action against the proposed Powertech uranium mine in the southern Black Hills. “Understand that our rights in the U.S. are only as strong as how well we protect…
In toponymic absurdity, Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, Inc. owns the words "Sturgis" and "Black Hills." They've trademarked those words and several others to secure exclusive rights to promote the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally™. Naturally, some folks around Sturgis™ find it silly that…