Opinion

President Donald Trump had quite a week. From the FBI searching his personal lawyer's office, to pardoning Scooter Libby, to the first early details of the James Comey book, to finishing up the week with launching a round of missiles into Syria, it's fair to say that, even for Trump, it was eventful.

The results of the city election on Tuesday (April 10) were something of a repudiation of the current state of local government.

Hi there new Sioux Falls mayor! As a citizen, when it comes to city government I only really care about 5 things, and 3 of them are snow removal. Read on...

There’s been a fair amount of comment on the radio waves and elsewhere this week about public input at City Council meetings.

Where did we think this tariff thing was going to go? The daily escalation of threats and saber rattling between the Trump Administration and China started with steel and aluminum and has -- predictably -- landed in the lap of South Dakota farmers.

I believe we've reached the breaking point. It's time the Sioux Falls City Council pull the plug on televising the public input portion of its meetings.

Drugs and crime are everywhere in SD, according to some political ads. I'm sure those candidates plan to tackle this in ways that work, not just harass people.

You've probably already heard about the report of the skyrocketing crime rate in Sioux Falls. Take a breath. It's not what it appears.

A decision by the Sioux Falls City Council to change the percentage of votes needed to win a seat on the council is a fundamental and disturbing conflict with the principals of democracy.

We’ve been talking on the Patrick Lalley Show about the downtown hotel and parking ramp proposal. I've been reflecting on the transformation of downtown.