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: South Dakota, Northern Plains Housing Prices Increase in 2013
(NPN) – South Dakota housing prices increased just under 10 percent from November 2012 to 2013, placing it in 25th overall in the rate of increase of home values nationally.
CoreLogic, a residential housing analysis and information firm, released its findings Tuesday...
Adweek Ranks Hoy Trial Lawyers ‘Will You Please Stop’ Ad to Top 25 Advertising “Fails” of 2013
Adweek named the recent Hoy Trial Lawyers "Will You Please Stop" TV spot as its 25th worst brand "fail" of 2013.
STUDY: Minnesota and Iowa Border Counties Pay Lower Percentage of Property Taxes on Homes Than Corresponding South Dakota Counties
(NPN) – If you were to guess that South Dakota counties bordering Minnesota and Iowa have a lower effective property tax rate on homes, you’d be wrong.
58 South Dakotans Enrolled in an ACA Health Care Plan in October
(NPN) - According to the U.S. Department of Health, 58 South Dakotans obtained actual health insurance policies from Oct. 1 to Nov. 2.
ANALYSIS: Decrease in SNAP Benefits in South Dakota by the Numbers
(NPN) – With the temporary increase in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Benefit food assistance running out today, what are the SNAP numbers for South Dakota in terms of participants, economic impact, etc.? NPN looked at the numbers:
NDSU Sues Brookings Company, Others in Seed Infringement Case
(NPN) – North Dakota State University is suing a Brookings business over alleged violations of the federal Plant Variety Protection Act.
STUDY: South Dakotans Are ‘Friendly and Conventional’
(NPN) – South Dakotans and Midwesterners comprise a region that is “friendly and conventional,” according to a new social psychology study.
Dr. Peter J. Rentfrow, a senior lecturer at the University of Cambridge, and his research team sampled hundreds of thousands of Americans from across the United States...
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.