Did you get out and vote? If not, you are not the only one. Turn out at the poles was low compared to how many registered voters there are. Here is just a quick recap if you haven't seen the numbers.

Many municipalities in South Dakota are having local elections on Tuesday, April 8th. They are voting for city council members or commissioners, mayors, and school board members. Voting is an important right and responsibility of every citizen. So get out and make an informed vote and don't forget to include the kids.

Each of the ten clauses in The American Legion's Preamble are brief, but have a huge significance to their organization, the United States and its citizens.

The American Legion’s Preamble states a noble mission:  "To safeguard and transmit to posterity the principles of justice, freedom, and democracy."  This declaration is more than just words; it is a responsibility - one that demands we honor the past while ensuring these ideals endure for future generations.

Like so many things, change for our country begins at home. If you want to make a change in our nation you need to start with your family and then the local government and work your way up to the federal level. Local Municipal elections are being held on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 for Belle Fourche, Spearfish, Sturgis, Deadwood and Lead. Polling locations will be open from 7am to 7pm. The local municipalities are having elections for mayors, city council members, and school board members. All of the local mayors and council members serve 3 year terms and if elected will take office in May. If you are not registered, voter registration deadline is March 24th. Early Voting also begins on March 24, 2025.

Every year municipalities, states and the nation gather and publish reports on the previous year's crimes, arrests and other statistics. They compare them to past years and report increases and decreases and trends in crime. The Crime in South Dakota 2024 publication is a 26 page document which we will give a summary and some highlights from. A pdf of the report and more of the collected data can be accessed on the Attorney General’s NIBRS website at sdcrime.nibrs.com.

Summarily stated, Hut-Cut is a project to inspire an innovative multi-billion dollar mining reclamation project in Lead, South Dakota. With such a huge project and lofty goals, it helps to have a scale model to convey the idea and even test some key aspects of the design. In essence, we propose utilizing the hut as a scale model for what could be done at the cut. We propose incorporating locally grown food, education, business, and other uses. Horticulture, aquaculture, and water collection will be utilized to grow healthy food for the local area. Education programs will include the environment, horticulture, gardening, mining, geology, nutrition, soil studies, composting, vermiculture, and engineering. Commerce and businesses relating to these topics will be naturally incorporated into the project. The Hut would be a perfect headquarters for the project, while The Cut in Lead would be a natural expansion site for Sanford Labs to continue to coordinate and conduct a growing body of research.

When most people think of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), they picture an agency safeguarding air and water quality, regulating chemical pollutants, and enforcing environmental laws. But fewer realize that in its early years, the EPA also had a role—albeit a limited one—in overseeing non-ionizing radiation issues, including radiofrequency (RF) radiation from emerging communication technologies.

However, by the mid-1990s, this role was effectively defunded, leaving the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), a non-health agency with no medical expertise, as the de facto regulator for RF exposure. This article unpacks why and how the EPA lost its standing in this arena, tracing the political, legislative, and corporate interests that drove the change.

Social conflicts wage across America as the "culture wars" avoid the comprehension of most. That is by design, because a system of conflict we understand can be repaired, and peace achieved. Where is the profit in peace?

The war is for our thoughts, our shared language, and our innate human value.

"School Choice" is a hot topic in South Dakota right now. Recently, in a committee meeting at the capitol, testimony was given regarding how the South Dakota Constitution prohibits support for sectarian schools. Article 8, section 16, states: "Public support of sectarian instruction prohibited."

One of the most important hard-earned freedoms we have in our country is how we get to vote for our leaders. It's an honor to go to the polls, to identify myself, and to cast my electoral currency. One vote per person is fair; when things are fair, outcomes are real, and they can be trusted. This is especially important for our elections.

After joining ABATE of the Black Hills and attending a couple of meetings, I asked to present on a motorcycle safety issue. I was enthusiastically encouraged and did my presentation at a regular meeting.

It was a motorcycle safety issue right in-line with the ABATE mission. The Board and membership thought the presentation was great. So, how and why did things change so drasctically when I asked to do another similar presentaion?

Learn about the "on the ground" struggles, the court cases, and the devastating effects that rampant immigration and work visas have on Americans. Get it all first hand from US tech workers.

ABATE of the Black Hills is a non-profit company headquartered in Sturgis, South Dakota and are a motorcycle advocacy group.

Requests to share motorcycle safety and profiling information with the chapter were denied. Requests that the President of the chapter ask for declaration of conflicts of interest were denied. The board's personal grudges seem to have affected the board's willingness to follow the rules of its own bylaws.

Many thanks to the BHSU College Republicans for organizing one of the best forums I've attended in almost 14 years. All the candidates for District 31 were present and stated their opinions on different legislation and ballot measures.

Governments, oganizations and companies are distracting the public and farmers from the the truth and other possibilities with climate crisis, electric vehicles and eminent domain.

Voting in The United States is a right reserved for Citizens of the United States. This, somehow, became a controversial statement, but what does it mean to be a citizen?

When registering to vote, how can authorities measure adherence to the founding ideas of our country?

When seeking answers about why our voter role system has not been fixed, it is necessary to speculate and allow the brain to do what the brain does best... fill in the blanks...

There is a long list of things for which we have safety standards.

Wireless is invisible, but it's still there and can have various effects on the body.

The current safety standard, based on technology that has long since been discontinued (2G, 3G), looks for the radiation emitted by cell phones to go past a certain level. But is this level safe?

EVs are being heavily promoted because they are 5G enabled. The cars will form a communications network using stop lights, streetlights, cell phones, crosswalks, WiFi hotspots, refrigerators, toasters, and anything that is Internet enabled. The cars will have dozens of cameras and sensors that will broadcast data throughout the network without the knowledge or consent of motorcycle riders.

Spearfish, SD - After the 2020 election the entire country was given insight into how elections are rigged and sometimes outright stolen; a gift from President Trump. South Dakota is not immune to the problems. Recently, a group called SD Canvassing splayed out the South Dakota voting process, pinned down the issues, and demonstrated for the public that our state does not have a gold standard for elections.

Spearfish, SD - The dust had settled on the 2023 fair as Spearfish resident Casie Dale fixed her gaze on a Best of Show ribbon. The big ruffled purple ribbon adorned a pencil drawing...

She picked up the check for her winning entries in 2023 when the wheels started turning about how much money could be made if she tried to be the first to win the award for entering 75 or more static entries.

Plains Tribune Press publishes a variety of books and has a new release on the subject of homeschool. Most of the books are published via KDP and have paperback, e-book and audio versions to select from on platforms like Amazon and PodCastIndex.org.

Lawrence County Chicken Races is an original song by John Dale, his entry into the 2024 Wild West Songwriter's Festival in Deadwood, South Dakota.

John regularly attends the open mics at Spearfish Public House on Monday nights at 8pm and Crow Peak Brewery on the 1st and 3rd Sundays at 4pm. Hope to see you there.

Fighting a nonconventional war against motivated and ultra wealthy enemies of The United States, this is a single pane comic summarizing important aspects of the President Donald John Trump era.