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Social Services and Education are being hogs

The Argus leader has another State department asking for more money: A $3,000 bump in starting pay is needed to stem a high turnover rate in the state's child protection staff, Social Services Secretary Deb Bowman says. Bowman pitched the...

Rounds: For Economic Growth

Gov. Rounds is taking some heat from Sibby for supporting the TransCanada pipeline and the Hyperion refinery near Elk Point (here's the Argus story). Sibby writes: I agree with the Governor?s point that the Hyperion project has many benefits. The...

There's A Tear In My Beer

Mitt, I was kidding. From NRO. In his first state campaign stop in Grand Rapids, a voter fondly recalled his father, George, former Michigan governor and CEO of AMC. ?He was a great man and I miss him dearly,? said...

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

Snow in Baghdad

Some of us have been hopeful about the surge strategy in Iraq. But no one expected that, in addition to defeating Al Qaeda, it might also prevent global warming. Yet here is evidence! From AFP: Light snow fell in Baghdad...

Obama, McCain Ahead in New Hampshire

A new poll out today shows some interesting developments for tomorrow's New Hampshire primaries. Mitt Romney and Hillary Clinton, both seen as front-runners in the state early on, are being challenged by John McCain and Barack Obama, respectively. USA Today...

Who? Dems might have another possible gubernatorial hopeful

Huckabee Finn Tries Tom Sawyer Maneuver

Huckabee’s Nutty Flip-Flop One of the most vivid incidents in Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer was the inimitable fence-painting incident (commemorated annually in Twain’s boyhood home of Hannibal, MO - but I digress) in which Tom managed to present the job in such a light to his passing friends that they ended up “bribing” him to do [...]

What's New with the Blogs

United Way, Planned Parenthood and Preschool

Selling Real Estate over at www.patpowers.com

What's Next For Blogs For Bush?

Worst Person in World Finds Home, Family

Meanwhile in Michigan,

Gag-worthy quote of the day

South Dakota Blogs

Say one thing and vote another

Huge Turnout in New Hampshire

One brave woman

The New Masterpiece

Government accounting fraud

Clinton, Obama, 08

More News We Don't Want To Hear

The Sacred Fire Of Liberty

Things Fall Apart for Ms. Clinton

Bad News In Aberdeen

SD Regents go anti-gun

Sibby for Senate to Serve you

The Democrats, Race, & Honest Talk

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

NYT: Returning Troops are Murderers

Soros Funded Lancet "Study"

Look Out Barack

Ron Paul: A Bigot?

American Blogs