February 2015
A Look At Some Vaccine-related Legislation In Several States
Several state legislatures are debating vaccine-related measures as dozens of people have fallen ill from a measles outbreak that started at Disneyland in December and spread beyond the theme park. Here is a look at some of the legislation around the country: CALIFORNIA Three California lawmakers, all Democrats, introduced legislation this week that would require […]
SD Blood Bank Donates Bloodmobile To Children’s Nonprofit
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A southeast South Dakota blood bank has donated a mobile blood donation center to a nonprofit helping children in Mexico. The Community Blood Bank of Sioux Falls has given its former bloodmobile to the Los Cabos Children’s Foundation. The organization provides cardiac and oncology care for children of the Los […]
Pierre Building Expected To Return To Normal After Big Year
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s capital city has been going through a building boom of sorts. John Irvine with the city of Pierre told the Capital Journal ( ) that building permits for 2014 totaled $44 million in new construction. He says the last time the city was close to that was 2004 when […]
Annual awards exhibition to showcase student art
Part of our professional development experience as Master of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Fine Arts students in the College of Fine Arts is creating artwork, preparing our artwork for thesis shows and entering our artwork into juried art exhibitions. Artists submit images of their work, or, in the instance of the Art Department’s 28th […]
USD ends three-game skid with win against Western Illinois
Just days after a third-consecutive loss at the hands of Oral Roberts, the University of South Dakota men’s basketball team wiped away any doubts they may have had about its success.buy orlistat online https://blackmenheal.org/wp-content/languages/new/us/orlistat.html no prescription The Coyotes left with a sure-handed 75-61 win over Western Illinois Thursday night at the DakotaDome. Senior guard Brandon Bos said the […]
Lawmaker’s Transportation Debate Starts With Governor’s Plan
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers appear to be backing transportation funding package close to Gov.buy Tadalafil generic https://buynoprescriptiononlinerxx.net over the counter Dennis Daugaard’s roughly $50 million proposal, which is about half of a $100 million plan that a key legislative panel had suggested. Senate Majority Leader Tim Rave said he will replace the […]
Former Head Of Oglala Sioux Forms Group To Combat Racism
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The former president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe has formed a group to confront racism in Rapid City in response to reports that some Native American children were subjected to racial slurs and sprayed with beer at a local hockey game. Former President Bryan Brewer tells KCSR-AM his yet-to-named group […]
State Senate Approves New Games For Deadwood
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The state Senate has passed a measure that would authorize three new voter-approved games in Deadwood. The chamber on Thursday voted 27-7 to approve the proposal to allow keno, craps and roulette in the historic mining town. It is now expected to be heard in a House committee. Supporters have pushed […]
Society paints beauty in an unrealistic light
The emphasis on beauty and fashion for women has reached outrageous proportions over the past few years and has gotten a bit out of hand. Companies have been called out on editing photos of women and molding them into something they think is more aesthetically pleasing to produce a better profit, erasing the physical imperfections of the […]
Same-sex marriage ban denies humans their basic rights
On Jan. 12, U.S. District Judge Karen Schreider declared the same-sex marriage ban in South Dakota to be unconstitutional after six couples filed a lawsuit in May 2014 in Sioux Falls. The lawsuit challenges a 1996 state law and a voter-approved 2006 constitutional amendment that banned gay marriage. “The plaintiffs have a fundamental right to […]