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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...

No politics in this post...

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

Graves candidacy on hold

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...

Clinton, Romney Win Nevada

Media outlets are calling the Nevada caucuses, giving Hillary Clinton and Mitt Romney victory. With about twenty percent of precincts left to report in, Hillary edged out Obama and Edwards 50-45-3%. Romney won with 52% of the vote. Battles over...

Down and Dirty in Las Vegas

Now politics ain't bean bag, but it will be interesting to see if those Democrats who complained incessantly about the anti-Max Cleland commercial run by the Saxby Chambliss campaign in Georgia (2002), will have the same reactions to the tricks...

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Today we celebrate the birthday of one of the most influential men in American history. The son of a reverend born in Atlanta, Georgia, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. began the campaign for civil rights in 1953 by helping to...

Defending The Nanny (Sort Of)

Pat Powers goes on a rant against Sen. Sandy Jerstad for a bill to require those who "sell, distribute, or use obscene material or provide obscene material" to be licensed by the state. I have not considered the full implications...

What's New with the Blogs

Senate passes SB26

Selling Real Estate over at www.patpowers.com

What's Next For Blogs For Bush?

Wednesday Morning Linkubator

A pair of flat-footed ties?

S-CHIP: Here we go again

South Dakota Blogs

Obama's Minister Of Hate

Taxpayer funded baby-sitting

SB26, SB154, and liberal fascism

B. Hussein Obama Update

Beltway Insight From David Broder

Minor Correction

New Blog Added

The Negative Side of Affirmative Action

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

I wonder why we haven't seen that yet....

The Republic & Nevada

Much ado... Much ado...

Sex indoctrination

Cyberattacks Hitting Powergrids

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

Romney Takes Michigan Gold

Anti-Americanism

Heil MicroSSoft!

American Blogs