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Today's LA Times reports on a study concluding that fewer women are choosing abortions, and those that do are increasingly turning to morning-after medication to accomplish it. The rate of all abortions continues to decline, reaching its lowest level since...

The New York Times' Jaundiced Reporting on Veterans

Once again Powerline is on the beat. The Old Lady of American journalism celebrates Iraq and Afghanistan soldiers in its own way: not with a yellow ribbon but with yellowed journalism. It has run a story about a crime wave...

Defending The Nanny (Sort Of)

Pat Powers goes on a rant against Sen. Sandy Jerstad for a bill to require those who "sell, distribute, or use obscene material or provide obscene material" to be licensed by the state. I have not considered the full implications...

More RC Mayor Stuff - On the net, and in the paper.

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...

Michigan: The Election Without Meaning

The results last night in Michigan, a Romeny win over McCain and a Clinton victory over no one, mean this: almost nothing. On the GOP side it means Romney is not dropping out, but other than that the candidates continue...

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...

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

What's New with the Blogs

Taxpayer funded baby-sitting

Selling Real Estate over at www.patpowers.com

What's Next For Blogs For Bush?

Huckabee and the Fried Squirrels

Norman Podhoretz in his own words

Step away from the thermostat

South Dakota Blogs

Dave Barry Does the Campaign

I wonder why we haven't seen that yet....

Look Out Barack

The Sacred Fire Of Liberty

Graves candidacy on hold

California: Big Brother Alive and Well!

Glowbull Warming Notes

Much ado... Much ado...

The Ides of Michigan

Things are going well.....

One brave woman

Yet Another Call For Entitlement Reform

Education is breaking the bank

New Efforts In Energy

Why should we be surprised?

Progress in Iraq

Sigh

Hyperion to turn SD into a dump site?

American Blogs