Madville Times

Somewhat related to my morning comments on walking, parking, and Madison's proposed new gym, here's the Tweet of the Day from the ...

When I blog about Miracle Treat Day at the Madison Dairy Queen, I try hard not to politicize the event. Madison DQ owner DeLon Mork and his ...

Crazy Days are coming up in Madison next weekend, and a couple of events are looking for volunteers. First, Shelter Fest , the benefit conce...

The Rural Learning Center is giving me all sorts of things to think about this week. RLC's blog, Reimagine Rural , announces an interes...

I hate even mentioning "back to school" in July. It comes from when I was little: no thought of school until after my birthday in ...

Minor journalistic malpractice: KELO does a story on the good work neighborhood associations can do to address specific local concerns with...

My commentary on Brookings's $84,000 branding makeover last week brought an enlightening response from Mike Knutson and his commenters...

This one's for you, Officer.... I hope it was another quiet night shift. Hey, what was all that traffic on Main Street... ...on a sunny ...

Those of you gardening in today's summery sunshine surely have dancing in your heads visions of September, when you'll have more tom...

Reviewing the history of the press and blogs, I come upon Aaron Barlow's most recent blog post . Discussing his experiences with Ayn Ran...

Life meets speech class: one of my students this week gave a speech about a problem I remember well from my SDSU days: student meal plan sur...

Harvard economics prof and blogger Greg Mankiw grumbles that health care reform represents a trade-off between community and liberty : I lik...

It's one thing to hear me complain about Big Ag and big corporations sucking the life out of rural communities. It's a whole nother ...

Colorado Springs shows what you get if buy theocracy and anti-government conservatism: collapse of basic public services. Blessings to Panda...

Sometimes even cash and free land aren't enough to keep new people on the prairie. AP reports that the town of Hazelton, North Dakota , ...

Mike Knutson at Reimagine Rural posts a great summary of why "third places" are essential to rural community development . Third ...

I like The Post . In just four months, they've done some good journalism and lots of good local stories, some better than what you get ...

Senator Thune may no longer support the troops , but Patricia Stricherz at Operation Homefront SD still does. She drops a note in my inbox ...

A regular argument I hear against "liberal" social programs like food stamps and public health insurance is that people need to ta...

Mmmm... pancakes! The Madison Kiwanis Club held their annual pancake feed yesterday at the City Armory. Full house at the armory—it was toug...