South Dakota

Airport Easements Cause Uproar

24 June 2008 - 5:00am
The Argus Leader

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.'

Shifting Demographics Give New Face To Great Plains

27 August 2007 - 8:00am
USA Today

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.

Land Conservation And Renewable Fuels Production Collide

10 February 2007 - 8:00am
AP via Yahoo News

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.

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

8 December 2006 - 3:00pm
The Onion

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.

Native Americans Oppose Development Catering To Annual Biker Rally

15 June 2006 - 9:00am
Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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.

Laurent To Be A Sign Of The Times?

29 March 2005 - 1:00pm
Smart Money

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

A Planned Town To Be Built For The Deaf

28 March 2005 - 7:00am
International Herald Tribune

Plans are underway for Salem, South Dakota to be the first town designed for the deaf.

Deaf Activist To Settle New South Dakota Town

16 March 2005 - 1:00pm
Star Tribune

Marvin Miller has grand plans to transform 600 acres of South Dakota prairie into a new "deaf utopia".

Support For Sign Language Town

28 January 2004 - 5:00am
Mitchell Republic

McCook County Commission voted 4-1 to support new sign language town in South Dakota.

Support Sought For Sign Language Town

21 January 2004 - 3:00pm
Mitchell Republic

Despite concerns, majority of McCook County residents support the idea of a new town for signers.

New Town Would Highlight Deaf Culture

22 December 2003 - 11:00am
Argus Leader

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.

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