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Editor's Notebook

The Next Ethanol

February 20, 2012
Ethanol led the way for bio-fuels, but it's about to be upstaged in Redfield by a new kid in the cornfield.

Video: Sub Zero in South Dakota

February 2, 2012
Randy Halverson's time-lapse video shot near his Kennebec farm will remind you what February in South Dakota is supposed to look like.

A New Flag for South Dakota

January 24, 2012
Our legislature adopted a state flag in 1909, but it has been lost. A new design by the great artist Dick Termes pays homage to the old, and yet provides a design for the future.

The Day the Courthouse Burned

January 16, 2012
Courthouses are among the most important buildings in 66 South Dakota cities so it's painful when they burn.

Ethan Needs Us

January 11, 2012
Losing your town's last restaurant is always sorrowful, but the Thills — and their customers in Ethan — deserve better than this. Maybe we can do something about it.

Pierre's Paper Soul

January 10, 2012
Prairie Pages Bookseller of Pierre overcame the harrowing flood of 2011 to become South Dakota Retailer of the Year.

Danger: Thin Ice

January 6, 2012
Ice? What ice? South Dakotans are getting wet and it's January.

Why We Love Railroad Depots

December 28, 2011
Fort Pierre citizens are forking over real money to bring their train depot to town.

A stoney Habrok, a legendary bird in Scandinavian folklore, perches in South Dakota Magazine s backyard. This photo was shot a year ago.

Surviving a Warm Winter

December 27, 2011
How our strong Norwegian influence helps to guide us through a warm December.

The South Dakota Magazine office is alight with Christmas cheer.

Why We Print 50,000 Magazines

December 22, 2011
Twenty-seven Christmases ago, we struggled to find 200 subscribers so we could qualify for a mailing permit. What's changed?

Grandpa The Bank Robber

December 19, 2011
Most longtime South Dakotan have a few black sheep in their family histories. What's the statute of limitations on being embarrassed by great-granddad?

The Mill in its new incarnation as a beer joint.

Oldest Beer Joint in South Dakota

December 15, 2011
Enjoy a cool brew in one of South Dakota's oldest commercial buildings, the Excelsior Mill on the river in Yankton.

Can You Hear Corn Grow?

December 14, 2011
We're making a list of all the great and small questions about life in South Dakota's great outdoors. Got any?

How Palmer's Gulch Raised a Professor

December 12, 2011
Watson Parker, co-author of the cult/hiker classic "Black Hills Ghost Towns" and one of our state's premier historians, remembers the night in Palmers Gulch when he became inspired to seek a career in academia.

Welcome Randy Tiedeman, Subscriber 44,000

December 8, 2011
Readers make the magazine, so we still get excited every time we find a new one. Especially when the new reader intentionally overpays and he helps us reach a milestone.

A Stereotypical Plainsman

December 7, 2011
A man who embodies the wisdom of the prairie.

Yes We Can. No You Can't.

December 1, 2011
The Corps of Engineers came to Yankton and demonstrated why government is floundering in the 21st century.

Our Circulation Director Jana Lane got the 5-point buck that folks from the Jim River valley have been watching since this summer.

She Shoots Like a Girl

November 28, 2011
We're proud of all the staffers who help publish this magazine, but our quiet circulation director has really earned bragging rights.

South Dakota ranks 28th for cost of living according to this comparison index by the ACCRA.

Is It Cheaper To Live in South Dakota?

November 25, 2011
Let's debunk the myth that it's cheaper to live in South Dakota — unless you live in a small West River town in which a good house can be had for $12,875.

Walk On Water in Yankton

November 23, 2011
The Meridian Bridge makes possible a 12-mile loop that will guide hikers and bikers past quaint restaurants, farm fields, eagle roosts, a sailing marina and forested river bottom.

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