A few weeks ago, Randy Parry travelled out to Van Buren County, Michigan to speak at the community’s annual conference. He shared the following thoughts about his time in Michigan.
Interview with RandyVan Buren County is located in Southwest Michigan. What was your impression of the region? How does it [...]
A Russian court reduced by several months the sentence of a man who murdered and ate his mother — and dismissed a cannibalism charge against him — because “I was so hungry, I had to eat [the corpse].” (Via.)
But maybe it’s a cultural thing. “Russian police have [...]
In light of President Obama's recent incident of bowing to the Emperor of Japan, here's a cartoon for today:
At this very moment, high noon at the National Press Club in Washington DC, one-hundred and twenty-five Orthodox, Catholic and Evangelical leaders will be holding a press conference on their signing of what is being called "The Manhattan Declaration." (I see it as today equivalent of the Barmen Declaration which was [...]
From the Watertown Public Opinion:
And….
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Read the entire article at the Watertown Public Opinion.
What have I been saying? The Wind Companies are now literally left twisting in the wind with all this generating capacity, [...]
Larry Elder makes a great point with a history lesson you will not get in the Progressive's government schools:
"The political risks of failure are pretty high."
A former congressional aide offered this ominous assessment following the House of Representatives' passage of "health-care reform." Warning to the Senate: President Obama [...]
Todd Epp over at Middle Border Sun (AKA SD Watch) suggests that his party takes it’s bad, bad blue dog out and give it a swat on the nose with a newspaper:
My former colleagues at South Dakota Public Radio give our poor, maligned sole United States Representative a bully pulpit [...]
From the Argus:
Sen. John Thune will receive the Charles Dick Medal of Merit by the National Guard Association of the United States.
and…
The Charles Dick Medal of Merit recognizes public servants at the state and federal level who demonstrate support for the National Guard.
[...]My former colleagues at South Dakota Public Radio give our poor, maligned sole United States Representative a bully pulpit at our expense, where Princess Stephanie Herseth Sandlin calls those of us Democrats who actually believe and act like Democrats and think Americans deserve health care “extremists.”
(For Republicans only!)
What’s your read on the Congressional Race? Do you like Blake Curd’s position on Obamacare? Do you appreciate Chris Nelson’s track record as SOS? Or do you want to send Pork Bellies to North Korea? Take a moment, and give us the pulse of popular [...]
I’m starting to wonder if there’s any Republican political philosophy behind GOP Congressional candidate Thad Wasson other than throwing stuff against the wall and seeing if anything sticks.
I love an underdog, but there’s a difference between being an underdog, and barking at the moon.
Recently on the candidate blog he’s [...]
On the issue of global warming this morning, we have this:
So the 1079 emails and 72 documents seem indeed evidence of a scandal involving most of the most prominent scientists pushing the man-made warming theory – a scandal that is one of the greatest [...]
Ann Coulter points out the silliness of the diversity nuts, and has a solution, if we still have a separation of powers in DC:
Among the worst aspects of America's "diversity" is that liberals' reaction to a heterogeneous population is to create a pecking order based on alleged victimhood – [...]
There’s a certain rhythm and inner warmth when you see an old friend after a number of years. While I’ve never spoken to Leo Kottke in my life, seeing him perform Thursday night at the Orpheum Theater had that feel.
I first became acquainted with Kottke in the mid-70s through his [...]
Getting nervous about cooking that Thanksgiving turkey? What about choosing a wine for a holiday meal?
The Daily Republic is here to help, with how-to videos about both topics on our How-To Videos site.
The turkey-cooking tips are provided by Dan Brown, a graduate of Mitchell Technical Institute’s [...]
Owner of juice bar squeezed by state law.
Habitual DUI gets 5 years in the can.
Everyone running for governor in South Dakota from the two major parties is (or was) a Republican.
Love coffee? Slurp it.
Because of hard economic times, the state government can no longer afford to increase economic activity by selling products made in South Dakota:
The Made In South Dakota Internet site is about to become window shopping only.
The Rounds administration is removing the shopping cart function.
When the [...]
Work site arrests of illegals fall dramatically
Arrests of illegal immigrant workers have dropped precipitously under President Obama, according to figures released Wednesday.
Criminal arrests, administrative arrests, indictments and convictions of illegal immigrants at work sites all fell by more than 50 percent from fiscal 2008 to fiscal 2009.
The figures show [...]
Let’s see…B.O.’s had the information and proposals from HIS selected commanding combat General since August. It’s now November. Meanwhile the conduct of the war continues to stagnate, our local allies hold their breath as they wait to decide whether and/or when to jump ship, and any potential local allies take [...]
As more information comes out over time, the self-affiliation of the terrorist assassin Hasan as an Islamic jihadi continues to thicken.
Major Hasan’s E-Mail: ‘I Can’t Wait to Join You’ in Afterlife
American Official Says Accused Shooter Asked Radical Cleric When Is Jihad Appropriate?
United States Army Major Nidal Hasan told [...]
No. An internet rumor circulating to that effect, and it landed in my email. There is an interesting footnote here, but so far as I can tell there is no evidence at all that Nidal Malik Hasan had any connection to the Obama campaign or to the Administration.
Here is [...]
