Archive for April, 2006
You know, some people don’t get it.
My wife and I had this discussion today as we read the newspaper, and I’m reminded of it as I read Nathan Schock over at Fresh Glue editorialize on it.
Randall Beck over at the Argus called for the Sioux Falls School System to let the two Lincoln High School kids walk across the stage. And [...]
Heck Yeah! 12k+ visitors in April
As April wanes in it’s last half an hour, I see my visitor record for the month has climbed from 11,000+ visitors in March, to well over 12,000 visitors this April (well over 27,000 page views).
Thanks.
Read it all at http://dakotawarcollege.blogspot.com – South Dakota’s Best Political Website.
Should you start off on your right foot or your left?
Here’s a good divergence in political opinion to discuss:
With regards to multi-town voting districts, I typically tell candidates that when they go door-to-door (as it says you should in any good campaign manuals) that they should make sure they start in the most populous area. I do that based on the thesis that you stand [...]
Congrats from the SDWC
Congratulations to Jafar Karim who just got a nice job with the DM&E Railroad as mentioned in the media today. Jafar is a local Pierre grad who had previously served as White House Liaison for the Department of Health and Human Services, and worked as Congressman John Thune’s Chiefof Staff. Jafar is leaving his current [...]
The Sioux Falls Argus Leader’s assault on the Governor – Many unhappy returns
At the end of the year in 2005, I offered my opinion that the #6 story of 2005 was the Argus Leader’s assault on the Governor. Let’s take a look at this little blast from the past:
6. Argus Leader’s Assault on the Governor
The Associated Press considered the Argus Leader’s series of stories of the use [...]
Paul Valandra – Stan is this Democrat’s type of man
In today’s letter to the editor in the Rapid City Journal, Democratic State Representative Paul Valandra endorses Stan Adelstein for Senate:
Worthy opponent
After 16 years as a Democratic member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, I usually like it when Republicans fight among themselves. But lies are lies on either side of the [...]
Get your hand out of that cookie jar right now!
In today’s Rapid City Journal, the Constitutional Revision Commission debates whether or not to reduce the conflict of interest provisions in the State Constitution:
A commission examining laws and constitutional provisions that deal with the Legislature is struggling with whether to recommend easing conflict-of-interest restraints on state lawmakers.
Some commission members believe that constitutional [...]
Another record month
From my stats showing page visitors by month (visitors, not hits) it looks like I’m on track for another record month. Thanks, ladies and gentlemen.
(and buy those ads – $20, $30, and $50/month) The rotating ones at the top can be hot linked and can use text with your pictures. At the top, they just [...]
When Legislative Districts Divorce
From an Associated Press report this morning, apparently the Constitutional Revision Commission is looking at making them all single member House Districts:
South Dakota should move to single-member House districts, a big change from the current setup that elects two at-large House members from every Senate district, a special state commission recommended Thursday.
The Constitutional Revision Commission, [...]
Check here to increase taxes on yourself.
The anti-smoking forces of South Dakota have succeeded in getting thier measure on the ballot as they turned in over 25000 signatures today with Secretary of State Chris Nelson. Read about it here at the Aberdeen American News:
Smoking tax signatures submittedBy Scott Waltman, American News Writer
More than 25,000 signatures have been turned into the [...]
Ma, are you diggin in my stuff again?
(Hat tip to SD Progressive) In one of the goofiest stories of the political season, Governor Mike Rounds name has been drug into a California race as an electronic filing with the IRS for Governor Rounds has the name of a California Democratic Assembly Candidate on it as treasurer. From the Examiner.com:
Just days before a [...]
New J.A.I.L. Stuff
Both Tim from Progressive on the Prairie and I have new posts over on the No-on-E blog. Go check them out.
Read it all at http://dakotawarcollege.blogspot.com – South Dakota’s Best Political Website.
Much a-doo about nothing
Congresswoman Herseth’s new hairstyle was noticed in Roll Call in an article they did on Congresswomen being recognized after changing hairstyles.
Uh-oh, Capitol Police: Beware a couple of Members of Congress who have very different new hairstyles. But at least one of them promises that there will be no assaulting an officer if they aren’t recognized [...]
Pennington County Commission to J.A.I.L.: You Stink
From the Rapid City Journal:
The commission agreed with a recommendation from Rep. Tom Hennies, R-Rapid City, that voters should be educated about the proposed constitutional amendment’s ramifications. State legislators passed a concurrent resolution in February urging voters to vote against the amendment.
Commissioners are concerned that the law would affect not only judges but also citizen [...]
South Dakota hates University Presidents. At least as political candidates.
Dave Kranz has a good one in the Argus today as he opines whether or not South Dakotans have a thing against University Presidents serving in elective office after Bruce Halverson lost the mayoral race:
You can diagnose political races in a number of ways, but after Bruce Halverson’s loss Tuesday night to Mayor Dave Munson, [...]
Brookings County Lincoln Day Dinner photos.
The lighting was slightly better than what I had at the Hughes County Lincoln Day Dinner, so I managed to snap a few photos of our elected officials as they spoke. Vern Larson, Rich Sattgast, Bob Sahr, Chris Nelson, Larry Long, Lt. Governor Daugaard, Bruce Whalen and Governor Rounds gave the keynote.
It was [...]
I don’t think we have to bother sticking a fork in him
Current Mainstream coalition member and former State Treasurer Dave Volk says he’s done. According to the Sioux Falls City Council candidate, Dave claims he’s done with elective office for good.
As for his future in elected office, Volk, a former state treasurer, said:
“Done, and done. You know how some people say, ‘I’ll never say never?’ I’m [...]
I’m failing to see how letting them flourish benefits South Dakotans
From today’s Argus:
A Ramona boy said he encountered a mountain lion in his yard in northwest Lake County, officials said Tuesday.
Kurt Clark, 16, was playing fetch with his yellow lab, Bo, Sunday night when he said he saw a mountain lion in nearby trees. Clark said he went into his house, got his deer rifle [...]
Just a quick post on the Brookings County Lincoln Day Dinner
I just got back from the Brookings County Lincoln Day Dinner, and wanted to do a couple of quick posts before I went to bed. I’m heading back to Pierre in the AM, and I’ll get to a more thorough report tomorrow afternoon.
Otherwise, here’s master of ceremonies Ryan Brunner as he introduces a guest.
The hit [...]
The results are in. It’s Munson by a nose.
From KELOland.com:
Just under 900 votes separate the winner from the loser in Sioux Falls runoff election for mayor.
And current mayor Dave Munson has won re-election with 51.7 percent of the votes.
Challenger Bruce Halverson finished with 48. 3 percent. All night, the totals were close, which made for a tense wait for the candidates.
When the first [...]
