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That was what Senator Dave Knudson did yesterday. SB 59 was a request from the Board of Regents to increase the Opportunity Scholarship amount to $6,000. Knudson said this: Republican Sen. David Knudson of Sioux Falls said perhaps additional value...

Minor Correction

Prof. Blanchard and I seem to agree on the constitutional issues regarding apportionment of South Dakota's legislative districts. I just offer one minor correction to Prof. Blanchard's post. He writes: I disagree with Professor Schaff only in so far as...

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

The Villany You Teach Me, I Will Execute

In Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, Shylock the Jew, in his famous "If you prick us do we not bleed" speech, asserts that the Jew is the same as the Christian: when wronged he will seek his revenge. With this in...

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

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

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

But he darn sure looks like him. Back in December I pointed out that the actor who plays the chef on Campbell's sea salt commercials looks astoundingly like Mike Huckabee. I just found a blog from South Carolina (what a...

We're All Keynesians Now

I must say I can't disagree with Prof. Schaff's diagnosis of what's wrong with the idea of a stimulus package. The Republican Study Committee also offers criticism of the stimulus plan. In addition, basic economics tells us that economies run...

What's New with the Blogs

What is a Nanny State?

Selling Real Estate over at www.patpowers.com

What's Next For Blogs For Bush?

Today's Moment of Paulmania

One type of ambiguity

The end of Mike Huckabee

South Dakota Blogs

Education is breaking the bank

Get out of Sioux Falls way.

NYT: Returning Troops are Murderers

I do face paint very well, thank you.

Defending The Nanny (Sort Of)

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

Militants Overrun Pakistan Fort

Much ado... Much ado...

Michigan: The Election Without Meaning

SD MSM riding shotgun on pre-K bill

Money In Reserve

Sigh

When Did the History Channel Stop Doing History?

Sen. Johnson In Aberdeen

Yet Another Call For Entitlement Reform

A challenge from Stan's employee

Who? Dems might have another possible gubernatorial hopeful

Soros Funded Lancet "Study"

American Blogs