Bluestem Prairie Too

While I wait for Bluestem Prairie's host site to recover from vexing problems that make it unusable, I've set up this temporary blog. When the orignal Bluestem returns, I'll transfer any posts here to the "real" Bluestem Prairie. Although South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem and her campaign carry on about the supposed strength of the Rushmore State's economy, that's some sort of political creative writing. At the South Dakota Standard, John Tsitrian notices some facts about that economy in Noem claims to be an “ambassador” helping South Dakota’s economy. If that’s true, she isn’t doing much of a job : I’ve always been skeptical about the lame explanation that Kristi Noem has been using to justify her gallivanting all over the country, mainly because her politically-oriented missions have had absolutely nothing to do with her work as our governor. When queried about it in a piece for Raw Story last year, her spokesman Ian Fury said "Governor N