I would send this letter directly to petition signers on Change.org, but that website is misbehaving just when we need it most. Therefore... Dear Friends of Education in South Dakota: We lost... but not by much. Over 2300 of you…
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...and while you're at it, call the Gang of Four, too! Get the Gang's attention: sign and share this online petition today! Real reporter David Montgomery reports that HB 1234, Governor Dennis Daugaard's train-wreck package of education reforms, is scheduled…
South Dakota's schools deserve solutions that work. Sign this petition to tell Governor Daugaard to take time to find the right solutions. Governor Dennis Daugaard insists that South Dakota's schools are failing, even though neither he nor anyone else has…
Update 15:44 MST: Senator Russell Olson responds... even more arrogantly than I expected he would: If you would like my comments and/or position on this bill, or any other bill, please submit them to my email account Sen.RussellOlson@state.sd.us I use…
So my wife and I were discussing the South Dakota Legislature and civic engagement over dinner last night. One thing led to another, and by the time we were done with our tuna pasta, we'd come up with a plan…
Some public officials shun and denigrate blogs and other social media. Some of these blog-wary officials may simply be unfamiliar with the technology; others (like, I speculate, members of the Madison Central School District board and administration) are stung by…
The Madville Times now has one full year under its belt with the new domain and the new WordPress template. No hackers, no server disasters... and lots of reader participation! As I riffle through my stats, I find over 11,000…
Representative Frank Kloucek is getting out and about to listen to his District 19 constituents before the 2012 Legislature convenes. After eight pre-Christmas meetings around his district, Rep. Kloucek is stepping out next week, January 4, to hear from citizens…