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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...

I do face paint very well, thank you.

Was this about the headphones joke? Geese. Ouch. I surrender. And it's just the Claremont Institute for Clowns now. The other circus programs lost their academic standing. So I call Lifeline and my call gets directed to an operator in...

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...

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...

San Fransicko Gun Ban Shot Down

Municipalities can’t ban people from owning handguns, court rules San Francisco’s ban on handguns, blocked by a legal challenge since voters approved it in November 2005, suffered a possibly fatal blow Wednesday when a state appeals court ruled that local governments have no authority under California law to prevent people from owning pistols. The First District Court [...]

SD MSM riding shotgun on pre-K bill

Bill Harlan has this report on yesterday?s Senate Education Committee hearing On SB26, a bill: The South Dakota Department of Education would get the power to regulate and accredit pre-kindergarten schools under a bill a legislative committee approved Thursday. The...

Get out of Sioux Falls way.

SB 67 UPDATE

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!

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Clinton and centralized control

Selling Real Estate over at www.patpowers.com

What's Next For Blogs For Bush?

Lionheart Drops the Mask

She was for Reagan before she was against him?

Five words a GOP presidential candidate shouldn?t say

South Dakota Blogs

Sibby for Senate to Serve you

SDP Jazz Note: Brad Mehldau & The Art of the Trio

Archeology Find Matches Nehemiah Account

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

Jewett Drug closing

The South Dakota Constitution & Redistricting

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

The Sacred Fire Of Liberty

Militants Overrun Pakistan Fort

Romney Takes Michigan Gold

Graves candidacy on hold

Minneapolis Bridge Collapse Caused by Design Flaw

Elections without issues

Change is coming....

Did I mention I liked Fred Thompson?

United Way, Planned Parenthood and Preschool

Mike Huckabee Is the Campbell's Sea Salt Chef. Not.

One brave woman

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