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Abortion task force chairwoman speaks out

Via Coat Hangers at Dawn, I see one of the “pro-life” members of South Dakota’s Abortion Task Force is speaking out about what happened in the preparation of the Task Force’s report. (PDF file). You may recall that “pro-choice” members were so offended by it they walked out of the final meeting and submitted a […]

J.A.I.L.’s California shell game – Chapter 1

In addition to the J.A.I.L. Lies series, I’ve decided to embark on an additional one, both of which will run intermittently through the November election. How many parts each series will have depends on the backers of South Dakota’s Judicial Accountability Initiative Law (J.A.I.L.). We’ll call this one the “California shell game.”

The title refers […]

No on Amendment E blog

PP has launched the No on Amendment E – SD Jail-4-Judges blog. It is aptly subtitled, “One annoying blogger’s little attempt to derail South Dakota’s 2006 Amendment E – the Judicial Accountability Act.”

He won’t be alone. This blog will also continue to examine South Dakota’s Judicial Accountability Initiative Law (J.A.I.L.) amendment and its backers. […]

Book Review: Zanesville (2005)

As I was reading Kris Saknussemm’s debut novel Zanesville, I kept wondering, “In what part of the universe does this guy’s mind reside?” I know it’s an entirely different plane then mine — but that’s a good thing.

If forced to pigeonhole Zanesville, you would probably categorize the book as science fiction. But that is […]

Remainders

Since my brain is still a liytle frazzled from work projects, last night’s multi-tasking (listening to the Stampede game on the radio while watching the Wisconsin-Maine NCAA seminfinal on the big screen), attending the tremendous Stampede playoff win tonight and looking forward to Saturday night’s Wisconsin-Boston College NCAA championship game, there’s true variety in the […]