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Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Rounds Brushes Off Fargen as Inexperienced Freshman

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Remember that really nice guy we liked so much more than those mean and nasty fellas, Kirby and Barnett? Governor M. Michael Rounds graces ...
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HB 1198: "Pay to Play" on House Ed. Wed. Agenda

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Yesterday's post on referee and judge pay provoked a discussion of "pay to play," charging students fees to participate in ex...
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Monday, February 16, 2009

Pay Check: Debate Judges vs. Sports Officials

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By the way, as I review Madison school board minutes , I notice that we pay basketball officials anywhere from $75 to $119 (e.g. Jeff Deslau...
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Netbooks, Cell Phones, and Stimulus for the Classroom

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Quick classroom tech notes: Elkton Netbook Update: On today's Dakota Digest , South Dakota Public Broadcasting's Cory Klumper report...

State Affairs Deadlocks on Pipeline Tax: Try Again Wednesday!

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SB 171 , the pipeline tax, got stuck in committee Friday. The Senate State Affairs Committee split 4–4 (Dave Knudson was absent) on whether...
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Anecdotal: China Beating U.S. on Alternative Energy Innovation

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A little note for my Policy friends debating the alternative-energy resolution: Thomas Friedman's latest NYTimes column provides an il...
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Sunday, February 15, 2009

For the Sake of Argument: Overheard at Mundt Debate

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...and what about that Mundt curse? At this weekend's Mundt Debate Tournament at Madison HS, I judged dramatic interp, oratory, Lincoln-...
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Health Insurance, Bridges, Schools, Water, Cops: Stimulus A-Comin'!

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Quick notes on the stimulus bill becoming law on Tuesday (Tuesday?! What are we waiting for? Hand the President his pen now! ): COBRA wil...
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Mundt Debate Results: Aberdeen Central, Vermillion Win Sweeps

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The 42 nd Karl E. Mundt Debate Tournament brought 16 schools to Madison Friday and Saturday for a big weekend of speech competition. Aberde...
Saturday, February 14, 2009

Aberdeen's Holkesvik Wins 2009 Madville Mundtster Award

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Congratulations to Aberdeen senior Michael Holkesvik, the winner of the first annual Madville Mundtster award ! Holkesvik (shown here with p...

South Dakota Fiddles While Others Plan for Stimulus

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I highlighted Virginia's great new citizen participation website , where everybody and their ugly sister can submit ideas ( 1347 since ...
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Stimulus Passes; GOP Puts Party First

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The stimulus bill has passed ; President Obama will sign shortly . By closing ranks and opposing fast action to fight the recession, the Rep...
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