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Posts tagged as “protest”
The South Dakota Education Association is organizing some "high-profile activity" in Sioux Falls on Saturday. I assume they mean protest against Governor Dennis Daugaard's now even worse package of education reforms, a.k.a. HB 1234. I hope they mean darned loud…
Senator Dan Lederman (R-16/Dakota Dunes) dumped a load into the legislative hopper yesterday. Among his proposals is Senate Bill 133, which proposes to create a new crime, "aggravated disorderly conduct." Under SB 133, it's one thing to make a ruckus,…
Since the Occupy movement first started making news in September, I've sympathized with the pundits who argue that the Occupiers have to go beyond public demonstrations, get specific, and get political. Greg Olson sends news overnight that Occupy Rapid City…
I like the Occupy Wall Street movement. Its greatest success so far is not in the physical occupation of public parks and street corners. Its greatest success so far is the occupation of public thought and discourse. Without any apparent…
Contrary to what our Senate Majority "Leader" might lead you to believe, there really are some thoughtful political animals in the greater Wentworth metropolitan area. Wentworth neighbor and retired political science professor Stephen Snyder enters the blogosphere to posit that…
The South Dakota Peace and Justice Center has publicly declared its support for the Occupy Wall Street movement. SDPJC thus joins 59% of American adults, 67% of New York City voters, 58% of New York State voters, 46% of New…
It's just one handshake... ...just one clap on the shoulder, one smile (well, two smiles)... ...but maybe instead of fighting each other, Indians and whites in South Dakota can work on reconciliation by finding enemies we need to fight together...…