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.

Biden-haters like to play the inflation card but never mention that wage growth is more than holding its own

May 14

May 14 Biden-haters like to play the inflation card but never mention that wage growth is more than holding its own

Dakotans for Health warns Freedom Amendment petition signers of effort by Right to Life organization

May 13

May 13 Dakotans for Health warns Freedom Amendment petition signers of effort by Right to Life organization

Dakotans For Health

Rapid City financial advisor Kahler: Turning an overfunded college fund into a retirement nest egg, tax free.

May 12

May 12 Rapid City financial advisor Kahler: Turning an overfunded college fund into a retirement nest egg, tax free.

A dubious Trump-era legacy: Postmaster General DeJoy’s ‘reform’ plan delivers bad news for South Dakota

May 11

May 11 A dubious Trump-era legacy: Postmaster General DeJoy’s ‘reform’ plan delivers bad news for South Dakota

We’re not for sale. Never have been, never will be. With reader support The Standard is outspoken, independent . . . and free

May 10

May 10 We’re not for sale. Never have been, never will be. With reader support The Standard is outspoken, independent . . . and free

South Dakota can continue to be isolated or we can join the growing passenger rail network. The choice is clear.

May 9

May 9 South Dakota can continue to be isolated or we can join the growing passenger rail network. The choice is clear.

South Dakota cannabis legalization campaign submits 29,030 signatures to South Dakota Secretary of State Johnson

May 8

May 8 South Dakota cannabis legalization campaign submits 29,030 signatures to South Dakota Secretary of State Johnson

Matthew Schweich

Noem striking out and committing error after error to show she is not ready for political big leagues

May 7

May 7 Noem striking out and committing error after error to show she is not ready for political big leagues

Gov. Kristi Noem has always relied on herself, but that same confidence has led to a humiliating exposure

May 6

May 6 Gov. Kristi Noem has always relied on herself, but that same confidence has led to a humiliating exposure

With so much hatred, mistrust and violence on both sides, will Israel and the Palestinians give peace a chance?

May 5

May 5 With so much hatred, mistrust and violence on both sides, will Israel and the Palestinians give peace a chance?

Trump’s failed trade war with China? Joe Biden is winning it and, unlike Trump, isn’t crushing our ag sector along the way.

May 4

May 4 Trump’s failed trade war with China? Joe Biden is winning it and, unlike Trump, isn’t crushing our ag sector along the way.

May is test month, so quiz yourself with these multiple-choice questions to determine how well you know South Dakota

May 3

May 3 May is test month, so quiz yourself with these multiple-choice questions to determine how well you know South Dakota

Dakotans for Health submits more than 55,000 signatures for Freedom Amendment to restore Roe v. Wade

May 2

May 2 Dakotans for Health submits more than 55,000 signatures for Freedom Amendment to restore Roe v. Wade

ACLU of South Dakota: Noem, Jackley statement on Title IX final rule is little more than political grandstanding

May 1

May 1 ACLU of South Dakota: Noem, Jackley statement on Title IX final rule is little more than political grandstanding

Rapid City financial advisor Rick Kahler: On a relative basis, U.S. health care costs are not as bad as you think

Apr 30

Apr 30 Rapid City financial advisor Rick Kahler: On a relative basis, U.S. health care costs are not as bad as you think

Veteran conservation officer: Noem did not understand how to prepare and train her dog. It suffered because of that.

Apr 29

Apr 29 Veteran conservation officer: Noem did not understand how to prepare and train her dog. It suffered because of that.

Former Sioux Falls mayor Knobe: A few words of labeling can’t accurately describe a person — or a candidate for city council

Apr 28

Apr 28 Former Sioux Falls mayor Knobe: A few words of labeling can’t accurately describe a person — or a candidate for city council

While Noem waits and hopes for Trump to pick her, she shares bizarre tale about shooting dog and goat

Apr 26

Apr 26 While Noem waits and hopes for Trump to pick her, she shares bizarre tale about shooting dog and goat

Trump bashing Biden after an anemic GDP number comes out - but despite rants, Biden economy has been good

Apr 26

Apr 26 Trump bashing Biden after an anemic GDP number comes out - but despite rants, Biden economy has been good

Some of the language in South Dakota's abortion rights petition seems vague and could use clarification

Apr 25

Apr 25 Some of the language in South Dakota's abortion rights petition seems vague and could use clarification