by Joe | Aug 10, 2026 | Local History, Political/government
The Legislature Doesn’t Trust South Dakota Voters This November, South Dakotans will once again be asked whether they want to give up some of their own power. Amendment L would require future constitutional amendments to receive 60% of the vote instead of the...
by Joe | Jul 20, 2026 | Local History, Political/government
Thirty-two years ago, Sioux Falls made one of the most important political decisions in its history. By a margin of just 156 votes, residents approved a new home rule charter that replaced the city’s commission form of government with the mayor-council system we...
by Joe | Jun 9, 2026 | Local History, Political/government
South Dakota just conducted an important primary election that will likely determine who becomes our next governor. Yet hundreds of thousands of citizens were prevented from participating, not because they were ineligible to vote, but because they did not belong to...
by Joe | Feb 25, 2026 | Local History, Political/government
Change rarely happens by accident. It begins with a clear vision of what is no longer working and a willingness to imagine something better. Without that kind of ambition, change doesn’t come to us, we are simply overtaken by events. For years, many of us hoped the...
by Joe | Jan 19, 2026 | Local History, Political/government
One hundred thirty-seven years ago our state founders placed the capitol in Pierre because it lay near the geographic center of a young frontier state. That decision fit a time when travel was slow and the population thin. The facts that justified it no longer exist....
by Joe | Nov 2, 2025 | Local History, Political/government
Once a model of civic unity, the city now suffers from fragmentation and complacency. It’s time for leadership that brings us back together. Decades ago, Sioux Falls had something rare, a civic spirit that felt both personal and powerful. It wasn’t just about growth...
