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Columns
Spring Chickens
April 4, 2013
Although raising baby chicks is tempting, storebought fowl goes into Fran Hill's flavorful burritos.
Free Market Vs. Small Towns
April 3, 2013
if the free market judges small towns unsustainable, how should we fight back?
South Dakota's Best Breakfasts
March 26, 2013
Traveling salesmen tipped us off about these three excellent eateries.
South Dakota's Winter Golf Secret
March 21, 2013
Rapid City's Golf Club at Red Rock is a challenge year-round.
Legislature Not Helping SD Tourism Do Its Job
March 21, 2013
The Wild West gun ethos that South Dakota legislators favor hurts our state's image.
Comet Chasing
March 18, 2013
Christian Begeman searched for celestial visitor Pan-STARRS in Aurora County's night skies.
Saint Ur-WHO?
March 14, 2013
On March 16, Brown and Hamlin County Finns celebrate their fictitious patron saint with playful parade floats and Finnish food.
Pumping Oil Across the Plains
March 11, 2013
If approved, the Keystone XL pipeline will boost revenue in western South Dakota.
High School Debate & Speech Education
March 6, 2013
We could all learn from our young debaters and speechmakers.
Capturing the Old and Weathered
March 5, 2013
Symbolic structures of our past, while old and weathered, often make the best photo scenes of South Dakota.
King of Klub
March 4, 2013
We’ve all heard of soup kitchens and spaghetti suppers. But up in Milbank, folks feast on on a rarer delicacy — a Norwegian potato dumpling called klub.
Is This Jack McCall?
March 1, 2013
We’ve seen this picture of the notorious assassin for more than a century, but some question if it’s really him.
Our Fiscal Dilemma
February 28, 2013
Can our fiscal problems be solved by tax increases? Sen. John Thune thinks not and political columnist Ken Blanchard agrees.
Norbeck's Home In Need
February 27, 2013
The childhood home of one of our greatest leaders, Peter Norbeck, can be visited in Geddes, but it needs some work.
South Dakotans Flock to Poultry Crawl
February 26, 2013
What I learned at the first annual South Dakota Poultry Crawl.