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• Putting the Government's Words in the Doctor's Mouth

  Published: August 6, 2007, 2:47 am

  Tags: Liptak Adam, South Dakota, Holier Than Thou, Sidebar, Hyperbole, Abortion Politics

  loss of esteem can follow. South Dakota's solution to mandate a set of disclosures stops short of Justice Kennedy's, which was to uphold a ban on an abortion procedure on the apparent theory that women cannot sort things out for themselves even with full information.But there is, according to the federal courts that have so far blocked

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• Kids Play Video Games for Charity

  Published: August 20, 2007, 3:23 am

  Tags: Gamer Life, Ronald Mcdonald House, South Dakota Gaming Championships, Video Games For Charity

  news is reporting that the South Dakota Gaming Championships were held this weekend in the name of charity. Viewers and contestants were able to donate money backing competitors in order to help get money to people who need it most, with proceeds going to the Ronald McDonald House. There were two age brackets, 13 and 14, and prizes were given

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• SD-Sen: Welcome Back, Senator Johnson

  Published: August 28, 2007, 4:11 pm

  Tags: Sd Sen, South Dakota, Tim Johnson, 2008

  South Dakota Senator Tim Johnson will seek re-election in 2008. South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson is giving his first TV interview since he nearly died of a brain hemorrhage in December. His interviewer will be Bob Woodruff, who is, as ABC News points out,  recovering from a traumatic brain injury himself.... "Throughout, Senator

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• Today’s Photo - Roughlock Falls

  Published: August 31, 2007, 3:23 pm

  Tags: South Dakota

  Photo by Terry Palmer Roughlock falls is one of three sizable falls in Spearfish Canyon. A wagon road once ran up the canyon, and wagon drivers navigating the steep road used a technique called rough-locking (locking the wheels in place and letting them skid the trail) to make it down the slope.

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• Today’s Photo: A Masterpiece

  Published: August 30, 2007, 2:58 pm

  Tags: South Dakota

  Betty Lou Stratton took this photo outside her back door in Kadoka. Rain drops covered the spider web, illuminating its beautiful design. Late August is a busy month for spiders - you might be noticing them around more than ever. They tend to go into a frenzy of activity in late summer to get [...]

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• The Cattleman’s Friend

  Published: August 30, 2007, 11:27 am

  Tags: South Dakota, East River, Yankton

  Gale Sohler, at the steak fry. Gale Sohler has been a good friend to cattlemen throughout the Dakotas, Nebraska, Wyoming and Montana for 40 years, and on Tuesday he and the Sohler family celebrated all their years in the livestock auction business with a big steak fry at the Stockmen’s Livestock Auction which is just [...]

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• The ‘I Am Back’ Reunion

  Published: August 29, 2007, 12:43 pm

  Tags: South Dakota, Sioux Falls

  “I AM BACK” will be a great t-shirt and bumper stick for Tim Johnson in 2008. They were the closing words of his emotional 15 minute homecoming speech Tuesday at the Sioux Falls Convention Center. The thousand people in attendance welcomed him with rauccaus applause, then the hall grew still with silence as he spoke [...]

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• The Senator’s Homecoming

  Published: August 28, 2007, 11:55 am

  Tags: South Dakota

  We’ve witnessed a lot of political dramas over the last 30 years announcements, projects, victories, defeats, resignations, fundraisers and publicity stunts. Today’s homecoming of our U.S. Senator Tim Johnson seems to rise beyond all the above. In fact, it’s refreshing to see that even the most partisan snipers who play in

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• The Floating Bronco

  Published: August 27, 2007, 2:35 pm

  Tags: South Dakota

  One of the truly enjoyable facets of publishing South Dakota Magazine is watching a story unfold over the course of a few issues. Such is the case of the Floating Bronco. It all began in our July/August ‘07 issue when he mentioned that a retiring Omaha World Herald outdoors editor mentioned seeing a Bronco speed [...]

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• Will It Be Enough?

  Published: September 5, 2007, 10:40 am

  Tags: South Dakota

  South Dakota has space in abundance. Fifty million acres of space and only about 750,000 people, and many of them congregrated in a few small cities. Some sociologists and planners thought the rural expanses between those cities would be just about empty by now. I thought the same at one time. I remember as a very [...]

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• Our Washington Delegation

  Published: September 5, 2007, 3:51 pm

  Tags: South Dakota

  Tim Johnson reported to work today in Washington, and his staff put some photos on the senator’s web site. Kinda warms your heart to see all three of our Washington leaders together, smiling and obviously enjoying some time together. From left (as if introductions are necessary) are Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Sen. John Thune and [...]

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• Oh This Is A Good Idea

  Published: September 9, 2007, 7:45 am

  Tags: South Dakota News

  oil pipeline through eastern South Dakota is being allowed to use somewhat thinner steel in rural areas, which will save money. I can’t think of a better way to show your detractors just how much you care can you?

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• Doom and gloom in Novak land

  Published: September 13, 2007, 11:39 am

  Tags: Senate, House, 2008, Nebraska, South Dakota, Ca 04, Charlie Brown, John Doolittle, California, Ne Sen, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin

  Takeover. Looking at South Dakota, Novak realizes that even if Johnson steps down, Democratic chances of holding the seat are still strong. The key factor that might encourage Johnson to step down is that he has a strong understudy. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D) is ready to step into Johnson's spot, and she would be a very strong

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• The State Owned Airplane Again

  Published: September 18, 2007, 9:21 am

  Tags: Mike Rounds, South Dakota News

  passenger railroad system. South Dakota used money from the federal railroad agency to replenish the state aeronautics fund after buying the $1.5 million aircraft. States without Amtrak rail service got a one-time payment from the agency in 1997; South Dakota got $23 million. The money initially could be spent only on intercity bus and rail

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• Rathergate

  Published: September 24, 2007, 8:02 am

  Tags: South Dakota Blogs, George Bush

  to his comments over at South Dakota Politics. Dear Bob: Thanks for the comment. However, I cannot agree. It was and now is again up to Rather to show that the facts are as he reported them, not up to Bush to debunk them. The only things new in the Sept. 2004 story were the claims that George Bush, as a national guard pilot,

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