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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...

Bills Before The Legislature

Bill Napoli thinks he made a mistake when pushing for legislative term limits. Now he wants them repealed. Legislators will tell you that the legislature is suffering from a lack of institutional memory and experience. Sen. Moore is almost certainly...

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The New York Times' Jaundiced Reporting on Veterans

Once again Powerline is on the beat. The Old Lady of American journalism celebrates Iraq and Afghanistan soldiers in its own way: not with a yellow ribbon but with yellowed journalism. It has run a story about a crime wave...

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...

Why should we be surprised?

Should this bother us? RC Council votes to give Cabela's a carrot. A really, really expensive carrot.

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...

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?

The 10 Most-Commented Links

We Can't Wait

Sunday night inspiration: The new Marines commercial

South Dakota Blogs

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

Who? Dems might have another possible gubernatorial hopeful

Leader Of The Pack

Graves candidacy on hold

Sen. Johnson In Aberdeen

Heil MicroSSoft!

VDH & McCain

Michigan: The Election Without Meaning

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

Did I mention I liked Fred Thompson?

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

Glowbull Warming Notes

What if the internet and blogs had been around earlier?

Social Services and Education are being hogs

Yet Another Call For Entitlement Reform

More RC Mayor Stuff - On the net, and in the paper.

Minneapolis Bridge Collapse Caused by Design Flaw

Dems Battle It Out Over Race

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