Todd Epp is a writer, historian and recovering lawyer from Harrisburg, S.D. Besides practicing law, Todd has been a broadcast journalist in South Dakota at S.D. Public TV, KSFY-TV and KDLT-TV and in Kansas at KTWU-TV. In the summer of 2013, Todd returned from an 18 month stint as a consultant at the Erbil International Airport in Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq. He's also lived in or traveled to Syria, Turkey, China, Taiwan, Israel, Mexico, Pamama, Germany, France, Spain and Canada, But home is the Sioux Empire. He is married to Donna Osment-Epp, Ph.D. and has two adult children, Sarah and Matt. Hear him when he fills in on the Main Street Cafe or Viewpoint University or read him here on KSOO.com.
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NBP/NPN POLL: Daugaard and Noem Liked, Obama Not So Much
By Todd Epp
Northern Plains News
South Dakotans like how Republicans Gov. Dennis Daugaard and Rep. Kristi Noem are doing their jobs.
But not so much so when it comes to Democratic President Barack Obama.
These were the findings of the Nielson Brothers Polling/Northern Plains News statewide survey conducted July 23-28, 2014...
Noem Leads Robinson by 18 Points in House Race According to NBP/NPN Poll
Incumbent Republican representative Kristi Noem holds an 18-point lead over Democratic challenger Corinna Robinson in the July 23 - 28 Nielson Brothers Polling/Northern Plains News poll.
Dennis Daugaard Leads Susan Wismer by 24 Points in Governor Race According to NBP/NPN Poll
Incumbent Republican Governor Dennis Daugaard holds a 24-point lead over Democratic challenger Susan Wismer in the NBP/NPN poll conducted in late July.
NBP/NPN POLL: Rounds Holds 13-Point Lead Over Weiland in Senate Race
(NPN) -- Former Republican South Dakota governor Mike Rounds leads Democratic challenger Rick Weiland by nearly 13 points in the U.S. Senate race in the Nielson Brothers Polling/Northern Plains News poll conducted in late July.
While 42...
Putative U.S. House Candidate Sues Gant to Get on Ballot
A Constitution Party candidate who unsuccessfully tried to get on the November South Dakota ballot for the U.S. House of Representatives is suing Secretary of State Jason Gant to be placed on the ballot.
Adweek Ranks Hoy Trial Lawyers ‘Will You Please Stop’ Ad to Top 25 Advertising “Fails” of 2013
(NPN) -- Adweek named the recent Hoy Trial Lawyers "Will You Please Stop" TV spot as its 25th worst brand "fail" of 2013.
The magazine released "The 25 Biggest Brand Fails of 2013" online Monday.
The Hoy spot, which played on local TV and has now become something of a web sensation, features Sioux Falls attorney Scott Hoy concerned about what appears to people in ca
STUDY: South Dakota Lags Region and Nation in ‘Mid Wage’ Creation
(NPN) – South Dakota lags much of the nation and its sister regional states in the creation of “mid wage” jobs, according to a new report.
STUDY: Federal Shutdown Hits S.D. 12th Hardest
(NPN) -- South Dakota is the 12th hardest hit state because of the federal government shutdown, according to a new study.
South Dakota Has Second Lowest Drug Overdose Mortality Rate in U.S.
(NPN) -- South Dakota has the second lowest drug overdose mortality rate in the United States, with 6.3 per 100,000 people suffering drug overdose fatalities, according to a new report, Prescription Drug Abuse: Strategies to Stop the Epidemic.
Incarceration Rates High for Native American and Hispanic Men in South Dakota
(NPN) – South Dakota has the second highest incarceration rate of Native American men and the fourth highest rate of incarceration of Hispanic men.