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Mayor Boke Fighting Booth Hatchery Closure; Noem Strangely Noncommital 25 Aug 2013 | 09:57 pm
Spearfish Mayor Dana Boke understands that we need to save the D.C Booth Fish Hatchery: “This is part of our culture,” Boke said. “My 10-year-old daughter read about it in the paper, and it brought h...
Jury Selection in WIllard Robocall Trial Favors Russ Olson's Wentworth Neighbors 25 Aug 2013 | 08:21 pm
A group of randomly selected Lake County citizens will troop to the courthouse tomorrow to see if they win a seat on the jury for Daniel Willard's robocall trial, which will treat them to lengthy disc...
Powers Seeks Judicial Activism, Claims Journalist's Shield to Dodge Subpoena 25 Aug 2013 | 06:59 pm
Dan Willard goes to court in Lake County tomorrow for making Russ Olson feel bad with some critical anonymous robocalls last year. It is worth noting that the statute under which the state is prosecut...
Indian Vote Suppressors Frankenstein and Gant Can't Agree 24 Aug 2013 | 07:17 pm
Rapid City lawyer Sara Frankenstein and the SDGOP are vindictive bullies for using the courts to shake down Oglala Sioux Tribe members who dare fight for their voting rights. Secretary of State Jason ...
Republicans Want Indians to Pay for Fighting for Voting Rights 24 Aug 2013 | 07:15 pm
So much for Indian-White reconciliation. Earlier this month Judge Karen Schreier dismissed Brooks v. Gant, an Indian voting-rights lawsuit brought by residents of the Pine Ridge reservation. The dism...
Reconciliation at Work: Crow Creek Sioux Invite Highway Patrol to Help at Pow-Wow 24 Aug 2013 | 06:03 am
Governor Dennis Daugaard tells a good story about tribal and state government taking a positive step toward building trust (I was going to say rebuilding, but has that trust ever existed?) between our...
Weiland Campaign: 123 Towns in 36 Days 23 Aug 2013 | 10:34 pm
Unlike Marion Michael Rounds, who seems to be focusing his Senate campaign on big fundraising events that give him an excuse to fuel up his private plane with campaign donations, Rick Weiland has café...
Atheist Billboards, Commitment to Ethics, and Personal Choice 23 Aug 2013 | 10:34 pm
We missed the South Dakota Coalition of Reason's new non-believers billboards in Rapid City and Spearfish on our trip west this week. However, I did hear Southern Baptist theologian (wait: they have t...
Medicaid Stimulus Provides South Dakota over $19M to Promote Electronic Health Records 22 Aug 2013 | 08:37 pm
We're still having trouble persuading Governor Dennis Daugaard to expand Medicaid to help South Dakota's working poor. All that Obamacare money is just too unreliable to dirty South Dakotans' hands. ...
Lake County to Extend Bike Trail, Save Trees! 22 Aug 2013 | 05:36 pm
The Lake County Commission went on the road Tuesday to "research" (I giggle just a little) their bike trail extension plans. Real research would have included riding their bikes out to Lake Madison. ...
