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Posts tagged as “military”

Noem Says Laying Off Career-Minded Government Workers “Not Right”

Rep. Kristi Noem is hollering from the sidelines again, mouthing platitutdes without offering any concrete suggestions or leadership formualting actual policy. In the process, in classic Noem "not listening to the words coming out of my mouth" style, South Dakota's…

Colorado Secretary of State Makes Voting Harder for Overseas Soldiers

South Dakota's freshman Republican Secretary of State Jason Gant is making good use of federal money to protect the voting rights of soldiers and other American citizens living and working overseas. Gant's counterpart in Colorado, freshman Republican Secretary of State…

842nd Engineering Company Leaves Spearfish for Afghanistan

The 842nd Engineering Company of the South Dakota Army National Guard, based here in the Northern Black Hills, left yesterday for Fort Bliss, Texas, from where the 161 part-time soldiers will then head to Afghanistan for a year of building…

Uncle Sam Wants You… to Design Better Battlefield Batteries!

Do you think it's a hassle hauling that spare battery for your laptop? Talk to your friendly neighborhood U.S. infantryman. Armies still march on their stomachs, but nowadays, they also march on their batteries to run their radios, GPS units,…

Obama Carries on FDR Legacy, Certifies Gays Can Fight for America

President Barack Obama certified the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell yesterday. Uncle Sam's discrimination against homosexuals who are willing to fight and die for this great country ends on September 20. I move we change the date of "Patriot…