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South Dakota War College: Tis’ the season for legislative junkets. As opposed to shopping on-line like the rest of us.

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:03:58 -0500

Bob Mercer had a column a few days ago I should have paid more attention to on Legislator travel and how their resolve might apply to the State Budget. (I was busy with Thanksgiving, and helping to get the family homestead in Pierre ready for sale).

Democrats opened up by trying [...]

Flying Tomato Farms: Vermillion Downtown’s Penultimate Third Place to Shutter after the Holidays

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:30:52 -0500

Will the Coffee Shop Gallery find a new owner? Scuttlebutt on the street and in the shop is that the Coffee Shop Gallery will be shutting its doors after the Christmas holidays if it does not find new ownership. Michelle Mechling, longtime owner of the shop, has been trying to sell [...]

Dakota Voice: Krauthammer on Obama’s Afghanistan Speech: A Toe in the Water

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:35:37 -0500

Krauthammer compares and contrasts Obama's hesitant, reticent stance on prosecuting the war, with President Bush's decisive commitment:"You've got a sense of a man who wants to put a toe in the water, who wants to give it a shot, but he's ready to leave." This demeanor will undoubtedly strike fear' [...]

Dakota Voice: Talking Health Care With Senator Tim Johnson

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:15:50 -0500

Number of comments: 1
Citizens for Liberty President Gordon Howie has posted a letter from a Citizens for Liberty member at the group's website. The letter details a recent encounter with Senator Tim Johnson at his office and a discussion they had about government health care.

Dakota Voice: Exposing the pernicious lie [...]

Rant-a-Bit by Scott Hudson: People of Walmart Pic of the Day

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:32:00 -0500

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South DaCola: Plaintiff Guy writes a funny letter

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:47:24 -0500

Before you get all worked up over what PG has to say, you must realize, I detect a bit of sarcasm;

City government has not served us well. A higher sales tax is proposed. Our homes have lost value, but real estate taxes are the same.

With home-rule government, the mayor [...]

South DaCola: Staggers promises to hold the line on property taxes

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:42:27 -0500

Number of comments: 5

I attended this press conference yesterday, and Kermit touched on many points, including reigning in the ‘needs and wants’ of government, de-regulation for remodeling projects, taxes, and 2nd penny spending;

Sioux Falls City Councilor Kermit Staggers vowed that he would not raise property taxes in 2011 if [...]

South DaCola: Bargain? Whatever.

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:38:24 -0500

Number of comments: 9

The city of Sioux Falls, once again, is starting to crow about how they are saving taxpayer’s money;

On Tuesday, city officials opened bids for the project and learned that building the new span will cost $8.4 million – about $1.6 million below what the city estimated.

Really, except for this [...]

Voices Carry: For those who don't know snot. Geesh.

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:11:41 -0500

This comes from a comment string here at Voices Carry last night. It's worth it's own post. I thought the title– for those who don't know snot –was appropriate and you'll see why shortly.

Rayilyn Brown, the courageous Parkinson's sufferer and director of the Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation, [...]

Sibby Online: Secularists only end is anarchy

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:35:00 -0500

Dave Welch explains:

According to my worldview – which is based on the presupposition that the Bible is the inspired, inerrant and infallible word of God – there is a law of what we refer to as "sowing and reaping." Most people in this country have heard, "What you sow, [...]