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United Way, Planned Parenthood and Preschool

From Keloland: The Sioux Empire United Way set the bar high with an $8.6 million goal for 2008. The organization did better than that, surpassing $9 million. Campaign Chair Ray Trankle says it can only mean good things for the...

Dave Barry Does the Campaign

And he does it better than I am prepared to. From the Seattle Times: There are many unanswered questions about the races in both parties. On the Democratic side: Is Barack Obama for real? Or is he, as sources inside...

More News We Don't Want To Hear

Robert Samuelson has a must read piece from yesterday's Washington Post. Read the whole thing, but here is the gist: The big lie of campaign 2008 -- so far -- is that the presidential candidates, Democratic and Republican, will take...

Change is coming....

B. Hussein Obama Update

Confirmed: Barack Obama Practiced Islam This is the latest in a tit-for-tat argument between Daniel Pipes, and Media Matters for America. Based on the prima facie evidence, Pipes has the point, which raises an interesting point that he passes on: All this matters, for if Obama once was a Muslim, he is now what Islamic law calls a [...]

Headlines Worth Noting

The Anti-Christ button is between Popcorn and Fresh Vegetables Soft. Idaho man sees "mark of the beast," cuts off and microwaves hand Obviously they should have booked a flight with Rumors. Rumors fly over more 787 delays First Hilliary Wins...

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

Graves candidacy on hold

From the Mitchell Daily Republic: Mitchell residents will have to wait two more weeks to hear if Superintendent of Schools Joe Graves will run for the state Legislature. In an unexpected action Monday, the school board amended its agenda and...

What's New with the Blogs

Hyperion to turn SD into a dump site?

Selling Real Estate over at www.patpowers.com

What's Next For Blogs For Bush?

Breaking: Ex-Congressman Indicted in Terror Fundraising Case

Remembrance of embarrassments past

Where in the world

South Dakota Blogs

What's the talk in DC today? I hear it's this article...

Say one thing and vote another

One Missed Call: More J-Horror Translated

Heil MicroSSoft!

Progress in Iraq

Change is nearly upon us....

San Fransicko Gun Ban Shot Down

Fraudulent Numbers on Iraqi Deaths

Jewett Drug closing

Populism versus globalism

Yet Another Call For Entitlement Reform

Bills Before The Legislature

Look Out Barack

New Efforts In Energy

A challenge from Stan's employee

New Blog Added

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

Elections without issues

American Blogs