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That was what Senator Dave Knudson did yesterday. SB 59 was a request from the Board of Regents to increase the Opportunity Scholarship amount to $6,000. Knudson said this: Republican Sen. David Knudson of Sioux Falls said perhaps additional value...

Britain Off-limits - to the Brits!

Bishop warns of no-go zones for non-Muslims Somehow this cannot be what they fought for in “their finest hour”. Islamic extremists have created “no-go” areas across Britain where it is too dangerous for non-Muslims to enter, one of the Church of England’s most senior bishops warns today. The Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali, the Bishop of Rochester [...]

Another Good Night for Public Opinion Polls?

So much for Obama's supposed astounding victory over Clinton backed by an overwhelming amount of polling showing her trailing Obama. UPDATE: Some questions to ponder. Did McCain hurt Obama? Will Hillary's win overshadow McCain's win? Will a Romney victory in...

Dave Newquist: Snow Queen Chair

The South Dakota blogosphere's very own Dave Newquist and wife are chairing the 62nd South Dakota Snow Queen Festival. Congrats. (The following is a parody) What are the chances the professor makes a contestant cry? "That dress represents a malicious...

Clinton, Obama, 08

While my colleague is right that both he and I were skeptical about Ms. Clinton's early demise, I won't pretend that I saw this one coming. Nor, I think, did anyone else, including the Clinton, Obama, and Edwards campaign staffs....

Blognote

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.

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

What's New with the Blogs

Elections without issues

Selling Real Estate over at www.patpowers.com

What's Next For Blogs For Bush?

The 2007 Fiskie and Fallaci Winners!

A letter to the editor of the Times

McCain booed in Michigan?twice; Update: Video added

South Dakota Blogs

Ron Paul: A Bigot?

Romney promotes secular humanism

Rounds: For Economic Growth

Obama, McCain Ahead in New Hampshire

New Hampshire Post Script

Dems Battle It Out Over Race

Whither The GOP

Get out of Sioux Falls way.

Kranz Blunder

More News We Don't Want To Hear

SDP Jazz Note: (Mostly) Contemporary Jazz

My Messiah Is A Suit From Massachusetts

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

What if the internet and blogs had been around earlier?

Jewett Drug closing

Headlines Worth Noting

Social Services and Education are being hogs

Ron Paul and New Hampshire

American Blogs