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• The Right Side Blog
  Millions Of ObamaCare Dollars For States: The South Dakota Governor just issued a press release to say he is NOT implementing ObamaCare, but The State JUST took another $$5.9 MILLION DOLLARS $$ to “study government-run Health Exchanges” This …
  2012.05.18 01:44
  
  
• South Dakota Politics
  Romney the Wobbly: Mitt Romney got some good news from Gallup this week. While he remains tied with Obama on a head to head matchup and Obama remains tied with himself on approval/disapproval (47%), have of Americans ha…
  2012.05.17 23:51
  
  
• South DaCola
  Is ‘Tricky Mike Huether’ running for Governor?: Of course, if this is true, and he won, the Royal River Casino could kill two birds with one stone. I have heard vague rumblings that he is gearing up to run against Denny Doogard. Truth be told, if I…
  2012.05.17 23:33
  
  
• Constant Conservative
  Zimmerman Apology Forthcoming?: No, not an apology from Zimmerman–he already made one. I’m talking about an apology by many of the thousands who were quick to judge his actions based on little to no knowledge at all of what took pla…
  2012.05.17 21:08
  
  
• South Dakota War College
  A growing divide in the SDDP: David Montgomerey’s recent post on Mount Blogmore goes a long way in highlighting the different positions on issues that have plagued the South Dakota Democratic Party’s statewide candidates for the l…
  2012.05.17 21:06
  
  
• The Displaced Plainsman
  What Did I Do Wrong This Time?: I think Hippocrates was a genius for formulating the principle: "First, do no harm."  I try to avoid harming my students, but like all mortals,"the good that I would I do not: but the e…
  2012.05.17 20:02
  
  
• Mount Blogmore: A Rapid City Journal politics blog
  Barth gets a jolt: By David Montgomery Democratic House candidate Jeff Barth has badly trailed rival Matt Varilek in fundraising and endorsements, but he hopes Varilek’s position against same-sex marriage gives him a bo…
  2012.05.17 17:14
  
  
• Dakota Today
  *** Obesity and autism connected?: A week or so ago, the Charlie Rose show had another in their "Brain series" of shows. This one was primarily on autism. They had no explanation for the apparent increase in autism even if th…
  2012.05.17 11:26
  
  
• interested party
  Montana tribes seeking more input at National Bison Range: Tribes are being included more and more in roles within the Department of Interior.The buffalo at the National Bison Range are hybrids: descendants of those crossed with European cattle breeds. The Co…
  2012.05.17 09:35
  
  
• David Lias' Blog
  Reaction to Sen. Jim Abdnor’s death: Johnson Statement on Passing of Jim Abdnor  Washington, DC—U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) released the following statement on the passing of former U.S. Senator Jim Abdnor. Jim worked very hard over …
  2012.05.16 16:19
  
  
• Republic Insider
  Jim Abdnor on speaking, dancing and working: Jim Abdnor had almost slipped into the history books when he died Wednesday. The former legislator, lieutenant governor, congressman and senator was 89 when he died at a hospice in Sioux Falls Wednesd…
  2012.05.16 15:41
  
  
• DakotaWomen
  Matt Varilek and marriage equality: I’ve seen this article from the Argus on the positions of Jeff Barth and Matt Varilek on marriage equality a…
  2012.05.16 15:31
  
  
• Pure Pierre Politics
  New H.R. director for university system: Barbara Basel is the new director human resources for the state Board of Regents central office. She moves to the South Dakota university system from Princeton University, where she has worked in admi…
  2012.05.16 14:09
  
  
• Feathers and Folly
  Several exciting reads for you…: Work has been, well, stressful lately.  We have a big project with a lot of visibility, and with visibility, comes a lot of political pressure.  Thankfully, it’s also been a quite productive time, tha…
  2012.05.16 07:06
  
  
• Sibby Online
  Cory Heidelberger, the blog czar, says "No You Can't": Here is a comment Cory left on his web site: Gayle, folks like Sibby don’t engage in politics to answer your questions or to learn from others. They speak to exclude others, to play word games, pronou…
  2012.05.14 12:49
  
  

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• Tramplingrose
  “And I’m feeling lemon yellow…”: I’m in a ridiculously good mood today, and I really don’t know why. The weekend’s almost here–That might have something to do with it. This seems like it’s been the longest week ever, and I’m not the …
  2012.05.17 21:23
  
  
• a story
  The launch of Taxi Tales and the second closest I’ve come to dying: The Peace Corps uniform – usually consisting of worn khakis or Old Navy skirts and some type of sport sandals – has several badges of honor. One for the longest amount of time between showers, another…
  2012.05.17 17:39
  
  
• shelboese.org
  When Charity Turns Toxic Bob Lupton: When Charity Turns Toxic  Bob Lupton Is the Church’s service really helping the community? How to make good on good intentions. There’s a growing scandal the majority of Americans both refuse to see a…
  2012.05.17 10:40
  
  
• Dennisranch's Weblog
  Dang: I got the tractor going the other day but it was low on hydraulic fluid so there was no power steering. Filled it up and it still didn’t want to work, so I did some other stuff. Then in the evening I …
  2012.05.17 10:36
  
  
• Jennifer's Musings
  The Real Issue Behind the Tribal Offer: It is no surprise that city officials were lukewarm and the mayor was tone deaf on the offer by the Flandreau Santee Tribe to build a casino in Sioux Falls and share the profits with the City. This to…
  2012.05.17 09:08
  
  
• Dakotagraph
  Route 66 here we come: Okay, I admit it. Before I'm through you'll probably be sick of Route 66 references.I've been planning a nostalgic road trip and it's coming up soon. My PT Cruiser will be hitting …
  2012.05.17 09:03
  
  
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  Celebrating with Rhubarb: People make a fuss over St. Patrick's Day and Cinco de Mayo. But where's the ethnic fun when Norway's Constitution Day rolls around?…
  2012.05.17 02:00
  
  
• Gadgetopia
  SixthSense Input: The Thrilling Potential of SixthSense Technology: If you watch one Ted video, I’d recommend this one.  This is Pranav Mistry demonstrating SixthSense, which is a touch and gesture based input device. …
  2012.05.16 22:03
  
  
• An Inland Voyage
  Think Yankton Has Had Interesting School Elections Lately? Check Out Mitchell’s School Board Race: No matter what your position has been in the last several Yankton School District elections, I think we could all agree that the characters and issues involved have made them quite interesting. At tim…
  2012.05.16 16:40
  
  
• Rant-a-Bit by Scott Hudson
  The Ledge #90: Jed's Dead: With a name like Jed's Dead, isn't it perfect that there would be a Ledge episode devoted to the band? Jed's Dead is an Las Angeles-based Americana band who describe themselves as …
  2012.05.16 15:56
  
  
• A Progressive on the Prairie
  Why do I do this?: Actually, I ask myself that question about blogging with some regularity. In fact, I occasionally consider abandoning the blog, a thought that comes up when I’ve got a number of books to review and fe…
  2012.05.16 07:56
  
  
• Jazz Note SDP
  Lee Konitz & the Incredible Shrinking Jazz Section: As any jazz fan knows all too well, the jazz section is steadily shrinking everywhere it still exists.  By "jazz section" I mean a section of jazz CDs in any room where other genres are sold…
  2012.05.15 22:29
  
  
• Reimagine Rural
  It’s time to invest in our inner core: How does your small town look in-and-around Main Street?  More specifically, how do the houses look in the neighborhood around your community’s core?  Is the age of the 80-120 year old housing stock s…
  2012.05.14 06:59
  
  
• Take It Outside
  If you’re looking for a place to grab a water bug…: Open Bible Christian School students Grace Stickney, Ryan Painter and James VanderVorst hunt for wigglies at OCW. By KW It was hard to tells, the other day, who was wiggling the most, the bugs and scu…
  2012.05.12 17:16
  
  
• EAST OF EGAN Artist Studio and Gallery
  Another fresh glimpse of work coming this Summer…: …
  2012.05.10 13:32