Time magazine named today Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke as their 2009 Person of the Year. Essentially Bernanke was named because the Economy has been the number one issue this year and Bernanke has played the central role in managing the economy.
His selection is well [...]
Not to be missed.A Public Policy Polling survey of South Dakota was released today, and it contains some disturbing news for Congresswoman Herseth-Sandlin.
When it comes to her reelection next year it appears Herseth Sandlin will have a competitive challenge from Secretary of State Chris Nelson. She leads [...]
Shortly after some Dems made an ugly attack tinged with hints of antisemitism, news came out as to Congresswoman Herseth Sandlin’s standings in the polls in South Dakota.
It’s no wonder they’re scraping the bottom of the barrel to find gunk to throw.:
When it comes to her reelection next year it [...]
Politics Daily columnist Jill Lawrence reported Monday that, according to the leader of a liberal campaign committee, "there's an opening for somebody who wanted to jump into a primary" against Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, D-S.D.:
Adam Green, a co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee ... said PPPC is [...]
Okay, so my sensational title involves a bit of exaggeration. Maybe that will draw them in. This story does read like a proposal for a made-for-SyFy Channel disaster movie.
AltaRock Energy has been trying to harness geothermal energy to generate electricity. The company has been drilling [...]
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The S.D. Humanities Council has selected What Is the What for the 2010 One Book South Dakota program. The Council also is adding an online forum to the program.Blog Headlines of the Week
American legal education — scientifically proven to be worthless, law professors jam heads [...]Social media is making its presence felt in many aspects of life. In Florida, that includes the state judiciary.
The Florida Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee last month issued an opinion on the use of social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, in the context of the judiciary and judicial elections. [...]
BTW, when you go to the link, click on the RIGHT ARROW to get to the video.
Not sure why we don’t have debates anymore when city elections [...]
I got this in my email box last night
Join us for a happy hour benefiting Mike Huether for Sioux Falls Mayor!
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2009
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
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(east of Starbucks off of 57th and Western)
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The Argus Leader steps up to the plate again today to shamelessly show it’s anti-Republican bias.
Today’s editorial regarded Governor Rounds appointing Kristin Conzet to the State legislature:
In appointing Kristin Conzet to fill an open seat in the South Dakota House of Representatives, Gov. Mike Rounds might well have selected an [...]
I’m sure this might incite a flame war with another blogger, but I couldn’t help myself when I noticed it was up for grabs.
If you were reading the SDWC last election, you’ll get the joke.
[...]Platte legislator Tom Deadrick has announced that he will run next year for secretary of state. Generally, the holder of that office is in charge of elections, campaign-finance reporting and business registration. People elected to the office have typically performed their duties as quietly as possible, the recent flap [...]
From the Rapid City Journal/Associated Press:
The newly formed South Dakota Wind Energy Association has commissioned a study to assess a plan for selling wind-generated electricity to Minnesota.
and…
Nelson says peak demand for all of South Dakota is just 3,000 megawatts an hour, so South Dakota needs to find ways to sell [...]
Appears to have survived Chávezism, at least temporarily. From the New York Times:
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Porfirio Lobo, a longtime conservative politician, appeared to have won on Sunday in the Honduran presidential election, which many hoped could help the country emerge from the crisis caused by last summer's coup and [...]
