By Ed Randazzo I had the pleasure of attending a meeting of the South Dakota Tea Party Alliance on Saturday. The attendees, some 50 strong, heard from Rapid City Alderman Sam Kooiker who has recently announced his candidacy for mayor of…
By Ed Randazzo The human toll of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan is almost unimaginable. The people of Japan need our help NOW!!! Please don’t think that the US Government will handle this for you. We must join…
By Ed Randazzo Heard in an interview with Representative Mike Pence (R-IN) on Fox News recently: “It would be more right, though, if we seized this time of a fiscal crisis to say it’s time to end public funding for NPR,…
By Ed Randazzo Huron city officials have put Huron Police Chief Doug Schmitt on administrative leave after having testified on a bill in the SD State Senate. The bill, SB156, would have imposed penalties on employers for hiring illegal immigrants. Schmitt…
Editor’s Note: A friend, Dean Muehlberg, recently attended a seminar on Middle Eastern Culture. He graciously offered to share his notes and thoughts with us about this seminar and Islam. I will publish Dean’s notes in two installments. One appears below today…
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following editorial first appeared in the 3/6/2011 edition of the Wall Street Journal. I thought it extraordinary and wish to share it here with you. ************************************************ The battle for Libya has reached a bloody impasse. Moammar Gadhafi…
By Ed Randazzo Pastor Scott Craig of BigHorn Canyon Community Church and Public Policy Advisor for KLMP Radio took exception to a recent editorial in the Rapid City Journal. Click on the link below to hear his thoughts on HB1217…
By Ed Randazzo I don’t think that Mayor Hanks is getting very good political advice. In a Rapid City Journal article on 3/6/2011, Mayor Alan Hanks of Rapid City is quoted as saying “I find it unusual that Alderman Kooiker has…
By Ed Randazzo The SD Senate State Affairs Committee took a step into the darkness on Wednesday. Devoid of intestinal fortitude they decided to ignore their charge as representatives of the people of South Dakota and toss the hot potato…
By Ed Randazzo Planned Parenthood is apparently threatened by a bill in the SD Legislature. HB1217 would require a doctor scheduling an abortion (pronounced infanticide) to actually meet with the woman having the procedure at least 72 hours prior. It…