SETH TUPPER
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TUPPER: South Dakota's words, meanings and whatnot
We recently received a South Dakota-tailored news release about the fifth edition of the Dictionary of American Regional English. In the lead paragraph of the release, somebody tried to cleverly string together all of the South Dakota-specific words in a few sentences:
By Seth Tupper , March 13, 2012
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TUPPER: Concern for openness finally reaches the top
Somebody at the top finally gets it.
That somebody is Mitchell’s very own Dusty Johnson, the chief of staff for Gov. Dennis Daugaard. Speaking Thursday about a directive the Daugaard administration often gives to bureaucrats, he said this:
“It’s your job to provide the information, not to find ways to hide it.”
By Seth Tupper , January 27, 2012
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TUPPER: Thune fits the part of VP
Though senator says he’s not interested, he would be good choice for running mate.
By Seth Tupper , January 06, 2012
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TUPPER: Online numbers show readers want 'bad news'
Although people often claim they want “good news,” the first stories they read and the ones they talk about with their friends are the ones most people would classify as “bad news” — crimes, catastrophes and random oddities, typically in that order.
By Seth Tupper , December 30, 2011
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TUPPER: ‘Deserve’s got nothin’ to do with it’
Some people are instinctively annoyed by Tim Tebow, the ultra-religious quarterback who recently led the NFL’s Denver Broncos on a six-game winning streak (the streak ended with a loss Sunday).
December 23, 2011
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TUPPER: Mitchell’s paralysis is a problem of leadership
Someone whose opinion I respect asked me recently if I think Mitchell is “paralyzed.”
The question stemmed from the latest in a string of City Council actions to get pummeled in the local court of public opinion.
By Seth Tupper , November 09, 2011
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OPINION: Three yards and a cloud of political dust
The way some Republicans describe it, the Environmental Protection Agency is lurking behind every post, rock, tree and tall stand of grass in the countryside, waiting to persecute a farmer for kicking up a little dust with his tractor.
By Seth Tupper , October 28, 2011
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OPINION: Big-ag criticism comes to state’s ag university
SDSU will show the documentary "Food, Inc.," which takes production agriculture to task. One of the film's narrators, author Eric Schlosser, will visit the campus to deliver the Harding Lecture and serve as the journalism department's Lusk Fellow.
By Seth Tupper , October 12, 2011
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TUPPER: The word ‘drought’ needs opposite to make it less imposing
There is no entry for “chalant” in the dictionary, and few people are labeled as “canny,” yet lots of people are called “nonchalant” and “uncanny.” Similarly, lots of folks are “uncouth,” but hardly anybody is ever described as “couth.”
By Seth Tupper , September 08, 2011
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