My blog neighbor Doug Wiken is right: everyone should read John Dean's diagnosis of the Tea "Party". Dean concludes that "Tea Party" is just a label for an amalgamation of long-standing conservative groups orchestrated by big corporate money that wants…
Posts published in August 2011
The state Department of Education's decision to restrict Rutland School to one bus stop in Madison has drawn some pointed discussion here on the Madville Times. Two state legislators, parents, and Rutland superintendent Carl Fahrenwald are all weighing with their…
Kristi Noem didn't make the cut for the debt super committee. Whew! Now that our Congresswoman knows she won't have to spend the August recess studying all those really hard numbers, maybe she can focus on scheduling some public events…
Fresh from his sunny motorcycle ride in the Black Hills, Governor Dennis Daugaard has declared today "Buffalo Chip Campground Day" in South Dakota. In his proclamation, Governor Daugaard celebrates the Sturgis motorcycle rally concert site for many features: the Buffalo…
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities finds state budget cuts doing unnecessary harm to education, health care, and the economy. (I will be trying to boost my personal economy by seeking trademark on the term "Daugaard recession.") Out of…
O.K. let's get serious: Congresswoman Kristi Noem is not going to get a seat on the debt super committee. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid just named fellow Democrats Max Baucus, John Kerry, and Patty Murray to the Debt Politburo. Their…
In another example of South Dakota's rejection of local control in education, the state Department of Education has ruled that Rutland School District can pick up students at only one location in Madison rather than the three that Rutland wanted…
Cue the Dragnet theme: Have you seen this man? The state Division of Criminal Investigation soon will. I have happily gained employment as the new French teacher at Spearfish High School. However, gaining this employment requires that I submit fingerprints…