By Ed Randazzo In the first week available to U.S. House members to spend time in their constituencies, our freshman Congresswoman Kristi Noem has been here in Rapid City and available to the people. She attended the Black Hills Stock…
By Tom Schatz, Citizens Against Government Waste In response to President Obama’s State of the Union address on January 25, CAGW President Tom Schatz issued the following statement: “We are pleased with the President’s commitment to veto bills containing earmarks,…
By Ed Randazzo It seems that there was a fundraiser held at Black Hills Harley-Davidson on January 27th for Mayor Alan Hanks at which he delivered his vision for Rapid City in the coming years. I wonder what that vision…
HB 1193, a bill to STOP city gun bans, was introduced Thursday by SD State Representative Don Kopp (R-Rapid City). City-level officials in Sioux Falls have banned guns on all city property, including parks, city buses and numerous other public places.…
By John Hawkins. Mr. Hawkins is a professional blogger and this article was first published in “Town Hall” on 1/25/2011. People who don’t follow politics tend to believe that conservatives and liberals are just flip sides of the same coin. In…
A clarification from the National Rifle Association-Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) Some confusion has arisen over South Dakota House Bill 1079, introduced by state Representative Brian Gosch (R-32). The intent of this provision is to clean up South Dakota’s firearm…
By Ed Randazzo Barack Obama in his 2nd State of the Union address closed a rather lacklustre performance long on the effort to conjure a “vision” for the future and short on specifics, with “we do big things”. On his…
By Steven D. Laib Compromise has long been the tool of the political left in America. Continuing to allow it to flourish would be a major mistake for the new Congress. I recently received an email from a member of…
By Ed Randazzo A standing-room-only crowd greeted our state legislators at the first Crackerbarrel of the 2011 season. There was great anticipation and a crackling excitement in the room at SDSM&T on Saturday in a year that promises to be…
You are invited to a seminar entitled “Exposing the System of Islam” on Saturday, January 29, 2011. Offered at 8AM – NOON, and again at 1PM-5PM. The Location: The BigHorn Canyon Community Room 1825 Clear View Lane Rapid City, SD 57702…