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Cory Allen Heidelberger

Political Columnist

Cory Allen Heidelberger writes the Madville Times political blog. He grew up on the shores of Lake Herman. He studied math and history at SDSU and information systems at DSU, and has taught math, English, speech and French at high schools East and West River.

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Common Cause on Common Core

August 7, 2013
Cory Heidelberger has found an unlikely ally against the implementation of Common Core standards in South Dakota.

No Bucks in Aberdeen Beef?

July 24, 2013
The Northern Beef Packers bankruptcy raises questions about economic development in South Dakota.

How Many Leftists Does It Take to Build a Sewer?

July 10, 2013
Let's wade through Lake Herman's sewer vs. septic tank debate. 

The Switch

June 26, 2013
Republican legislator and pastor Steve Hickey has changed his mind about South Dakota's death penalty.

Kristi Noem and Annette Bosworth made South Dakota political headlines this week.

Ladies of the Political Week

June 12, 2013
Two South Dakota ladies born one day apart are generating this week's big South Dakota political headlines.

Wadhams is Back to Attack in South Dakota

May 29, 2013
If Mike Rounds' hire of consultant Dick Wadhams is any indication, South Dakota voters can look forward to a nasty 2014 campaign.

Stephanie Has World Enough, and Time

May 15, 2013
Herseth Sandlin has plenty of opportunities ahead to get back into the public service she loves.

Preschool programs help close the income inequality gap, giving an equal chance to rich kids and poor kids. Photo by Bernie Hunhoff.

Closing South Dakota Preschools

May 1, 2013
The sequester is closing Head Start just when South Dakota kids need it most.

Outcomes of local elections affect South Dakotans directly. Big Stone City Hall photo by Bernie Hunhoff.

Pay Attention to Local Elections

April 17, 2013
Why aren't South Dakota's local elections a bigger deal?

Hardware stores like Hogen s in Kadoka are among the businesses threatened by the rural population drain. 2004 Kadoka photo by Bernie Hunhoff.

Free Market Vs. Small Towns

April 3, 2013
if the free market judges small towns unsustainable, how should we fight back?

The legislature earned South Dakota the wrong kind of national attention with their new gunslinger law.

Legislature Not Helping SD Tourism Do Its Job

March 21, 2013
The Wild West gun ethos that South Dakota legislators favor hurts our state's image.

Young speakers came to Yankton last week for the annual State Debate Tournament. SDHSAA Photo.

High School Debate & Speech Education

March 6, 2013
We could all learn from our young debaters and speechmakers.

Photo by Katie Hunhoff.

Legislators as Weekend Warriors

February 20, 2013
Could a weekend Legislature schedule improve the process?

Rapid City is big enough for people of all religious beliefs — city council practice should reflect that. Photo by M. Mingda Liu.

Amend the Public Amens

February 6, 2013
The Rapid City Council's practice of opening meetings with prayer excludes nonbelieving South Dakotans.

Photo by Katie Hunhoff.

Less Democracy in S.D.?

January 23, 2013
Three proposed bills could hinder democracy in South Dakota.

No reason to let the elected folks in Pierre have all the fun — let regular citizens express their democratic power in an Online People s Assembly. Photo by Katie Hunhoff.

The Online People's Assembly

January 9, 2013
It's time to take South Dakota's tradition of democracy online.

Schools should be safe, peaceful places — guns do not belong here. This photo of the former Spearfish High School was taken by Bernie Hunhoff in 2011.

Armed Teachers? Not In My Classroom

December 26, 2012
Filling South Dakota schools with gun-toting teachers won't help our kids feel safer — or be safer.

Attention, thirsty desert state citizens! Have you considered a move to the lush oasis that is Clay County, South Dakota? Photo by Bernie Hunhoff.

Save the Missouri — Build a Metroplex!

December 12, 2012
How South Dakota can win in a water fight with the thirsty southwestern states.

South Dakota voters rejected Pierre s merit pay plan for teachers. Photo by Chad Coppess of S.D.Tourism.

Support Education? Show Me the Money

November 28, 2012
It's time for South Dakota to put its money where its mouth is and support our teachers. 

Photo by Katie Hunhoff.

Election Lessons for 2012

November 14, 2012
What have we learned from South Dakota's 2012 general election results?

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