My Madison blog neighbor Dakota Diner usually keeps her blogging close the kitchen. But a bad bowl game and bad pepperoni rolls occasioned this seasoned political observation: Alas here on the eastern prairie of South Dakota, authentic pepperoni is harder…
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Northern Valley Beacon, Interested Party, and Terry Woster recognize yesterday's 120th anniversary of the Wounded Knee Massacre, wherein we conquerors (a word said not with pride) killed 300 more of the conquered. For the 23rd year, Native American riders commemorated…
Doug Wiken was right: in her "exit interview" with Judy Woodruff on PBS NewsHour last night, Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin did not mention losing her Democrat base with her Blue Dog politics as a factor in her defeat in November.…
There are many ways to determine an annual "Top Stories List." In the blogosphere, one useful measure is the amount of conversation provoked by a story. So here's my list of the this year's big conversation starters, as measured by…
If I'm counting right, the Madison Central School Board will have two seats up for election this spring, after the new gym/renovation bond election. Among the required reading for any eager candidates out there are David Newquist's latest observations on…
Incoming (that's what teachers and school boards should start shouting any time Republicans enter the room) South Dakota Senate Majority Leader Russell Olson demonstrates the warped free market fundamentalism that pollutes our public policy. At the end of the 2010…
I continue getting 30-second-plus load time for MadvilleTimes.com. So do many of you. That's not pleasant. I'm gathering good advice from smart and experienced readers, mucking about in the database, and working to reduce that unacceptable lag time. Among the…
And there was wailing and gnashing of dry teeth.... The Madison Daily Leader reports that the failure of the omnibus spending bill in Congress means more uncertainty for the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System. Remember, the GOP didn't want…