Sometimes when I hear the pleasant measured tones of travel guru Rick Steves on public radio, I forget that he's more than an avuncular tour guide. But make no mistake: this seemingly mild-mannered Lutheran from the Pacific Northwest has some…
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I see Pat Powers is screaming down I-90 to Plankinton to witness Annette Bosworth's political theater today. If Pat's feeling journalistic after all that screaming, maybe he'll ask Bosworth about her numerous raffles, her husband's company's questionable business dealings in…
I love the Black Hills. I also love my bike. How better to show someone you love them than spending the entire day with them? I spent Wednesday on my bike pedaling from Spearfish to Hot Springs. I started and…
Denver Post travel writer Kyle Wagner gave Spearfish the kind of write-up that wins Chamber of Commerce directors bonuses. Yet Chamber officials, glossy guidebooks, and fancy city signs and banners don't figure in her account of her wonderful long weekend…
Did you know that your membership in the National Rifle Association can get you a discount on your room at Best Western and at Wyndham hotels, which include Ramada, Super 8, Days Inn, Travelodge, and Howard Johnson? International activist organization…
I'm about to discombobulate my blog-posting schedule. In four hours, I take off with 28 of Spearfish High School's best and brightest to visit France for seven days. Our itinerary does not include an audience with socialist President François Hollande,…
Taking a page from the Gordon Howie campaign handbook, Kristi Noem has decided to counterprogram Matt Varilek's beautiful Buick and tour the state in a big RV: Ah, the Noemobile. No word on how big a contribution you have to make…
As Americans travel home from summer to fall, my thoughts wander across South Dakota with British journalist Fraser Harrison. The South Dakota Historical Society Press kindly sent me an uncorrected proof of Harrison's Infinite West: Travels in South Dakota to…