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Hungary, Russia Threaten Blog Freedom

There are no signs yet that the 2011 South Dakota Legislature will revisit the ill-conceived Blog Control Acts that died in the 2010 session. I suggest our legislators not touch any other legislation until they have a working budget in…

Hunter: South Dakotans up to Eyeballs in Newspapers

I may complain about the paucity of local media, but Madison Daily Leader publisher Jon Hunter contends South Dakota's newspaper market has more players than most places. In his Monday editorial, our man Hunter congratulates the Garretson Gazette and the…

DWC Botches Facts on Reid Nay to 9/11 First Responder Bill

Senator Harry Reid, Democrat of Nevada, patriotic champion of 9/11 first responders... unlike Senator John Thune. Or, Note to Cons — when attacking check your facts first.Tyler Crissman steps to the conservative mic this afternoon and gets mom's spaghetti all…

Adelstein: Powers Not Fit for Sec. State Flunky

Senator Adelstein gets double attention this morning. On Mount Blogmore, the Rapid City Republican raises some grave concerns about the patronage that has killed Dakota War College and elevated Pat Powers to director of operations for the Secretary of State.…

Madville Times Tech Changes — Suggestions?

In the coming weeks, I plan some significant technological changes on the Madville Times. I'd like your input. I may be liberal in politics, but I can be darned conservative when it comes to information technology. I'm still using Windows…

Thune Flack: Herseth Sandlin Doesn’t Buy Groceries

I was going to leave this alone, but some Republicans just can't win with class. The Thune campaign successfully backed sock puppet Kristi Noem against Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin. They got someone nice and Palin-y in the chute to run…