Pierre sucks while Hot Springs moves forward

It's difficult to imagine a bigger shit hole in South Dakota than Pierre. Sexual predators in the Statehouse have been a feature of South Dakota for its entire history but to Sioux Falls-area legislator, Deb Peters it's no big deal. So in 2018 this blog wondered what prevents interns and other people concerned for their safety from wearing body cams in Pierre’s predatory environment?

Despite a significant influx of people moving to South Dakota, Pierre’s leadership has done little to capitalize on this trend. While the state overall has grown steadily, Pierre continues to decline. [Pierre must reverse population decline to revitalize]

In South Dakota infrastructure suffers to prop up the state's retirement system so, at a price of some $50 million+ (much of it federal dollars) the red moocher state chose an Iowa builder to replace the bridge across the Missouri River between Fort Pierre and the cesspool on the east side.

This scribe delivered supplies by truck twice a week to Pierre in the early 80s but Hot Springs and Edgemont were parts of my marketing territory for eight years when I was with Twin City Fruit in Deadwood and for another year after Sysco bought us in 1990. 

In 2013 this blogger suggested that the state capital be moved to Hot Springs and in 2014 passed a Black Hills State University article on community organizing to a Hot Springs official. The town then expanded its social media platform and the Mammoth Site just celebrated its 50th anniversary and is at the focus of scientific research on a 9300-year-old mummified bison uncovered there. 

This interested party has even urged the South Dakota Democratic Party to hold their state convention there despite the Hells Angels lunge to buy Evans Plunge.

Hot Springs agreed to be part of a pilot project called Engage South Dakota, which involves South Dakota News Watch and the Chiesman Center for Democracy at the University of South Dakota using journalism and community engagement to identify the community's top challenges and potential solutions. Based on interviews conducted by News Watch with leaders and residents of Hot Springs, many in this city of 3,600 people about 50 miles south of Rapid City said the time is right and the will is there to undertake the survey and ultimately implement good ideas that rise to the surface. [Hot Springs takes next steps in push for prosperity]

Former Pierre resident, Donald Pay weighed in on the state's capital at the South Dakotans for Democracy Faceberg page. 

In a related story South Dakota has dropped to the 45th best state for teachers according to WalletHub.

@larry_kurtz Thanks for sharing! I've passed this along to the Chamber director & city leaders!

— Hot Springs, SD (@hotspringssd) December 29, 2014