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Demography conference set for next month at SDSU

April 18, 2013 in The Daily Republic

BROOKINGS (AP) The South Dakota’s State Census Center is hosting a demography conference next month to teach the average person how to read and understand data.
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Census shows record 1 in 3 US counties are dying

March 15, 2013 in The Daily Republic

WASHINGTON (AP) A record number of U.S. counties more than 1 in 3 are now dying off, hit by an aging population and weakened local economies that are spurring young adults to seek jobs and build families elsewhere.
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South Dakota suddenly swells

January 28, 2013 in The Daily Republic

State grows faster than nation for first time in at least 72 years.
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Rural areas to feel strain as SD population grays

October 29, 2012 in The Daily Republic

SIOUX FALLS (AP) The population in South Dakota’s rural areas will age more rapidly in coming years as more baby boomers enter retirement and more young people migrate to urban areas, South Dakota’s state demographer says. Continue Reading

Public forum Thursday at Ridgewater College dresses demographics, voter ID and marriage amendments

October 24, 2012 in West Central Tribune

WILLMAR Minnesota Department of Human Rights Commissioner Kevin Lindsey will discuss how the state’s changing demographics will affect jobs, education and the economy in the future during an appearance tonight at Ridgewater College in Willmar.
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Demographer sees gap in workforce ahead for SD

September 8, 2012 in The Daily Republic

PIERRE For a guy who grew up long ago at Carthage, most recently population 144 in the 2010 census and likely still shrinking up there off the main highways in rural Miner County, Sidney Goss sure gets around.
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OUR OPINION: ‘Energy Corridor’ could be America’s new Sunbelt

July 22, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

As the “center of gravity of the global energy picture” shifts to North America, will the Great Plains become a 21st-century Sunbelt, attracting newcomers (and the congressional clout that goes with them) as did the South and Southwest in the 1900s? Continue Reading

South Dakota’s Indian population younger than other groups

March 16, 2012 in The Daily Republic

PIERRE South Dakota’s American Indian population is younger than the state’s white population, a trend officials say has implications for the provision of education and other services. Continue Reading

OUR OPINION: Let panel keep job of redistricting

February 26, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

The judicial panel that drew the new map did a professional and evenhanded job. Minnesotans should recognize this public-policy success and heed the calls to let such panels handle redistricting in decades to come. Continue Reading

Wealth gap widens between whites, minorities

July 26, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald

The wealth gaps between whites and minorities have grown to their widest levels in a quarter-century. The recession and uneven recovery have erased decades of minority gains, leaving whites on average with 20 times the net worth of blacks and 18 times that of Hispanics, according to an analysis of new Census data. Continue Reading