Rep. Jim Bolin (R-16/Canton) took the House floor last Tuesday and argued against the proposal from "our fine Governor" to create captive insurance companies—i.e., state-run, state-funded pools to insure a variety of state facilities. House Bills 1185, 1186, and 1187…
Posts tagged as “speech”
Hyperbole! Hand-waving! Hopping around! Even South Dacola can't keep me in the frame when I get fired up and talk about the big blog tour, the Wismer Dakotafest victory, EB-5 and Northern Beef Packers, the Keystone pipeline system, and all…
Rep. Jenna Haggar (R-10/Sioux Falls) gives CPAC and speech students everywhere an example of how not to conclude a speech: So discover your personal passion, seize opportunity right in front of you, and watch your calling unfold [Rep. Jenna Haggar,…
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…
The South Dakota Department of Agriculture last month named the winners of the Resource Conservation Speech Contest that it co-sponsors with U.S. Fish and Wildlife and the state's conservation districts: Shanae Doerr of Aberdeen won first with a speech celebrating…
In response to my post yesterday on the state's plan to water down K-12 education by striking the speech requirement from South Dakota's high school graduation rules, an eager reader points me toward a survey distributed by the Department of…
I am not John Birch. I do not oppose the Common Core State Standards out of fear of data-mining and liberal indoctrination. I do, however, oppose the Common Core State Standards as a tremendous waste of educators' time and effort.…