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Welcome to the launch of The South Dakota Standard! Tom Lawrence and I will bring you thoughts and ideas concerning issues pertinent to the health and well-being of our political culture. Feel free to let us know what you are thinking.

The South Dakota Standard
Commentary And Information That Matter. Published And Edited By John Tsitrian And Tom Lawrence.
The murders of Kirk and other victims of political violence are never acceptable. Our responses shouldn’t be party-driven
Sep 13

Sep 13 The murders of Kirk and other victims of political violence are never acceptable. Our responses shouldn’t be party-driven

Laura Armstrong
Charlie Kirk was denied, but his Turning Point followers, and all the rest of us, deserve the chance to live in peace
Sep 12

Sep 12 Charlie Kirk was denied, but his Turning Point followers, and all the rest of us, deserve the chance to live in peace

Erik Muckey
Minor-league baseball is major fun, as the powerful, title-chasing Sioux Falls Canaries are proving
Sep 11

Sep 11 Minor-league baseball is major fun, as the powerful, title-chasing Sioux Falls Canaries are proving

Tom Lawrence
Examining family memories and a good book remind him — we are all linked together, we are all related
Sep 9

Sep 9 Examining family memories and a good book remind him — we are all linked together, we are all related

Carl Kline
New music that doesn’t suck: Music industry veteran Hersrud on how artificial intelligence could affect the music scene
Sep 8

Sep 8 New music that doesn’t suck: Music industry veteran Hersrud on how artificial intelligence could affect the music scene

David Hersrud
More dead kids? America yawns as more bodies are added to a lengthy list of school shooting victims, this time in Minneapolis
Sep 6

Sep 6 More dead kids? America yawns as more bodies are added to a lengthy list of school shooting victims, this time in Minneapolis

Tom Lawrence
South Dakota humorist Dorothy Rosby is proud of the perfect score she earned at the blood bank. She got an A+
Sep 5

Sep 5 South Dakota humorist Dorothy Rosby is proud of the perfect score she earned at the blood bank. She got an A+

Dorothy Rosby
Former Sioux Falls mayor Knobe: I am qualified for governor of our state and I am ready to serve. Here’s what I would do
Sep 4

Sep 4 Former Sioux Falls mayor Knobe: I am qualified for governor of our state and I am ready to serve. Here’s what I would do

Rick Knobe
Under President Trump and HHS Secretary Noem, America has become a hostile land for most immigrants
Sep 2

Sep 2 Under President Trump and HHS Secretary Noem, America has become a hostile land for most immigrants

Jay Davis
How not to do a water rights and mining agreement between a property owner and a mining company
Sep 1

Sep 1 How not to do a water rights and mining agreement between a property owner and a mining company

David Ganje
Former Sioux Falls mayor Knobe returns to public arena, says that in a time fraught with danger, we are sinking fast
Aug 30

Aug 30 Former Sioux Falls mayor Knobe returns to public arena, says that in a time fraught with danger, we are sinking fast

Rick Knobe
Labor Day weekend reflections on jobs and lessons learned on the farm as a boy and a variety of jobs later in life
Aug 29

Aug 29 Labor Day weekend reflections on jobs and lessons learned on the farm as a boy and a variety of jobs later in life

Tom Lawrence
S.D. Public Broadcasting alumni rallying to support network in wake of Trump administration's draconian budget cuts
Aug 28

Aug 28 S.D. Public Broadcasting alumni rallying to support network in wake of Trump administration's draconian budget cuts

Todd Epp
If the U.S. government can take a 15% cut from Nvidia and AMD on their sales to China, who is next?
Aug 26

Aug 26 If the U.S. government can take a 15% cut from Nvidia and AMD on their sales to China, who is next?

Rick Kahler
Farmers are struggling thanks to Trump’s policies even as food prices at our grocery stores are going up and up
Aug 25

Aug 25 Farmers are struggling thanks to Trump’s policies even as food prices at our grocery stores are going up and up

John Tsitrian
Don’t let final days of summer slip past you. There’s the S.D. State Fair and plenty of baseball to watch and play
Aug 23

Aug 23 Don’t let final days of summer slip past you. There’s the S.D. State Fair and plenty of baseball to watch and play

Tom Lawrence
The Trump and Republican push to eliminate South Dakota’s small family farms is in full swing
Aug 22

Aug 22 The Trump and Republican push to eliminate South Dakota’s small family farms is in full swing

Dennis Olson
No, Kevin Abourezk did not support Trump, but he understood the power of the image that propelled him to the presidency
Aug 21

Aug 21 No, Kevin Abourezk did not support Trump, but he understood the power of the image that propelled him to the presidency

Kevin Abourezk
Re: Our national parks and museums. As PresidentTrump works to edit history, we must preserve the past
Aug 19

Aug 19 Re: Our national parks and museums. As PresidentTrump works to edit history, we must preserve the past

Jay Davis
Brookings Pastor Kline: The loss of local media is especially damaging now. We desperately need honest journalism
Aug 17

Aug 17 Brookings Pastor Kline: The loss of local media is especially damaging now. We desperately need honest journalism

Carl Kline
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