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.
Todd Epp
STUDY: Don’t Worry About South Dakota’s 1 Percenters – They’re Doing Just Fine
(NPN) -- If you were worried about how the wealthiest 1 percent of South Dakotans have fared over the past decades and the Great Recession, fear not. They did just fine.
SURVEY: Dakotas Among Best and Worst Poverty Rates in Region
(NPN) -- One Dakota has the best poverty rate in the region and one of the best in the nation. The other Dakota has the worst poverty rate in the region but fares OK nationally.
STUDY: South Dakota – Buckle of the Northern Plains’ Fat Belt?
While not in the bottom 10 states nationally for obesity, South Dakota - in the middle of the Northern Plains - has an obesity rate of 28.3 percent of the population, with Iowa a slim 0.2 points behind S.D. in fatness.
Conclusions About the Ukrainian Crisis While Beached in Front of My TV This Weekend
Spending some time beached in front of my TV this weekend absorbed in the Ukrainian crisis, I came to some conclusions:
1. That Russian President Vladimir Putin could give a rip about what the United States, the European Union, the “international community” (whatever that is) and generally civilized people think...
REPORT: Dakotas’ and Northern Plains’ Percentage of Foreclosure Homes Among Least in Nation
(NPN) – Northern Plains states—including the Dakotas—have lower home foreclosure rates than most of the nation, according to a new report.
STUDY: Dakotas, Region Rank Well in Household Financial Security
(NPN) -- South and North Dakota and other Northern Plains states rank well in a new study examining household financial security across the United States.
The study by Washington-based Corporation for Enterprise Development ranked North Dakota second and South Dakota 12th in household financial security...
STUDY: Dakota Metro Areas Have Economies Larger Than Many Countries
(NPN) -- It’s probably not too hard to believe that even unpopulated states like North and South Dakota might have economies the size of Kenya.
Dakotas Rank High in Payroll to Population Rankings. Who’s Getting Paid?
(NPN) -- While Washington, D.C. had the highest Payroll to Population rate in the country in 2013, at 55.7 percent, a cluster of states in the Northern Plains -- North Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa and South Dakota -- all made the top 10.
South Dakota Self-Employment Rate 8-8.9%. Only One State Shows Growth.
(NPN) -- North Dakota was the only state in the United States to see an increase in self-employment from 2009 to 2013.
New Zoning Law Could Reshape How Sioux Falls Looks in the Future
One of the issues voters will consider on the April 8 Sioux Fall City election ballot is something called 'Shape Places,' a change in the city’s zoning law.