South Dakota

Hopes Cautiously Pinned on Redevelopment

Federal stimulus money is bringing a new health center to a Sioux Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Locals are hopeful that the new development will add some prosperity to their poor area, but nobody's especially confident that it will.
14 July 2009 - 10:00am
The New York Times

The Case for the Cross-Border Region

Recognizing a need for formal cooperation between the regions in the middle of North America, the author of this article calls for a North American Central Economic Region.
8 October 2008 - 7:00am
New Geography

Airport Easements Cause Uproar

A new airport overlay district in Sioux Falls, South Dakota has nearby homeowners crying 'taking!' Airport officials say, 'All we're trying to do is make sure we have good neighbors.'
24 June 2008 - 5:00am
The Argus Leader

Shifting Demographics Give New Face To Great Plains

The population shift from rural to urban areas is making big changes in the Great Plains. While many rural small towns are disappearing, the shift is opening new doors for business and preservation.
27 August 2007 - 8:00am
USA Today

Land Conservation And Renewable Fuels Production Collide

The nation's zeal to break its oil addiction has run into conflict with a land conservation program that has been important to both farmers and hunting groups in order to boost corn production to supply ethanol as a renewable transportation fuel.
10 February 2007 - 7:00am
AP via Yahoo News

Friday Funny: South Dakota Reopens To Handle U.S. Overpopulation

The state of South Dakota -- closed to the public since 1931 -- will be reopened to help the United States cope with its steadily rising population.
8 December 2006 - 2:00pm
The Onion

Native Americans Oppose Development Catering To Annual Biker Rally

The foundation of a huge commercial development geared toward the massive crowds of an annual motorcycle rally has been laid on South Dakota prairie land directly adjacent to a state park and a mountaintop sacred to Native American tribes.
15 June 2006 - 9:00am
Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Laurent To Be A Sign Of The Times?

Design for a new town on the prairie, with theLocal view of the design process for the proposed new town of Laurent, at the intersection of I-90 and US Highway 81 near the old town of Salem, South Dakota, and a world away from your typical suburb. hearing
29 March 2005 - 12:00pm
Smart Money

A Planned Town To Be Built For The Deaf

Plans are underway for Salem, South Dakota to be the first town designed for the deaf.
28 March 2005 - 6:00am
International Herald Tribune

Deaf Activist To Settle New South Dakota Town

Marvin Miller has grand plans to transform 600 acres of South Dakota prairie into a new "deaf utopia".
16 March 2005 - 12:00pm
Star Tribune

Support For Sign Language Town

McCook County Commission voted 4-1 to support new sign language town in South Dakota.
28 January 2004 - 4:00am
Mitchell Republic

Support Sought For Sign Language Town

Despite concerns, majority of McCook County residents support the idea of a new town for signers.
21 January 2004 - 2:00pm
Mitchell Republic

New Town Would Highlight Deaf Culture

Two developers, one who is deaf, present plans for a new town in South Dakota for sign language users. The town would follow the model of Gorham's Bluff, Alabama.
22 December 2003 - 10:00am
The Argus Leader
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