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Posts tagged as “safety”

Madison Considers Pit Bull Restrictions, Insurance Mandate

One snarky mention of the comparative risks of mixed martial arts events and pit bulls roused a blogstorm of comments from pit bull owners earlier this week. Pit bull lovers, rain down your rage on Madison. Following one (one) pit…

Madison to Approve 20 Liquor Licenses, Regulate Fight Events

The Madison City Commission will approve twenty liquor licenses on Monday night. That's one place to buy alcohol for every 320 people. The commission will then take up regulations to ensure that our well-lubricated residents can watch men (and women?)…

South Dakota Ranks Poorly for Gun Safety Laws

The Gooney McBuckshot clan will be a little disappointed: South Dakota cannot claim to have the absolute-worst gun safety laws in the country. According to the Brady Campaign State Scorecard, South Dakota ties with seven other states for the third-lowest…

School Repairs, Bridges, Safety, and Priorities

(I'm still working on uploading video from last night's candidates' forum to the Madville Times YouTube channel. I'll post, embed, and comment on those videos as soon as the whole collection is up!) I'd like to connect two seemingly disparate…

HB 1221: Moser Backs Redundant Research on Teen Driving

If we're trying to identify the worst idea of the Legislative session, HB 1221 needs to get in line behind 10% budget cuts, corporate welfare, mandatory anti-abortion lectures, the personal gun mandate, and secession. Nonetheless, the stink of bigger turds…

SB 71: Ban Texting While Driving, and Hand Cops Your Facebook Account?

Senate Bill 71, which would ban texting while driving, passed the South Dakota Senate Thursday, 26&ndash9. I noticed that Senator Angie Buhl (D-15/Sioux Falls) was in the Nay column alongside Senator Russell Olson (R-8/Wentworth). How could the great liberal hope…

Madison Fireman Guilty of DUI; Sentencing January

Remember Scott Johnson, the Madison fireman arrested in September for driving the firetruck drunk? His case provoked all sorts of awkward conversation and exposed some ugly attitudes about alcohol in our fair community. But Johnson's case appears not to have…