GUEST EDITORIALS
NOEM: South Dakotans deserve real budget solutions, not a magic coin
Years of reckless spending have maxed out our country’s credit card.
By Rep. Kristi Noem , January 18, 2013
OPINION: Don’t attach Newtown stigma to individuals with mental illnesses
Adam Lanza is reported as supposedly having had a “developmental disorder” or even Asperger’s disorder. He has been described as “weird,” a “loner,” painfully shy.
By ROSWITHA KONZ , January 18, 2013
NELSON: When phones stop working
Making a long distance telephone call should be a “given.” Unfortunately, that is not the case in much of rural America, including South Dakota.
By Chris Nelson , January 17, 2013
VEHLE: Questions, study remain on proposed criminal justice reforms
At the current rate, we’ll need to build a women’s prison in about four years and a men’s prison in about six to seven years. About 80 percent of people admitted to our prisons are for non-violent crimes. Should there be a better way to handle this situation?
By Mike Vehle , January 17, 2013
WALSH: What George was thinking
He believed that every student should receive a free college or vocational school education. Like most of his liberal ideas, this one, too, was founded on history and sound economics.
By Bill Walsh , January 14, 2013
OPINION: Animal protection laws in SD too weak
I have watched as every other state, with the exception of neighboring North Dakota, pulled ahead of us in strengthening laws against egregious acts of cruelty to animals.
By DARCI ADAMS , January 10, 2013
OPINION: Coming to terms with gun violence in America
We own an estimated 300 million guns, enough killing machines to arm everyone in the country, including more than a few psychopaths.
By Rick Snedeker , January 07, 2013
THUNE: In New Year we need farm bill, spending cuts
As a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, I will continue to work with producers and stakeholders across the state to secure South Dakota’s and our nation’s agriculture industry and food supply for 2013 and future years.
By Sen. John Thune , January 07, 2013
NOEM: Why I voted to avert the fiscal cliff
The bills thoughtfully crafted and passed by the House sat untouched in the Senate and ignored by the President.
By Rep. Kristi Noem , January 07, 2013
OPINION: Don’t let out-of-state activists drive SD policy
In 2012, a group of out-of-state animal rights activists launched a campaign to change North Dakota’s animal cruelty laws.
By Steve Dick , January 04, 2013
NOEM: Looking forward to a New Year
As we prepare to ring in the New Year, it’s a good opportunity to pause and reflect upon the past year and to set goals for the next.
By Rep. Kristi Noem , January 02, 2013
THUNE: Obama’s EPA director damaged South Dakota’s economy
With Lisa Jackson in charge at the EPA, Otter Tail Power, which was the lead developer of the Big Stone II project in South Dakota, made the decision in September of 2009 to pull out of the project citing uncertainty associated with proposed and existing federal environmental regulations.
By Sen. John Thune , January 02, 2013
THUNE: Pine beetle response project good for South Dakota
The beauty of the Black Hills is in jeopardy due to the alarming pine beetle infestation that has resulted in dead and dying pine trees across more than 400,000 acres.
By Sen. John Thune , December 26, 2012
NOEM: Thanking our National Guard
Founded in 1636 to protect settlers in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the National Guard was formed to guard from foreign threats, as well as disease and harsh weather conditions.
By US Rep. Kristi Noem , December 26, 2012
OPINION: Christmas for those who suffer
Tragedy again mars this Christmas season. On Dec. 14 at a Connecticut elementary school, 26 individuals, mostly children, were murdered in their first-grade classroom. Suffering did not take a vacation during the “season to be jolly.” Of what relevance is the Christmas story in the presence of such evil?
By Robert Duffett , December 21, 2012
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