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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...

Minneapolis Bridge Collapse Caused by Design Flaw

USA Today reports that the collapse of the St. Anthony Bridge in Minneapolis resulted from a design flaw in the gusset plates, ending speculation that poor maintenance caused the deaths of thirteen people last August: Federal investigators have concluded that...

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

Soros Funded Lancet "Study"

Sunday Times: A STUDY that claimed 650,000 people were killed as a result of the invasion of Iraq was partly funded by the antiwar billionaire George Soros. Soros, 77, provided almost half the Ł50,000 cost of the research, which appeared...

Argus Leader: Gorilla Revealed

California: Big Brother Alive and Well!

State proposes to take control of home temps The California NAZI’s are at it again! California utilities would control the temperature of new homes and commercial buildings in emergencies with a radio-controlled thermostat, under a proposed state update to building energy efficiency standards. Customers could not override the thermostats during “emergency events,” according to the proposal, part of [...]

NYT: Returning Troops are Murderers

This week the New York Times started a series called "War Torn: Across America, Deadly Echoes of Foreign Battles." Their first 6,253 word installment creates a negative impression of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans and, by extension, the mission they...

SDP Jazz Note: (Mostly) Contemporary Jazz

First let me do my best Jon Schaff imitation: headphones are no good for the young and the legislature should scrap all plans to distribute them to innocent school children. Gee, that did feel good! Anyway, I decided I wanted...

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?

Technical Note: Spinoff Links Click Counter

"France responds to its friends"

Shamnesty birds of a feather?

South Dakota Blogs

The New Masterpiece

A challenge from Stan's employee

Government accounting fraud

Why should we be surprised?

Glowbull Warming Notes

Things are going well.....

Heidepreim: Republicans are the party of hate

Dave Barry Does the Campaign

What if the internet and blogs had been around earlier?

Education is breaking the bank

Militants Overrun Pakistan Fort

The Sacred Fire Of Liberty

The Ides of Michigan

There's A Tear In My Beer

Fraudulent Numbers on Iraqi Deaths

Bills Before The Legislature

Headlines Worth Noting

Social Services and Education are being hogs

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