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Last week we noted Michael Yon's amazing photograph of Muslims and Christians restoring a cross atop the dome of St. John's Church in Baghdad. Now that the church has opened, Muslims have sent a message to their Christian countrymen --...

What if the internet and blogs had been around earlier?

McCain For President

David Brooks writes a powerful column (free subscription required) on the character of John McCain. Here's just the intro: About six months ago, I was having lunch with a political consultant and we were having a smart-alecky conversation about the...

More Good News From Iraq

Here are a couple reports filled with good news from Iraq. In this one the reporter states that some Marines prefer to patrol without body armor (although they are not yet allowed to). That is an indication of how safe...

Competition is good for schools

Mitchell school Superintendent Joe Graves addresses school choice, but fell a little short in this op-ed: It is not often that anyone outside of that state pays much attention to a referendum election in Utah, but last week?s was different....

Rapid City Journal Criticizes Daschle Earmark

From the Rapid City Journal: In theory, everyone is opposed to ?pork? in spending bills by Congress. In practice, few people object when federal dollars are earmarked for specific projects in their congressional district. That?s why, here in South Dakota,...

Personhood

Colorado is working on a ballot issue to legally include the unborn as persons: Pro-life activists in Colorado have cleared a major hurdle in preparing an initiative for the 2008 election that would grant personhood to the unborn and create...

What's New with the Blogs

America?s lost limited legacy

Selling Real Estate over at www.patpowers.com

What's Next For Blogs For Bush?

MoveOn.org Recycles Bogus Military Photo

Is Stanford violating the Solomon Amendment, Part Three

Calling all photoshop/graphic artists: ?Posterize? the Democrat Party

South Dakota Blogs

Politics, Memory, and the 1960s

Sorry for the light posting today... In the meantime, more on the immigration issue.

A Pitcher of Spitzer on Immigration

Funeral Picketing and Free Speech

One vote on deck for South Dakotans' view on immigration, Herseth Sandlin votes NO.

Barry Bonds: Record Breaker

TAR Camp is almost here.... Are you signed up?

"I'm Just A Girl Who Can't Say No"

Every picture tells a story?

Irrationality And Vulgarity In Our Political Speech

The lying left on taxes

SDP Jazz Note: NPR Jazz and Blues

The Adlai Problem

Teacher Pay And Teacher Recruitment

What's the talk in DC today? I hear it's this article...

More RC Mayor Stuff - On the net, and in the paper.

What Would Buy Your Vote?

New Blog Added

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