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Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin will not rule out a run for governor in 2010. "I am focused on 2008 and so I want to seek re-election to the House of Representatives, that's my intent," Herseth Sandlin, a Democrat, said in response to...

Naval difficulties, if not worse:

The uninvited guest: Chinese sub pops up in middle of U.S. Navy exercise, leaving military chiefs red-faced When the U.S. Navy deploys a battle fleet on exercises, it takes the security of its aircraft carriers very seriously indeed. At least a dozen warships provide a physical guard while the technical wizardry of the world’s only military [...]

Heidepreim: Republicans are the party of hate

The why's and wheretofores of the upcoming changes at the SDWC.

Iraqis Call on Christians to Come Home

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 --...

New Business In Aberdeen

Apparently Mike Rounds will be in Aberdeen on Monday for the announcement of the opening of a wind turbine plant in here. I understand the plant will start with 250 jobs paying around $15 and hour. Life is good in...

The Strategy that Beat Al Qaeda

Fox has a facinating story on the strategy the U.S. military used to flush out and destroy Al Qaeda in Iraq. The way Fox tells it, the whole thing may have turned on the discovery of a hand-drawn map made...

Why guns.

Why the Gun is Civilization Marko, in Tennessee has nailed it cold with this post. It hearkens the Chief back to some similar observations made my Robert Heinlien in some of his writing. Human beings only have two ways to deal with one another: reason and force. If you want me to do something for you, [...]

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?

Ron Paul Courts the Troofers Again

Imagine that

New Hampshire moves up primary to January 8

South Dakota Blogs

Here Come the Timetables, Round 36

New Business In Aberdeen

STDs on the rise

Politics, Memory, and the 1960s

I wonder why we haven't seen that yet....

Rapid City Journal Criticizes Daschle Earmark

Did I mention I liked Fred Thompson?

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

Funeral Picketing and Free Speech

Who? Dems might have another possible gubernatorial hopeful

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

Should this bother us? RC Council votes to give Cabela's a carrot. A really, really expensive carrot.

Much ado... Much ado...

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

Sci-Fi TV: Heroes and Torchwood

The Argus goes after State Government. Again.And the evil part of me hopes they succeed.

Pork alert

A Taste for Defeat 2: Democrats Fail to Surrender

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