I don't like to argue with the judge, especially not in a case filed too late by a gal who just can't win. Judge Kathleen Trandahl has put the final circuit court kabosh on Stephanie Strong's effort to hold Rep.…
Posts published in December 2012
French President François Hollande hit a constitutional bump this week. The Socialist leader (who presides over a country that my students are not finding terribly oppressive) wants to raise the top tax rate to 75%. That rate would apply to…
Good grief! I check in from France to read important text from my Congresswoman, and
Dairy, death, guns, rape, religion, and Mike Knudson... poor Mike's wondering, "How'd I get in with this crowd?" One metric of good blogging is the number of comments one draws. That metric doesn't always square with my judgment: I write…
Here's welcome news for lovers of sanity in politics: President Barack Obama and some better-late-than-never Republicans are washing the Tea Party down the drain: The Tea Party might not be over, but it is increasingly clear that the election last…
Rep. Stace Nelson (R-19/Fulton) continues to play unpredictable GOP gadfly. You'd think his strong conservatism would have him holding the line on any increased spending. But he tells Kevin Woster that Governor Daugaard's proposed 3% increase to K-12 funding is…
I'm about to discombobulate my blog-posting schedule. In four hours, I take off with 28 of Spearfish High School's best and brightest to visit France for seven days. Our itinerary does not include an audience with socialist President François Hollande,…
The latest Madville Times poll asked you, dear readers, a very straightforward and personal question: Do you want me to carry a gun in my classroom? Your responses: Yes: 83 votes, 41% No: 118 votes, 59% Total votes: 201 I…