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The South Dakota Constitution And Apportionment

How's that for a sexy title? Pat Powers takes Rep. Bill Thompson to task for submitting a bill (pdf alert) that requires South Dakota legislative districts be drawn by an independent commission rather than by the Legislature. Pat thinks this...

Emotion versus thinking

Before I cut and paste this Rush Limbaugh segment, I would point out that the pre-K standards approved by the South Dakota Department of Education is full of "Social/Emotional Development" that is really brainwashing: RUSH: Roseanne in Greensboro, North Carolina....

Towards an Islamic Reformation?

The Lost Archive Missing for a half century, a cache of photos spurs sensitive research on Islam’s holy text On the night of April 24, 1944, British air force bombers hammered a former Jesuit college here housing the Bavarian Academy of Science. The 16th-century building crumpled in the inferno. Among the treasures lost, later lamented Anton Spitaler, an [...]

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...

Photographing the 1930s and 1940s

A number of color photos from the Great Depression and World War II (via Instapundit).

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."

Why should we be surprised?

HRC and the Economy

New York Times: "Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton said that if she became president, the federal government would take a more active role in the economy to address what she called the excesses of the market and of the Bush administration."...

What's New with the Blogs

Senate passes SB26

Selling Real Estate over at www.patpowers.com

What's Next For Blogs For Bush?

Technical Note: Spinoff Link 'Last Comment' Popups

Bipartisanship: Possible After All!

Chuck Schumer wants a second stimulus package

South Dakota Blogs

Hildy in the WSJ

New Blog Added

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

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

Bush administration goes anti-gun

Abortions Down 25%

Liberal Fascism: A (Really Long) Review

Inflation, not Deflation

What is a Nanny State?

The Florida Contest

SDP@The Movies: Coverfield

Things are going well.....

The Fed Takes The Bait

Stimulating Thoughts

Did I mention I liked Fred Thompson?

Anti-Americanism

Taxpayer funded baby-sitting

VDH & McCain

American Blogs