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Navigating potential conflicts, selling beer to foreigners, radio silence & a Thune's hidden talent
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The Fort Pierre frat house, public school products, a prison problem & an entrepreneurial nurse
The Fort Pierre frat house, public school products, a prison problem & an entrepreneurial nurse

The public school dilemma, newsroom microaggressions, crow murders & the return of Dan Ahlers
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The public school dilemma, newsroom microaggressions, crow murders & the return of Dan Ahlers
A prison disruption, South Dakota's lonely stand, dysfunctional politics, a GOP supermajority & the pipeline that never was
A prison disruption, South Dakota's lonely stand, dysfunctional politics, a GOP supermajority & the pipeline that never was
The homeschool swing, free speech, college drag & taxes

The homeschool swing, free speech, college drag & taxes
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The fly with no name, a mayoral kitchen cabinet, electric vehicles & Republicans for Ukraine
The fly with no name, a mayoral kitchen cabinet, electric vehicles & Republicans for Ukraine
A government Taj Mahal, Indian Country, education woes & the best license plate denials
A government Taj Mahal, Indian Country, education woes & the best license plate denials
Noem's shade, pipeline pitfalls, Corn Belt baseball & a paper route bet
Noem's shade, pipeline pitfalls, Corn Belt baseball & a paper route bet

Stepping in taxidermy, the Trump tribe, AI's place in journalism & what do about South Dakota counties
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Stepping in taxidermy, the Trump tribe, AI's place in journalism & what do about South Dakota counties
Sneve in the wild, locking up grandma, getting hooked on phonics & hunting for homesteads
Sneve in the wild, locking up grandma, getting hooked on phonics & hunting for homesteads
Recapping the pipeline debate, overshooting the target & a look ahead at legislative primaries
Recapping the pipeline debate, overshooting the target & a look ahead at legislative primaries
The '24 election season is here, a legislative bromance, putting lipstick on a pig & a 30-year payback plan

The '24 election season is here, a legislative bromance, putting lipstick on a pig & a 30-year payback plan
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Where's the line on lawmaker payments & are legislative conflicts unavoidable with a citizen legislature? + A photo with el presidente
Where's the line on lawmaker payments & are legislative conflicts unavoidable with a citizen legislature? + A photo with el presidente
Confederate flags & No. 45, 'the great disrupter,' Democratic Party turmoil & a surprise interruption from Ian Fury
Confederate flags & No. 45, 'the great disrupter,' Democratic Party turmoil & a surprise interruption from Ian Fury
A year of freedom, lawmakers warned & is Sioux Falls ready for a mayor’s mansion?

A year of freedom, lawmakers warned & is Sioux Falls ready for a mayor’s mansion?
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South Dakota's appeal to Trump, who's running for Sioux Falls mayor & a look back at the 2020 riots
South Dakota's appeal to Trump, who's running for Sioux Falls mayor & a look back at the 2020 riots
The over-under on Ravnsborg PAC, a motorcycle mecca & Noem's thoughts on Ian Fury as chief of staff
The over-under on Ravnsborg PAC, a motorcycle mecca & Noem's thoughts on Ian Fury as chief of staff
Noem's fireworks fight, hanging with Kamala Harris & the odds a special session happens
Noem's fireworks fight, hanging with Kamala Harris & the odds a special session happens

Humanizing the border, Noem enters the pipeline fight & RIP Partridge Amendment
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