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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...

Yet Another Call For Entitlement Reform

In the past few days we have seen the Financial Times and Robert Samuelson in the Washington Post arguing that unless the United States makes significant reforms to entitlement programs it faces economically devastating deficits. The amount of money spent...

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...

Populism versus globalism

From Pat Buchanan: On immigration, the center is now behind tough enforcement of the law and stronger border security. The Republicans have all moved to the Tom Tancredo position. Hillary Clinton saw her campaign almost derailed by her temporary support...

Change is coming....

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...

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...

Education is breaking the bank

There were two events yesterday by Democrats that promoted more taxpayer funding of education. Senator Tim Johnson was in Mitchell covering the federal government?s role: U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson said during an education roundtable Wednesday in Mitchell that money being...

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

When Did the History Channel Stop Doing History?

The Democrats, Race, & Honest Talk

One brave woman

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

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

Heil MicroSSoft!

The Ides of Michigan

One Missed Call: More J-Horror Translated

Romney Takes Michigan Gold

One vote on deck for South Dakotans' view on immigration, Herseth Sandlin votes NO.

Defending The Nanny (Sort Of)

SB 67 UPDATE

Who? Dems might have another possible gubernatorial hopeful

No politics in this post...

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

Sen. Johnson In Aberdeen

Did I mention I liked Fred Thompson?

Argus Leader: Gorilla Revealed

American Blogs