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The Chief heard on the radio that SB-67 (see the immediate previous post) has been killed. A good blow against Pierre’s tendency towards Nanny-stateism!

Abortions Down 25%

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...

Dems Battle It Out Over Race

This story chronicles the combat between Hillary Clinton over the issue of race. Let me suggest that this works for the short term benefit of Hillary Clinton in a general election she might have exposed herself to criticism. Clinton is...

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...

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...

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...

Taxpayer funded baby-sitting

Senate Bill 154 was started yesterday and it adds 3 and 4 years to the state aid formula for schools. As Senator Ed Olson has stated, it is time for taxpayers to "Pony Up". And also time for private Daycares...

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...

What's New with the Blogs

Clinton and centralized control

Selling Real Estate over at www.patpowers.com

What's Next For Blogs For Bush?

Lionheart Drops the Mask

Bobby Fischer, RIP

Five words a GOP presidential candidate shouldn?t say

South Dakota Blogs

Sigh

Militants Overrun Pakistan Fort

Things are going well.....

The Villany You Teach Me, I Will Execute

Romney Takes Michigan Gold

The New Masterpiece

I do face paint very well, thank you.

The South Dakota Constitution & Redistricting

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

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

Education is breaking the bank

TAR Camp is almost here.... Are you signed up?

Say one thing and vote another

One Missed Call: More J-Horror Translated

SD MSM riding shotgun on pre-K bill

The Democrats, Race, & Honest Talk

Regents against gun rights and freedom

Beltway Insight From David Broder

American Blogs