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Chrysler, Clint Eastwood Say Four More Years for Obama

*bweet: blog post with the substance of a tweet, commonly found on Dakota War College. Faker "Bill Clay" watches the Super Bowl ads and bweets* that "It's refreshing to see someone speak optimistically about the future of America again." "Clay"…

Stephanie Strong Opens Weak Website

MDR's Tom Lawrence gets Stephanie Strong on the record for her reasons for challenging Rep. Kristi Noem to a Republican primary. God made America a superpower, don't raise debt limit, Kristi gone Washington, lives torn apart by welfare... ...yadda yadda…

DSU Launches New Comic Book Ad Campaign

I know my readers love advertising. I am thus happy to share Dakota State University's new comic book (ahem, graphic novel) ad campaign (brought to my attention by blog neighbor and DSU professor John Nelson). First up, "Vampire," which takes…

Rural Economic Development: Advertise or Invest?

"Branding" expert Ed Burghard argues that economic development officials should measure the success of their marketing campaigns not on actual improvement in economic development but in "positive impact on the perception of your community and an increased willingness to learn…

Go Huskers! UNL Cancels TransCanada Advertising Deal

The University of Nebraska&ndashLincoln pays more attention to citizens opposed to the Keystone XL pipeline than South Dakota's governing agencies. Cornhusker athletic director Tom Osborne announced Wednesday that his department is canceling a lucrative sponsorship deal with TransCanada: The University…

Jeff Barth Launches Campaign Website, Urges Early Voting

Minnehaha County Commissioner and chess master Jeff Barth continues to press his first-mover advantage, launching the official website for his campaign to unseat Congresswoman Kristi Noem in 2012: Revision #1: Commissioner Barth, I appreciate your support for early voting. But…

Keystone XL Lobbyists Resort to Fake Twitter Accounts

When you have to lie to support your case, you don't deserve to win. Big industry backers of the Keystone XL pipeline appear to be doing just that. Brant Olson of The Understory discovered a slew of Twitter accounts that…

Yankton Enemies of Education Forming Watchdog (Watch-Snake?) Group

All opponents anti-American lying infidels! After defeating the Yankton School District's proposed property tax opt-out in May, opponents appear to be forming an organization to promoet further regressive ideals in the community. A June 30 letter from organizers Mike Lemon,…