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Remember the teacher who was threatened and prosecuted for naming a Tedd Bear Allah? Now this: A Catholic newspaper in Malaysia has gone to court to challenge a government ban on the use of the word "Allah" by Christians. The...

Prince of the Ozarks

Todd Epp and Pat Powers have some kind of inside joke of "Prince of the Ozarks. So I thought I would promote a 2008 event that is happening in the Ozarks: Aside from the incredible beauty of the rolling Ozark...

Bloomberg For President?

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is considering a run for presidency. I don't know what kind of an impact such an effort might have, although I suspect it would be minimal. The mayor is apparently being urged to run...

Assault on free speech

The pro-abortion crowd points out the wrong of those who use violence to protest against abortion, and rightly so. Now, they too have to look at themselves: Pro-life activists are calling for an investigation into ? and possibly prosecution of...

Are dirty deeds really done dirt cheap? And how did they let out the bid for that one?

Government accountability

Yesterday?s Dave Kranz column included this: A Web site to help hold state government accountable? That is what Lee Breard, director of the South Dakota Conservative Action Council, is offering. He says that is the goal of the new information...

Building A Better Election

A couple days ago I noted the virtues of Fred Thompson as a candidate. Now Glenn Reynolds directs us to this piece that argues that Fred Thompson is the only sane candidate as he is the only one dismissive towards...

SDP Jazz Note: The Bible of Jazz

I have frequently mentioned my friend Ken Laster, DJ at WHUS in Storrs, Connecticut, and host of my favorite radio show/podcast, In The Groove: Jazz & Beyond. I listened to Ken's holiday post yesterday, on the way back from Arkansas....

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DBA was propaganda?

Selling Real Estate over at www.patpowers.com

What's Next For Blogs For Bush?

Thursday Night Link Depot

What I thought I knew

Hillary?s ?change? agents: What?s wrong with this picture?

South Dakota Blogs

Property Taxes Lead Issue For South Dakota Legislature

Santayana And History

No politics in this post...

Things are going well.....

Waterboarding: The Adult Speaks

Laptops, REED, and highways

Rendezvous at the Rendezvous Rib Joint

Religion Becomes Bigger ?Non-issue? in GOP Race

Current politics has gone astray

Argus Leader: Gorilla Revealed

Intel Report Status

Get out of Sioux Falls way.

Change is coming....

Reflections on Iowa

Statistical Dead Head in Iowa

Happy New Year

SD Delegation Had A Good Year

Cultural Marxism and witchcraft

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