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The Aberdeen American News reports on the amount and percentage various school districts have in reserve. This, of course, is controversial as the governor has criticized school districts for baying for more money while have plentiful reserves. Aberdeen district has...

Glowbull Warming Notes

THere’s been more and more coming out…from the scientific world…in the nature of inconvenient truths that, contrary to AlGor et al, climate is being driven by the sun…and, global temperature seems to have peaked in 1998! SOMEBODY…ANYBODY… PLEASE HIT ALGORE WITH A CLUEBAT & SHUT HIM UP! Firstly, from the Boston Globe (not exactly a bastion [...]

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...

Sen. Johnson In Aberdeen

Sen Johnson, touring the "hot spots" of development in South Dakota made a stop in Aberdeen yesterday: ?The community is bursting with progress,? he said. ?I congratulate Aberdeen. The town is very impressive.? The bus stopped at construction sites for...

Cyberattacks Hitting Powergrids

This seems like a big story (via Slashdot): "The CIA on Friday admitted that cyberattacks have caused at least one power outage affecting multiple cities outside the United States."

Change is coming....

Waiting for Reagan

William Kristol: "You fight an election with the politicians you have." Someone had to say it, eventually. UPDATE: Glenn Reynolds notes the same story and a dissenting email from Bill Quick.

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?

Steyn: The Canadian 'Human Rights' Sham

Bylines of brutality

The end of Mike Huckabee

South Dakota Blogs

Elections without issues

The South Dakota Constitution And Apportionment

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

The Sacred Fire Of Liberty

The Villany You Teach Me, I Will Execute

NYT: Returning Troops are Murderers

Soros Funded Lancet "Study"

Defending The Nanny (Sort Of)

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

Who? Dems might have another possible gubernatorial hopeful

SD MSM riding shotgun on pre-K bill

United Way, Planned Parenthood and Preschool

Romney Takes Michigan Gold

SB 67 UPDATE

San Fransicko Gun Ban Shot Down

Did I mention I liked Fred Thompson?

Dems Battle It Out Over Race

Education is breaking the bank

American Blogs