Recovering newspaper reporter, reader, writer. SD (not San Diego) native. pursuing a new path.
Sioux Falls SD
Joined October 2008
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The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.
In 1860, an enslaved man named Sheppard Peek was listed among the possessions of William Peek, a white man in Crawfordville.
More than a century and a half later, Sheppard’s great-great-granddaughter has been elected governor of Georgia.
ajc.com/politics/2026/11/kei…
Hope he'll tweet his condolences to every Republican candidate who lost.
Congratulations to Nebraska Senator @PeteRicketts on his re-election to the United States Senate!
Pete has been a proven leader in the Senate, and I look forward to continuing to work with him to advance our conservative agenda!
I need that last precinct to come in strong, so I can say, Well, at least half of South Dakota voted.
Minnehaha County election results are so satisfying, then I turn to statewide vote totals. Sigh. electionresults.sd.gov/resul…
No. 341 to vote at my precinct just before 2 pm. Didn’t vote for any Republican or incumbent, which in South Dakota is the same thing.
Why am I seeing nonstop ads for Vivek’s race in Ohio in South Dakota? And why does this elderly “Democrat” say she’s voting for him as governor because she doesn’t like what’s going on in Washington?
Please, please, please let me proofread your obit before it's published: She opened her home as a daycare for many years, caring for other people’s children as if they were their own mother.
I know the camera catches people with awkward expressions, but I am positive this is how he looked when he received that inane award.
Gift link to a story about a Spearfish couple who saved a great horned owl: wapo.st/4i5sZ2E
I knew Minnesota Nice had its limits.
I read some of the comments, knowing what was coming. Did she actually expect anything else?
Happy Opener, South Dakota! Foster and I wish you good luck in the field!
Pheasant hunting is part of who we are, and it’s a tradition worth passing on to our kids and grandkids.
As Governor, I partnered with landowners to start the Second Century Initiative, helping turn marginal land into wildlife habitat so the next generation can enjoy the same hunting traditions we grew up with.
Because the drought could never get that bad?
Because the country doesn't need Foghorn Leghorn?
Because get serious?
