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	<title>Madville Times</title>
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		<title>South Dakota Landowner Ted Turner Says No to Keystone XL</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Land mogul and neighbor Ted Turner says he doesn&#8217;t want Keystone XL wrecking his beautiful Bad River Ranch: Closer to home, the pipeline presents an immediate threat to drinking water for millions and to the livelihood of farmers and ranchers. To transport via pipeline, the thick tar sands crude must be mixed with toxic chemicals [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://madvilletimes.com/2012/02/south-dakota-landowner-ted-turner-says-no-to-keystone-xl/</link>
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		<title>PPP: South Dakota in Top Four for Favorability</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Public Policy Polling conducted polls to find out what people across the country think of the fifty states. If South Dakota&#8217;s Legislature has done some silly things, it hasn&#8217;t hurt our out-state image too much: 42% of respondents said they view South Dakota favorably, while only 8% said they view the state unfavorably. That 34-point [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://madvilletimes.com/2012/02/ppp-south-dakota-in-top-four-for-favorability/</link>
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		<title>HB 1202: Legislature All for Coasting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just learned I&#8217;ve been breaking the law&#8230; and the South Dakota State Legislature wants to legalize my bad behavior. In the past year, I have derived great pleasure from getting back into manual transmission in my little red Beetle. I&#8217;ve experimented with hypermiling by dropping the car into neutral and coasting down hills and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://madvilletimes.com/2012/02/hb-1202-legislature-all-for-coasting/</link>
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		<title>HB 1128: Legislature Supports Yearlong Hearings on Common Core Standards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How about same treatment for HB 1234? House Bill 1128 sailed over its last Legislative hurdle yesterday, passing the Senate 32-0. Primary sponsor Rep. Jim Bolin has thus finally won a legislative victory against the Common Core Standards he so dreads in our classrooms. Pending Governor Dennis Daugaard&#8217;s signature, the bill will treat South Dakotans [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://madvilletimes.com/2012/02/hb-1128-legislature-supports-yearlong-hearings-on-common-core-how-about-hb-1234/</link>
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		<title>NARAL, Planned Parenthood Rally for Birth Control Thursday in Sioux Falls</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;d like to keep government from coming between women and their doctors, drop by the federal courthouse in downtown Sioux Falls at lunchtime Thursday. NARAL and Planned Parenthood are rallying to support basic health care for women. Remember: men in Washington and in Pierre are using their power to make women second-class citizens in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://madvilletimes.com/2012/02/naral-planned-parenthood-rally-for-birth-control-thursday-in-sioux-falls/</link>
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		<title>No Dress Code for Talking with Varilek&#8230; or for Giving Him Money</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our Congresswoman Kristi Noem flies to California Thursday for more high-class hobnobbing with wealthy elites, as seems to be her wont in February. (Maybe she&#8217;s just fighting seasonal affective disorder; we all need our Vitamin D!) One of the men seeking to replace her, Matt Varilek, finds Noem&#8217;s California tripping worth mentioning: Kristi Noem is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://madvilletimes.com/2012/02/no-dress-code-for-talking-with-varilek-or-for-giving-him-money/</link>
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		<title>Walmart Not Welcome in South Sioux Falls</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A confession: I like the Spearfish Walmart. I still felt a frisson of anti-corporate joy when a free-wheeling logging trailer whacked the gas line and closed down our Walmart a couple Fridays ago. But for the most part, I enjoy our family shopping trips to Walmart. The place is big. It&#8217;s busy. We see people [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://madvilletimes.com/2012/02/walmart-not-welcome-in-south-sioux-falls/</link>
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		<title>Brant Lake Sewer Project Threatens Family Farm</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Linda Krsnak is a fourth-generation Lake County farmer. She and her husband Jimmy run Linda&#8217;s Garden, an honest-to-goodness family farm, not an ethanol factory, producing real food that people right here in South Dakota eat. The Krsnaks raise 300 varieties of vegetables, herbs, fruits, berries, and flowers. They sell that produce at farmers markets and supply [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://madvilletimes.com/2012/02/brant-lake-sewer-project-threatens-family-farm/</link>
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		<title>HB 1234: Blame ALEC for Bad South Dakota Education Reforms</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Legislators and conservatives say that South Dakotans are voicing overwhelming opposition to Governor Dennis Daugaard&#8217;s education reforms. Legislators like Rep. Nick Moser (R-18/Yankton) who voted for HB 1234 are saying they actually oppose much of the bill. Nobody in Pierre is presenting solid evidence to show that the Governor&#8217;s chosen reforms—competitive merit pay for 1 in 5 teachers, bonuses [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://madvilletimes.com/2012/02/hb-1234-blame-alec-for-bad-south-dakota-education-reforms/</link>
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		<title>Spearfish French Teacher Promotes Petition Against HB 1234 on TV</title>
		<description><![CDATA[And in other news, someone let Heidelberger on TV again&#8230; Did I mention that Governor Dennis Daugaard&#8217;s HB 1234 is a really, really bad idea? Save your school! Sign the petition! Call your legislators! Update 19:57 MST: KDLT found it worth their while to report on the groundswell against HB 1234 as well. KDLT also [...]]]></description>
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