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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...

United Way, Planned Parenthood and Preschool

From Keloland: The Sioux Empire United Way set the bar high with an $8.6 million goal for 2008. The organization did better than that, surpassing $9 million. Campaign Chair Ray Trankle says it can only mean good things for the...

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

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

Why should we be surprised?

Plutocrats to met in Davos

Here is a link covering the meeting of the wealthy leaders of the world. I thought Madville Times would like to take a read.

Herpes, Right Wing Rants, and Todd Epp

My esteemed Keloland Colleague, Todd Epp has a post that might well get the seal of approval from the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy. As I watch the onslaught of Valtrex ads, it strikes me that that happiest, wealthiest, and most...

The Florida Contest

Next Tuesday, we'll be heading into the Republicans' first closed primary in Florida, where we'll see if McCain can hold his advantage over Republican-only voters, whether Romney can win in a state not predisposed to support him, and whether Giulani's...

What's New with the Blogs

Bush administration goes anti-gun

Selling Real Estate over at www.patpowers.com

What's Next For Blogs For Bush?

Dem Debate Thread 1

A profile of Michael Yon

SC Democrat debate: Punch, Judy, and Silky

South Dakota Blogs

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

New Blog Added

Martin Luther King, Jr.

What if the internet and blogs had been around earlier?

Did I mention I liked Fred Thompson?

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

When Did the History Channel Stop Doing History?

Romney Takes Michigan Gold

Minor Correction

A challenge from Stan's employee

The New York Times' Jaundiced Reporting on Veterans

No politics in this post...

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

Sex indoctrination

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

Money In Reserve

Yet Another Call For Entitlement Reform

We're All Keynesians Now

American Blogs