Kevin Woster: On the Other Hand
On the Other Hand
Kevin Woster is a contributing writer to SDPB with On the Other Hand, his weekly blog available at SDPB.org.
Woster began his journalism career in 1973 as a reporter for the Chamberlain Register. He’s also reported for the Brookings Register, Sioux Falls Argus Leader and KELO TV, and has freelanced for outdoors and ag magazines. Woster has covered agriculture, national and state politics, natural resources and the outdoors. He’s reported on approximately 15 legislative sessions — including stints for both the Rapid City Journal and the Argus Leader as capital bureau reporter. Woster began blogging in 2004, with Mount Blogmore, with Bill Harlan and Denise Ross at the Rapid City Journal.
“At their best, blogs can bring important topics into a social-media discussion that informs, connects, entertains and even inspires,” says Woster. “At their worst they degenerate into mosh pits of mean-spirited attacks and counter-attacks that damage public discourse and diminish the issues and the people involved. Obviously, I hope and work for the best on my blogs.”
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In a civil lawsuit this spring, the actor's former girlfriend alleged a "pattern of pervasive domestic abuse" in addition to defamation. Her legal team said the suit has been settled. -
Nearly half a dozen institutions of higher education announced plans this week to make tuition free for undergraduates whose families make below a certain income threshold, starting in fall 2025. -
NewsThe South Dakota Board of Directors for Educational Telecommunications will meet virtually on Friday, December 6th at 10:00 AM. -
Emily’s Hope is working to put naloxone into South Dakota communities to prevent overdose deaths. A new distribution box was recently opened in Vermillion. -
The decision to indefinitely adjourn next week's sentencing date comes several days after both lawyers agreed that a stay would help sort out unprecedented legal questions. -
Republicans spent $222 million on anti-trans and LGBTQ advertising in the campaign. Various policy initiatives are on the incoming administration's to-do list. -
Tourists from the U.S., Australia, Denmark and the U.K. have died. A tourism police officer said a "number of people" had been detained in the case but that no charges have yet been filed. -
Sioux Falls city officials say financially the city is in good shape but they fear homeless individuals around the nation will begin to take advantage of mid-western hospitality. -
Creating a census of the dung beetles of Massachusetts gives clues into the health of forests and fields. -
Fans of the Broadway hit Wicked have turned to social media to ask fellow movie-goers not to sing along when the film adaptation hits theaters on Friday, Nov. 22. -
President-elect Donald Trump picks Pam Bondi as attorney general after Matt Gaetz withdraws from consideration. And, Putin says Russia tested a new intermediate-range ballistic missile on Ukraine. -
A recent report from the state Department of Social Services affirms what many child care providers have claimed: expenses are outpacing revenue, and salaries are not competitive. The cost of care analysis offers additional information for policy makers struggling to find solutions to South Dakota’s child care shortage.
