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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...

Minneapolis Bridge Collapse Caused by Design Flaw

USA Today reports that the collapse of the St. Anthony Bridge in Minneapolis resulted from a design flaw in the gusset plates, ending speculation that poor maintenance caused the deaths of thirteen people last August: Federal investigators have concluded that...

California: Big Brother Alive and Well!

State proposes to take control of home temps The California NAZI’s are at it again! California utilities would control the temperature of new homes and commercial buildings in emergencies with a radio-controlled thermostat, under a proposed state update to building energy efficiency standards. Customers could not override the thermostats during “emergency events,” according to the proposal, part of [...]

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

Sigh

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

A challenge from Stan's employee

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...

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What is a Nanny State?

Selling Real Estate over at www.patpowers.com

What's Next For Blogs For Bush?

McCain Wins South Carolina

"Dishonor"??

The end of Mike Huckabee

South Dakota Blogs

Change is coming....

Things are going well.....

Argus Leader: Gorilla Revealed

Get out of Sioux Falls way.

The New York Times' Jaundiced Reporting on Veterans

Michigan: The Election Without Meaning

Clinton and centralized control

Sen. Johnson In Aberdeen

Money In Reserve

VDH & McCain

Pierre Nannyism Strikes Again!

Abortions Down 25%

United Way, Planned Parenthood and Preschool

San Fransicko Gun Ban Shot Down

Sibby for Senate to Serve you

The Villany You Teach Me, I Will Execute

Are dirty deeds really done dirt cheap? And how did they let out the bid for that one?

Yet Another Call For Entitlement Reform

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