According to the American Institute for Economic Research, some of the negative press coming at South Dakota from some journalists over COVID might be.. because we don’t really care what east coast journalists say about South Dakota: What’s driving the anti-Dakotas vendetta is that the mainstream media overwhelmingly support authoritarian measures and governors of both […]
I have to laugh, I missed my own birthday. Or anniversary. On February 5th, 2005, South Dakota War College was hatched waaaay back when on the free blogging platform “Blogger,” which is now owned by Google. It’s almost scary to read now, but this was my inaugural post. I had someone tell me the other […]
I had a nice mention today in a number of InForum newspapers, including this version of the article from the Jamestown Sun, on hiring of Dave Roetman: If North Dakota Republicans were hoping that recent turbulence from new populist, culture warrior leadership of the party would begin to ease, the new executive director that party […]
The “Free-dumb Caucus” strikes again. I know I’m dumber for having read it, but it did generate mirth this afternoon. So, I was sent the semi-anonymous release from the Free-Dumb Caucus this afternoon, whining about the Austin Goss charges, and how he pled them down to disorderly conduct. State Representative Tina Mulally’s name is the […]
From Dakota News Now, the station for political reporter Austin Goss, who was arrested for a prank call impersonating Governor Kristi Noem, is announcing his termination from employment: “We learned of the incident involving Austin Goss late last night. Once we gathered the facts, we decided to terminate his employment with our stations. Dakota News […]
Former Argus Leader reporter, Joe Sneve, now of The Dakota Scout, is in a Twitter debate with Argus Leader education reporter Morgan Matzen over the language he used in a story about State Representative Fred Deutsch. It’s an exchange which seems to give some insight into the work conditions that former Argus Reporters Sneve and […]
On the heels of Mssrs. Ellis and Sneve announcing the Dakota Scout website and newspaper to cover State and Local Politics in South Dakota, a second organization has announced it is hiring reporters to cover South Dakota politics, led by Seth Tupper, formerly of the Rapid City Journal and South Dakota Public Broadcasting. Career news: […]
South Dakota Democrats are keeping up their streak of awful candidates as they place Sioux Falls Democrat Tom Cool on the sacrificial altar for Secretary of State. And in his first quote for the office, Tom has already gotten a gaffe into the papers: Sioux Falls Democrat Tom Cool, a former journalist who ran for […]
KELOland is reporting that Jamie Smith will be making an announcement with “statewide implications” tomorrow: In a news release, the S.D. Democratic Party says Smith, the current Minority Leader in the House, will deliver a speech and take questions from journalists at 11 a.m. at the Capitol Lake Visitor Center in Pierre. Read it here. […]
The Pandora Papers: Puff and Point by Thomas E. Simmons Since Monday, there has been a buzz – to put it mildly – relating to the trust administration industry in South Dakota. The leaking of 11.9 million private financial records was very big news and it’s reverberating around the globe. Let me say that again: […]