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Ted Klaudt loses appeal

Robbinsdale Radical 8.8.09 2:51 PM | Details at the RCJ.Just so we don't forget what this is really about, icky politics aside:"South Dakota Attorney General Larry Long told The Associated Press, "He was convincing these girls they...
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Bob Newland's last note for a while

Robbinsdale Radical 7.6.09 11:23 PM | (The graphic above was added by me, from NORML's website.)From: "Bob Newland" Subject: And Newland gets...Date: Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:44:48 -06006 July 2009Hello everyone;This will be the last email...
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Newland avoids (some) prison

Robbinsdale Radical 7.6.09 6:28 PM | Update on Bob Newland's sentencing for cannabis possession today.Unfortunately I only got there at the end, but if I interpreted what was said correctly, Bob Newland will not have to go to jail. He...
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Support Bob Newland and our precious freedoms!

Robbinsdale Radical 7.5.09 8:59 PM | I received a tragic letter from Bob Newland today.I am going to show up tomorrow in support of Bob. But an even better thing to do is sign the petition, which could very well come out affirmative...
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Heritage Festival Must-Do

Robbinsdale Radical 7.4.09 3:23 PM | Don't miss the Dakota Dogs at the Heritage Festival. They are FANTASTIC.(Shameless promotion of two of my favorite people, who have done a LOT of good for South Dakota, Erin McCarrick and Melissa...
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Marching to Anaheim

Robbinsdale Radical 7.4.09 1:05 AM | My family couldn't afford the trip -- which is a shame I really wish we could have gone and helped with GC - but I have a business trip down there so I'm going to fortunate enough stop by the...
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Gov Sanford draws inspiration from King David

Robbinsdale Radical 6.29.09 11:34 AM | Truly, I'm not a fan of kicking someone while they are down, but this (HuffPost) just was over the top:"About an hour after Jenny Sanford talked of her pain and feelings of betrayal, her husband...
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Quote of the day

Robbinsdale Radical 6.14.09 6:39 PM | Iran is awfully far from Rapid City, but this one still resonates...At his news conference, Ahmadinejad made light of restrictions on the press and media."Don't worry about freedom in Iran," he...
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Ruth Schutz featured in the Rapid City Journal

Robbinsdale Radical 6.14.09 3:46 PM | One of my fast friends and probably my favorite RCJ letter-writer, Ruth Schutz, was featured in the paper a couple of weeks ago and I missed it among the hubub of graduation and all the news that's...
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My letter to President Obama

Robbinsdale Radical 6.13.09 8:40 PM | I am writing to express my outrage at the legal brief your administration filed in a California Federal Court defending DOMA, the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act -- a law you promised to...
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Thanks but No Thanks: Palin Is Still Scary

Robbinsdale Radical 6.13.09 8:10 PM | The Letterman Joke Deception, Smears and Cynicism of Sarah Palinby Stephen CrockettSarah Palin owes the American people of very sincere apology. She owes David Letterman an apology. She owes her...
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Advice for the Rapid City college-bound

Robbinsdale Radical 6.11.09 12:28 AM | I thought this was good stuff, from the RCJ letters to the editor today. Do pass it on to a young person on that path...Ten simple steps to take in your college planningI was a college professor...
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Lots of interest in Black Hills Pride

Robbinsdale Radical 6.10.09 10:56 AM | The two most commented stories on the Rapid City Journal's Rapid Reply are:* Black Hills Gay Pride event expands to four days (299)* Rapid City woman likens gay activism to 1960s civil rights...
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Employee Free Choice Act

Robbinsdale Radical 6.7.09 8:14 PM | With our Junior Senator and Governor running out around the state lobbying against (and telling untruths) about the Employee Free Choice Act, sounds like things aren't going so well for them in...
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Letter to the Editor - South Dakota Credit Card Addiction

Robbinsdale Radical 6.5.09 10:51 PM | Good LTE in the Rapid City Journal today... couldn't agree more!The addiction to credit cards is Bill Janklow opened the door to -- and I don't see that door closing any time soon, in a state where...
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Rapid City Journal reports on same-sex family rights

Robbinsdale Radical 6.5.09 9:03 PM | You can skip the comments (which involve a lot of back and forth with people who think they are Bible scholars (which is irrelevant to the question at hand, our obligation to treat all equally in...
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Drugs -r- Bad, mKay?

Robbinsdale Radical 6.4.09 11:16 AM | Apparently, one of the worst and dimmest apparently was hired by the Rapid City Police Department to "instruct" our best and brightest. (RCJ story: Retired patrolman: Parents key to drug abuse...
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Suzan Nolan wins!

Robbinsdale Radical 6.2.09 11:23 PM | Robbinsdale, and the rest of Area 1, got a great break today as far as our schools go! RR-endorsed candidate Suzan Nolan has done it! This is so important because so much is at stake; having a...
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I'm so proud of South Dakota. Not.

Robbinsdale Radical 6.2.09 10:51 AM | Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy
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Vote for Suzan today! I did!

Robbinsdale Radical 6.2.09 10:13 AM | We're voting today in Rapid City! Please get out there and vote for Suzan -- for more about the election, check out ourrrapidcityschools.org.
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