The South Dakota Standard

Greetings.

Welcome to the launch of The South Dakota Standard! Tom Lawrence and I will bring you thoughts and ideas concerning issues pertinent to the health and well-being of our political culture. Feel free to let us know what you are thinking.

South Dakota rancher/poet/essayist Linda M. Hasselstrom celebrates a Thanksgiving tradition with a poem

Nov 23

Nov 23 South Dakota rancher/poet/essayist Linda M. Hasselstrom celebrates a Thanksgiving tradition with a poem

Linda M. Hasselstrom

Brookings pastor Carl Kline: Reflections on the power of gratitude and appreciation for the guidance of mentors

Nov 22

Nov 22 Brookings pastor Carl Kline: Reflections on the power of gratitude and appreciation for the guidance of mentors

South Dakota humorist Dorothy Rosby discusses “poultry in motion” and other questionable Thanksgiving traditions

Nov 21

Nov 21 South Dakota humorist Dorothy Rosby discusses “poultry in motion” and other questionable Thanksgiving traditions

Honoring lives lost: South Dakotans gather today to note National Transgender Day of Remembrance

Nov 20

Nov 20 Honoring lives lost: South Dakotans gather today to note National Transgender Day of Remembrance

Rural America doesn’t support Biden, but he keeps working and producing real policies to benefit it

Nov 19

Nov 19 Rural America doesn’t support Biden, but he keeps working and producing real policies to benefit it

Red-light runners are killing an average of three people a day in the United States — can we reduce that carnage?

Nov 18

Nov 18 Red-light runners are killing an average of three people a day in the United States — can we reduce that carnage?

Biden-Xi summit, GOP anti-China rhetoric underscore our love/hate relationship with the People’s Republic

Nov 17

Nov 17 Biden-Xi summit, GOP anti-China rhetoric underscore our love/hate relationship with the People’s Republic

How did he end up here, and what led him to this place? Shawn Bitz tells a long story, but it has a very happy ending

Nov 16

Nov 16 How did he end up here, and what led him to this place? Shawn Bitz tells a long story, but it has a very happy ending

Former Aberdeen mayor Mike Levsen: The GOP has lost its way, and is being led by dangerous and poorly informed idiots

Nov 15

Nov 15 Former Aberdeen mayor Mike Levsen: The GOP has lost its way, and is being led by dangerous and poorly informed idiots

Rapid City financial advisor Rick Kahler: suddenly single, with wealth—is there a problem here? Part two

Nov 14

Nov 14 Rapid City financial advisor Rick Kahler: suddenly single, with wealth—is there a problem here? Part two

So-called ‘Christians’ gain power in politics, but seem to not understand the true meaning of their faith

Nov 13

Nov 13 So-called ‘Christians’ gain power in politics, but seem to not understand the true meaning of their faith

Thanks to support from our readers, The Standard is an independent voice that stands up to power. Can you help us keep at it?

Nov 12

Nov 12 Thanks to support from our readers, The Standard is an independent voice that stands up to power. Can you help us keep at it?

Bengs: US military increasingly entangled in partisan politics and that represents a potential danger

Nov 11

Nov 11 Bengs: US military increasingly entangled in partisan politics and that represents a potential danger

Kentucky gubernatorial election last Tuesday offers important lessons for South Dakota Democrats

Nov 10

Nov 10 Kentucky gubernatorial election last Tuesday offers important lessons for South Dakota Democrats

Rick Weiland says Ohio election results were victory for reproductive rights, denounces harassment of petitioners

Nov 9

Nov 9 Rick Weiland says Ohio election results were victory for reproductive rights, denounces harassment of petitioners

Ohio’s decisive pro-choice vote last night should sober up Republicans, get the attention of pro-lifers in South Dakota

Nov 8

Nov 8 Ohio’s decisive pro-choice vote last night should sober up Republicans, get the attention of pro-lifers in South Dakota

Trump continues to bulldoze his way to a rare third try for the White House as polls show him with commanding lead

Nov 7

Nov 7 Trump continues to bulldoze his way to a rare third try for the White House as polls show him with commanding lead

Find yourself driving on a remote South Dakota roadway? Give drivers a friendly finger — aka the Dakota digit

Nov 6

Nov 6 Find yourself driving on a remote South Dakota roadway? Give drivers a friendly finger — aka the Dakota digit

Rapid City financial advisor Rick Kahler: You're suddenly single, with wealth—is there a problem here?

Nov 5

Nov 5 Rapid City financial advisor Rick Kahler: You're suddenly single, with wealth—is there a problem here?

Brookings pastor Carl Kline: We must discard the empty lessons of war and learn from the mistakes we have made

Nov 4

Nov 4 Brookings pastor Carl Kline: We must discard the empty lessons of war and learn from the mistakes we have made