The following is a letter sent to the South Dakota House State Affairs Committee regarding HB 1217 and 1247 in the 2021 Legislative Session. The bill is scheduled to be heard in committee on Monday, February 22nd.
Category: Politics
An open letter on SDHB 1076
Unsurprisingly, House legislators are starting right out of the session gates in 2021 with bill 1076. Essentially, this bill says the gender marker on a person's birth certificate must match their sex assigned at birth. Read the full bill at https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/212531.pdf
It’s been a while
The question that keeps rolling around my head is "When did weapons and children's death become a partisan issue in the US?"
Immigration Reform in an Immigrant Nation
What does it mean for an immigrant nation when the leader no longer supports immigration?
Supporting Actors
9 p.m. August 2015, Omaha, Nebraska, the Old Market. I was home for the summer, out with old friends catching up on college adventures. They offered to walk me to my car, I said it was only two blocks away. They got in their car and drove away. I started walking while I dug in … Continue reading Supporting Actors
Echo? Part 2
Continued from Echo? Part 1
The Social Media of it All
Echo? Part 1
At some point in life, everyone has been at that party or reception or graduation where they know about two people. Inevitably, awkward small talk occurs when you find yourself in an unfamiliar group. Sometimes the small talk goes well and you make new friends, other times not so much. The 'not so much' option … Continue reading Echo? Part 1