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In the debate over South Dakota's new smoking ban , I've occasionally run across some dedicated pro-tobacco trolls who throw out pre...

Someone's being naughty in Yankton: several local business owners attended Monday's city commission meeting to urge the city to snuf...

Gosh darn it! Mr. Powers over at Dakota War College appears to have misplaced a fun little post he had yesterday claiming that the indefati...

The anecdotes accumulate: Rookies Bar and Grill in Sioux Falls reports it saw an uptick in business this first statewide smoke-free weeken...

South Dakota's smoking ban took effect Wednesday, expanding freedom for South Dakotans . My wife and I are already looking forward to sm...

The latest Madville Times poll finds strong support for Referred Law 12, South Dakota's smoking ban. Asked how you will vote on this Nov...

The latest Madville Times poll is up and humming! Scoot over to the right sidebar, eager readers, and answer this question: " How will...

Don't forget: along with all of the candidates, we have four ballot measures to vote on November 2. Among them is Referred Law 12, the s...

Don't forget that once the Republicans get their house in order on Tuesday, we'll also have some yummy ballot measures to debate an...

Oh yeah! Amidst all the candidate wrangling, it's easy to forget there's a smoking ban on the November ballot. I wonder if maybe we...

Secretary of State Chris Nelson evidently has more than half a brain. Instead of listening to the mewling of the anti-nanny-staters , Sec. N...

Hat tip to Joe Bartmann (sometimes I actually learn something from Twitter)! While Dakota War College groans about Rep. Herseth Sandlin tr...

Oh, what is the world coming to? The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally should be an event the anti-nanny-staters can celebrate: few rules, few cloth...

South Dakota's ban on smoking in most public places and work places (with exceptions for lodging and cigar bars ) may go into effect t...

...and Epp returns to journalism? Boy, I go spend a day mowing and watching a play ( Godspell ! Boom chick! Good work, kids!) instead of blo...

Might we call this a Pyrrhic victory? On the same day that South Dakota bar and casino owners play stooges to Big Tobacco and submit petitio...

And in happy news, South Dakota takes two more steps forward... or is that two big breaths of fresh air? Governor Rounds signs both the smok...

Governor Rounds, as you consider whether to fix your name to the smoking ban (assuming the House agrees to the Senate's amendments), h...

Here's a bill I should've noticed sooner: HB 1252 proposes to eliminate the education enhancement tobacco tax fund. In 2006, we pas...

HB 1240 , the house version of the ban on smoking in public places and places of employment, passed the Senate 21-14 yesterday . This a mont...