Our Obsession with Green Lawns
I thought I would take a break from fighting intolerance and just plain goofiness and take one an is...
View ArticleThank the Canadians for Saving the DM&E from Ourselves
Oh Canada! Thank you from saving us from ourselves. Had Republican U.S. Sen. John Thune had his ...
View ArticleIn Praise of the RCJ's Take It Outside
There are a number of really good South Dakota blogs. Many of them post here on KELOLAND.com. And ...
View ArticleWealth, Class, and the Pheasant Opener
None other than our "own" Tom Brokaw shows us how much the simple tradition of the...
View ArticleThe Day the SoDakBlogOSphere Took Up Arms
Here’s a pheasant hunt everyone can know about—The First Annual Mt. ...
View ArticleProps to Gov. Rounds on Proposed Buffer Around Bear Butte
My friend Pat Powers at SD War College has a minor stroke about Gov. Mike Rounds proposing a...
View ArticleUm, How About a Map of the New Harrisburg Flood Plain?
Here's an idea. When you're reporting on people in your community who might suddenly need t...
View ArticleEqSD's Lawrence Novotny Wins Human Rights Award
My friend and Equality South Dakota colleague Lawrence Novotny recently received an award from the...
View ArticleEthanol's Side Effect: Land Speculating
Barron’s (paid subscription required) has an interesting lead story this week on the ...
View ArticleQuick Take: ConocoPhillips Deal Hurts Hyperion's SD Deal
Todd's Quick Take: The ConocoPhillips deal with TransCanada hurts Hyperion's chances of p...
View ArticleProperty Rights: Regional Democrats' New Wedge Issue?
I’ve been talking to progressive activists from all over the Upper Midwest and the Inter-M...
View ArticleThe Utter Waste & Stupdity of Plastic Grocery Bags
It finally hit me. Plastic grocery bags are stupid and wasteful. Yeah, I know, my environmen...
View ArticleHyperion the Invisible?
I was talking to a fellow University of Houston Law Center LL.M. grad and buddy of mine ...
View ArticleFree Speech Being Restricted in Hyperion Election?
Surprisingly, this story in the Sioux City Journal seems to have gotten little play--but sho...
View ArticleHyperion's Huddleston Sued By Hunt Family Trustee
Here’s another story that hasn’t hit the local media—but should. ...
View ArticleWill Hyperion Take or Give Back?
My father Rodney just cuts to it. We’re eating breakfast today in Kansas an...
View ArticleHow About a Brownfield for a Green Refinery?
While here in the Kansas Oil Patch with my father who used to work in the Kansas Oil Patch, we've ha...
View ArticleScooterized Pizza: A Sign of the Times
I wasn't able to grab a photo of the object of this post so you'll have to do with my description. ...
View ArticleRecord Fish Or Record Problem?
North Dakota Outdoors and Beyond reports a good news/bad news fishing story. First, the good news...
View ArticleAre There Human Remains At The Hyperion Site Or Not?
Union County citizen activist Carolyn Carlson continues to ask some hard questions about the presenc...
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