» Unions, public schools, and minority children
20/03/10 00:07 from Dakota Voice (Blog)
Speaking a couple years ago about technology and education, Apple CEO and founder Steve Jobs said that technology wouldn\'t matter as long as you can\'t fire teachers. \"I believe that what is wrong with our schools in this nation is that they..
» South DaCola music club w/ Tommy Bolin & The Blues Bashers
19/03/10 21:57 from South DaCola
Detroit may be attending this event Saturday night, make sure you bring lots of money, I\'m not a cheap drinker.
» GOP Congressmen Say that ‘Everyone\' in Congress ‘Would Agree that Iraq was a mistake\' (H/T – Helga)
19/03/10 21:13 from South DaCola
Click here to view the embedded video. I knew it was a mistake from the beginning – and all of you who called me a ‘Peacnik\' at the time of my dissent can GFY! Moderator Grover Norquist then asked Rohrabacher to provide a “gues..
» Mochavino Opens in Downtown Madison Saturday
19/03/10 20:52 from Madville Times
I get the scoop straight from my wife\'s Facebook status: Mochavino , Madison\'s renamed and revamped downtown coffee house, reopens tomorrow (Saturday, March 20)! I shouldn\'t be excited about this. I don\'t drink coffee. I don\'t drink wine. B..
» Rules of discourse...
19/03/10 18:11 from The Decorum Forum
Unless Sanborn overrules me on this (it does have his © on the masthead) I will delete comments from \"Anonymous\" from now on. You will have to choose a handle other than \"Anonymous.\" I know there is no way to prevent anyone from choosing a ..
» Stadium bids come in $400,000 over budget
19/03/10 18:01 from Republic Insider
Mitchell Superintendent Joe Graves called a news conference this afternoon. Here\'s the top portion of a story I wrote about it. For the rest, see the print edition or www.mitchellrepublic.com tomorrow. Bids for the demolition and reconstru..
» South Dakota Joins Challenge Against EPA
19/03/10 18:00 from Dakota Voice (Blog)
The Feds just aren\'t able to get away with pushing around the people and the states like they used to. In addition to resisting the federal government\'s unconstitutional actions with regard to firearms and health care, now a dozen states or..
» Two More States Threaten to Sue over Govt Health Care
19/03/10 17:35 from Dakota Voice (Blog)
Attorney Generals from Florida and South Carolina are joining the Virginia AG (and the Landmark Legal Foundation) in warning congress not to proceed with this unconstitutional plan to ram through this unconstitutional government health care..
» Poll: Anti-Incumbent Tide is High
19/03/10 17:23 from Dakota Voice (Blog)
The latest poll from Fox News reflects the foul mood of the average American today. 68% of voters would vote out all incumbents, with only 20% voting to keep all incumbents. A day of reckoning is coming on November 2...and perhaps earlier f..
» ** News about the news in the boondocks
19/03/10 17:00 from Dakota Today
We just found out in time to catch most of the 5PM KELO -TV news. KELO and CBS is back on the air in the Central parts of South Dakota via KPLO antenna near Reliance, SD. The antenna there was disabled by wind and ice a few weeks ago.. KELO..
» Rochester Teens awarded President\'s Volunteer Service Award
19/03/10 14:56 from Planned Parenthood Advocate
by Ehryn Rochester Area Education Manager Planned Parenthood, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Planned Parenthood of Rochester awarded 12 teen volunteers with the PRESIDENT’S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD, a national honor offered in ..
» Rachel Maddow-South Dakota passes nearly illiterate education resolution
19/03/10 14:43 from Red, Blue & Purple
» Artists Focusing on Capitol
19/03/10 14:39 from South Dakota Magazine
Thirty-two of South Dakota\'s top artists have a 100-year-old muse this year; they are getting their inspiration from the bronze and marble and granite seat of government in South Dakota. The Heritage Fund at the South Dakota State Historic..
» Clara Hart, clear choice for Sioux Falls city council At-Large ‘A’
19/03/10 14:13 from South DaCola
I did support another candidate in this race previously. But after watching the interv iew with the Gargoyle Leader\' s Editorial board , I have changed my mind. Besides the fact that we need more women on the city council, Clara is more th..
» South DaCola poetry club w/ Charles Luden
19/03/10 13:38 from South DaCola
Chuck, with some guy from a band called ‘Cracker\' (is that you Sy, or do you go to the same hair stylist?) The night is as long as the pants but time is nothing but a passage from here to there then why is it important to remember if..
» SD Governor Candidate Howie: Current Budget Proposal Fatally Flawed
19/03/10 13:00 from Dakota Voice (Blog)
During a press conference today, State Senator and gubernatorial candidate Gordon Howie called the budget proposals by the Governor and the Legislative leadership “fatally flawed.” Dakota Voice: Exposing the pernicious lie
» European Carbon Market Scandal Illustrates Insanity
19/03/10 12:25 from Dakota Voice (Blog)
Consider the so-called modern invention known as the \"carbon market.\" These \"carbon credits\" aren\'t anything that really exists like apples, corn, cell phones or widgets. They don\'t actually do anything like a vacuum cleaner, a car or a ham..
» Friday Follies 2.6
19/03/10 11:16 from A Progressive on the Prairie
Stupid Legislative Trick of the Week: A New York legislator last week introduced a bill that would prohibit restaurants from using salt when preparing customers\' meals . Folly or bravery for a lawyer who may need to appear before the U.S. ..
» The Direct Cost of Obamacare
19/03/10 10:56 from Constant Conservative
Leaving aside the legal question (“Does the federal government have the constitutional basis for absorbing the health care system?”) and the moral question (“Whose responsibility to care for one’s neighbor is it anyw..
» Received in email today...
19/03/10 10:54 from The Decorum Forum
Let me get this straight......we\'re trying to pass a health care plan written by a committee whose chairman says he doesn\'t understand it , passed by a Congress that hasn\'t read it but exempts themselves from it, to be signed by a presiden..
» Rapid City Journal rebuffs Republican legislators, praises Heidepriem’s budget priorities
19/03/10 10:54 from Badlands Blue
The normally conservative Rapid City Journal maintained its normal editorial voice in condemning the GOP leadership in Pierre ( Gov. Mike Rounds, Lt. Dennis Daugaard, Sen. Dave Knudson and Rep. Bob Faehn ) for delaying work on the next sta..
» Democrats Big Lie on Obamcare reducing cost
19/03/10 10:18 from Sibby Online
Larry Elder knows better : Democrats blame Americans' confusion about Obamacare's virtues on Republican \"lies.\" Democrats claim that Obamacare would decrease costs while retaining the same or better health-care quality. Republicans..
» ‘”We must stop at nothing…”
19/03/10 09:09 from Pure Pierre Politics
Here\'s an excerpt from the latest fundraising effort by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee regarding the health-coverage vote coming in Congress this weekend: “One minute after the vote, every single Democrat who voted for r..
» How high will it go?
19/03/10 09:03 from Newsmonger
Friday morning at 9 a.m. the water level at Lake Kampeska had reached 26.4 inches over full. At what height do you think the lake will crest? The record is 72 inches back in 1997. 30 inches? 40 inches? 50 inches? Maybe a record?
» RC Police Chief attempts damage control
19/03/10 08:59 from Robbinsdale radical
It\'s very logical. After Chief Allender has found himself in the national news for his flip response to the press, he is changing his tune (RCJ):Allender said previous news reports that the investigation was over were taken out of context.A..
» Can either party stop spending money?
19/03/10 08:27 from Badlands Blue
Dr. Blanchard over at South Dakota Politics made an interesting comment in one of his posts (actually in the comments section) that made me think a little bit. He stated: Republicans ought to be ashamed of themselves for how they spent lik..
» Hyperlinking Makes Hits and Happy Neighbors (So Advertise on the Madville Times!)
19/03/10 08:18 from Madville Times
Last month I teased the Madison Daily Leader for not including hypelinks in their news stories. I even offered to help them learn how to include a little a href tag (\" the cornerstone\" of Web coding ) in each online story. The response from..
» Plutocracy: Hildebrand, Daschle, GE;Obamacare\'s biggest fans
19/03/10 08:02 from Sibby Online
Earlier I mentioned that Steve Hildebrand was so upset at Herseth Sandlin's refusal to vote for Obamacare, that he is looking at running against her in the Demcorat primary. Why? Remember this post , from almost a year ago, where..
» Democrats biggest lie, health insurance companies oppose Obamacare
19/03/10 07:53 from Sibby Online
First we have these facts : Mr. Obama, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, and their Democratic allies have also hammered the insurance industry for making huge profits at the cost of patients' finances and hea..
» Progressive Astroturf in the name of Coffee
19/03/10 07:48 from Sibby Online
From the American Thinker : The new and much-publicized Coffee Party movement sports a fairy-tale narrative about a spontaneous uprising of concerned Americans appalled at the Tea Parties and determined to restore civility. The truth, easi..
» Twelve More Candidates for Lake County Commission? If Only!
19/03/10 07:32 from Madville Times
We have four filed candidates so far for Lake County Commission. If Ken Edick\'s monkey-wrenching works, he could provoke a dozen more. Here\'s the story: Wednesday\'s print MDL headlines the 12 nuisance complaints that Edick filed against var..
» Th truth about government run health care
19/03/10 07:32 from Sibby Online
Here are more lies from Obama on his health care agenda: Obama went to Ohio this week to make a final push for the so-called health-care reform bill created by Democrats in the Senate. He made the following statement that is patently untru..
» Morning Shots | March 19, 2010
19/03/10 07:13 from Constant Conservative
Spending less on rental vehicles. (Argus Leader) Of course, in addition to talking about raising fees (and cutting operating costs) you would think that the agencies might be interested in cutting prices to make themselves more competitive...
» Daugaard on Indians: Not \"Tribal Problems,\" But \"South Dakota Problems\"
19/03/10 07:08 from Madville Times
Back in January, I mentioned the disturbing silence on American Indian issues coming from most of our gubernatorial and Congressional candidates. Republican candidate for governor Dennis Daugaard is working to fill that gap. His new economi..
» Book Review: Strange Days Indeed by Francis Wheen
19/03/10 06:48 from A Progressive on the Prairie
There\'s a saying a number of people my age share: “If you remember the \'70s, it means you didn\'t live through them.” British journalist and author Francis Wheen, though, has me thinking that maybe that lack of memory was not ch..
» The liberal education establishment\'s historical revisionism
19/03/10 06:42 from Sibby Online
Phyllis Schalfly has been a on top of the educrats for a long while, and here is her latest : \"Don't Mess With Texas\" is a popular slogan in our most prosperous state. By a 10-to-5 margin, the Texas State Board of Education just told l..
» Creating crises as a means of transforming society
19/03/10 06:18 from Sibby Online
David Kupelian contiues to analysis Obama ans his far-left tactics: The Obama administration's primary mode of governance is literally to create crises where none actually exist. As I have explained previously, \"Big Lies\" transform peo..
» Dutch Military: A Lesson Against ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal?
19/03/10 05:33 from Dakota Voice (Blog)
Our government is considering allowing homosexuals to serve openly in the U.S. military by rescinding Bill Clinton\'s \"Don\'t Ask, Don\'t Tell\" policy which allows homosexuals to serve in the military as long as their sexual behavior is kept s..
» Is Code Enforcement harassing political supporters now? Seems so.
19/03/10 05:06 from South DaCola
Yesterday I was made aware that the city code enforcement department was trying to squelch free speech. A Staggers and Stehly supporter purchased and has been displaying these signs in his yard. A couple of days ago, code enforcement took ..
» Mason Jennings - 3.18.10 @ The Orpheum
18/03/10 22:20 from black marks on wood pulp
So there’s Bob Dylan, Minnesotan gone rogue, ran away to New York City in search of something his hometown couldn’t develop, something his talent couldn’t hide from, something his dreams seemed destined to encounter, like one of Aesop’s fa..
» Mike Huether; Poor Choice for Sioux Falls Mayor
18/03/10 22:07 from South DaCola
While, I have been telling people, including, Mike Huether, that he is my second choice – after the past week, and things I have seen and heard, I no longer have a \'second choice\'. Let\'s not muddy the waters. Some things do not chang..
» League of American Bicyclists: Traffic Skills 101
18/03/10 22:02 from MinusCar
Anybody up for a little bike study? From the basics to left turns on/off Minnesota Ave. Work the book. Pass the course. Find some new comfort riding in the urban setting.Can you ride strait while looking over your shoulder? Do you know the ..
» John Eastman, California, & South Dakota
18/03/10 21:57 from South Dakota Politics
John Eastman is running for Attorney General of the State of California. He is also Assistant Attorney General for South Dakota. Therein is a tale. But first, in the interests of full disclosure (and to show how cool I am),...
» I wish I could believe in it, but I can\'t.
18/03/10 20:52 from The Decorum Forum
If I thought there was a chance more government involvement with the relationship between me and my doctor would improve the medical care to which I have access, I would be in favor of it. But there is no chance of that. There is no possibi..
» A.K.A.
18/03/10 20:34 from Newsmonger
Watertown police are searching for a person of interest in connection with the theft of two pickups off of Sharp Automotive\'s lot Sunday evening. The man sought, David Michael Lee, was born Dec. 10, 1959 and is originally from Detroit Lake..