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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...

Kranz Blunder

On Monday, Argus Leader political columnist Dave Kranz wrote: Sen. Tim Johnson decided not to support anyone for the nomination. He said he had four Senate colleagues running for the job and thought it was best for South Dakota if...

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...

Look Out Barack

Peggy Noonan: Between sobs she is going to try to destroy Mr. Obama. She is going to try to end him. She will pay a price for it--no one likes to see the end of a dream, no one likes...

Sigh

Ron Paul got more votes in New Hampshire and Michigan than did Fred Thompson. That only makes this more embarrassing.

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...

A challenge from Stan's employee

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?

Thursday Evening Linkaganza

The Congress we pay for

Democrat attacks Treasury Secretary?except he?s the Fed chairman

South Dakota Blogs

Defending The Nanny (Sort Of)

Sen. Johnson In Aberdeen

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

The why's and wheretofores of the upcoming changes at the SDWC.

San Fransicko Gun Ban Shot Down

Heil MicroSSoft!

There's A Tear In My Beer

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

SB 67 UPDATE

Rounds sides with big oil and plutocracy

One Missed Call: More J-Horror Translated

Property Taxes versus Sales Taxes

Heidepreim: Republicans are the party of hate

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

Elections without issues

Did I mention I liked Fred Thompson?

Yet Another Call For Entitlement Reform

Michigan: The Election Without Meaning

American Blogs