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Blogging has been off lately - yeah, of course, the holidays, right? That hasn’t been too bad…but the touch of pneumonia has been another story. Things are on the upswing…and hopefully will continue to be so.

Current politics has gone astray

Donald Simmons, director of the George and Eleanor McGovern Center for Leadership and Public Service in Mitchell, is in Iowa this week and said this in yesterday?s Mitchell Daily Republic: While watching the events of the past two days unfold...

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

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WSJ: The importance of a strong Navy

Why T.R. Claimed the Sea This relates to our current and future circumstances, as well as to an earlier posting concerning the sad decline of the Royal Navy. On Dec. 16, 1907, the 16 battleships of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet sailed from Hampton Roads, Va., on a 43,000-mile journey around the world. The occasion was immediately understood [...]

Teacher Pay In South Dakota

The Argus editorializes in favor of higher teacher pay: This is how far behind we've fallen: There is no realistic raise in the amount of money spent on K-12 education that this year would vault South Dakota out of its...

Mrs. Clinton on Pakistan

Last week, observers were quick to jump on Mike Huckabee for his response to the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. He offered "apologies" to Pakistan (later clarifying he meant "condolences") and then placed Afghanistan on Pakistan's eastern border rather than western....

What's New with the Blogs

Vehle running for Senate

Selling Real Estate over at www.patpowers.com

What's Next For Blogs For Bush?

Link Mania

Don't Miss Michael Barone...

Silky Pony: I am Seabiscuit!

South Dakota Blogs

Waterboarding: The Adult Speaks

Pat Powers is a liar?

Change is nearly upon us....

What if the internet and blogs had been around earlier?

Assault on free speech

Fox News bars Ron Paul

DMR Poll Puts Huckabee, Obama At Top

A challenge from Stan's employee

Statistical Dead Head in Iowa

SDP Jazz Note: 2007 Obituaries

Argus Leader: Gorilla Revealed

Did I mention I liked Fred Thompson?

Bankers: Recession in the Offing

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

No politics in this post...

Benazir Bhuto

SDP Jazz Note: The Bible of Jazz

Things are going well.....

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