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STRAIGHT OUTTA PIERRE | Full tanks, empty wallets hurt more than political attacks

Sharp, snappy and South Dakotan — an anonymous shot of insight with a twist of sarcasm

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Bo Hutchins
May 14, 2026
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Gas in my neck of the woods went up again.

Ten cents here. Twenty cents there.

Last fill-up? $4.40 a gallon.

At this point I don’t need a foreign policy briefing. I need a co-signer.

Republicans keep saying the pain at the pump is worth it if it means removing nuclear threats. Maybe. But “a little pain for some gain” sounds a whole lot better from behind a podium than from pump number 4 while your debit card quietly files a missing persons report.

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Bo’s hunted pheasants, landed walleyes, and spent 30 years in SD politics. He’s outlasted careers, been ignored, occasionally thanked, and still knows when someone’s bluffing—or just rehearsing for the next season.
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