American Minute from William J. Federer  The Uniform Holiday Bill, signed by President Lyndon Johnson in 1968, moved the celebration of Washington’s Birthday to the third Monday in FEBRUARY. Sometime after this, with Lincoln’s birthday also in the month of February, people began referring to the holiday as “Presidents’ Day.” Of note is that virtually [...]

Reprinted by permission of the Christian Post  By Lawrence Jones Christian Post Reporter Fri, Feb. 20 2009 01:31 PM EST Gay rights activists are pushing legislation to legalize same-sex marriage in several states and West Virginia could be next, according to a pro-family group. Jeremy Dys, president of the Family Policy Council of West Virginia, said [...]

STAR PARKER FOUNDER & PRESIDENT COALITION ON URBAN RENEWAL & EDUCATION As our new political leadership leads us into the fiscal twilight zone, is it too much to ask for a little honesty as they do it? The day after President Obama unveiled his plan to bail out distressed mortgage holders, Treasury Secretary Geithner and [...]

  Daily Recap 2/20/2008 From the 2009 South Dakota Legislature, todays activity on bills of note… Bill # Bill Desc Activity HB 1149 allow a person or entity to offer postsecondary education credit in South Dakota while seeking accreditation from a recognized accrediting agency. House of Representatives Deferred to another day HB 1156 provide for [...]

Who would have thought the day would come when a Russian lectured the United States on the dangers of socialism and Big Government? That day has come.  As reported by the Wall Street Journal,  Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin recently made a speech at the opening ceremony of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in [...]

Reprinted by permission of the Christian Post By Jenna Lyle Christian Today Reporter Fri, Feb. 20 2009 09:47 AM EST LONDON – Six Christian organizations have unanimously condemned plans by the Westboro Baptist Church to picket in the United Kingdom. The Kansas-based church, notorious for its “God hates Fags” banners, said it was planning to picket [...]

Reprinted by permission of the Christian Post By Daniel Blake Christian Today Reporter Thu, Feb. 19 2009 06:09 PM EST LONDON – Librarians have been told to place all religious texts on the top shelves of bookcases, following complaints from Muslims about the positioning of the Koran on shelves. The move came about after Muslims complained [...]

As I pointed out recently, embryonic stem cell research is really a bad way to pursue medical cures. In addition to destroying innocent human life in the process, it has problems with tissue rejection and tumor growth.  It also hasn’t produced a single successful therapy. Adult stem cell research, meanwhile, has produced about 80 successful [...]

Topics in today’s show: –The Congressional Budget Office says recession will continue through the year –Democrat Diane Feinstein compromises our national security –The US postal service raises its prices –New Jersey the only state without an official song Starring: Jodi Miller Director: Bruce Roundtower Executive Producer: Matthew Sheffield NewsBusted is a comedy webcast about the [...]

American Minute from William J. Federer  A Revolutionary War Colonel, he built the fortifications at Breed’s Hill and commanded the militia at the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775. He fought in the battles of Long Island in 1776 and Saratoga in 1777. His name was William Prescott, born FEBRUARY 20, 1726. After the Boston [...]

Update 2/20/2009 For the 2009 South Dakota Legislature, todays scheduled bill activity of note… Bill # Bill Desc Activity HB 1156 provide for the establishment of a task force to study human trafficking and to declare an emergency. Hearing: House Judiciary SB 134 provide health insurance coverage for contraceptive drugs and devices. Hearing: Senate Health [...]

Did you see the firey speech given by CNBC analyst Rick Santelli on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange this morning?  If not, check it out below. For an 80′s child like me, it gets me thinking “We’re Not Gonna Take It.”   we’ll Fight The Powers That Be Just don’t Pick Our Destiny ’cause you Don’t [...]

  Daily Recap 2/19/2008 From the 2009 South Dakota Legislature, todays activity on bills of note… Bill # Bill Desc Activity HB 1081 make an appropriation to defray operation costs of the 24/7 sobriety program. Deferred by Chair SB 126 revise certain provisions regarding school attendance. Senate Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 2. [...]

Even though faced by a liberal White House and Congress, conservatives aren’t running–they’re on the offensive. Leaders of pro-family groups from across America met in Washington, D.C., this week to discuss how best to oppose the liberal social agenda. They also highlighted some good news out of Hollywood and on campus. Stuart Shepard talks with [...]

By Howie Rich Americans for Limited Government  More than perhaps any other nation in human history, the United States of America needs to brush up on its own history. After all, a Republic founded 233 years ago in defiance of fiscal tyranny has once again succumbed to it – only this time we have no [...]

Our young people are growing up in a world in which GOD is the new four-letter word. Look around and you will find that while it is permissible for children in many public school systems and homes to read novels with graphic language and watch sexually explicit commercials on TV, talking about God or religion [...]

LifeSiteNews highlights a report from the World Health Organization which says homosexual sex is “fueling” an AIDS/HIV epidemic in Asia: “Studies show that at present, the proportion of HIV infections being transmitted among men who have sex with men is larger and more significant than we had originally believed,” said Dr Massimo Ghidinelli, WHO Regional [...]

American Minute from William J. Federer  The groans of a dying man kept him awake in the little inn outside New York. He was hardened to the cries because a college friend at Brown University had persuaded him to be an atheist. The next morning he learned the man who died in the night was [...]

  Update 2/19/2009 For the 2009 South Dakota Legislature, todays scheduled bill activity of note… Bill # Bill Desc Activity HB 1081 make an appropriation to defray operation costs of the 24/7 sobriety program. Hearing: Senate Appropriations SB 191 establish eligibility criteria, community planning processes, and quality benchmarks for state-supported prekindergarten programs. Hearing: Senate Education [...]

Daily Recap 2/18/2008 From the 2009 South Dakota Legislature, todays activity on bills of note… Bill # Bill Desc Activity HB 1149 allow a person or entity to offer postsecondary education credit in South Dakota while seeking accreditation from a recognized accrediting agency. Amended: On page 1, line 12, of the printed bill, delete ” [...]

by Carrie K. Hutchens Illinois seems to be having a run on scandals.  Scandals that have more twists and turns than a daytime soap opera on a roll.  Amazing. John O’Connor’s article, “Burris tried to raise funds for Blagojevich”, says…  ”SPRINGFIELD, Ill. U.S. Sen. Roland Burris now acknowledges attempting to raise money for ousted Gov. Rod [...]

Topics in today’s show: –Obama signs the stimulus –Judd Gregg withdraws –Alex Rodriguez admits to steroid usage –R&B singer Chris Brown arrested for abusing of Rhianna Starring: Jodi Miller Director: Bruce Roundtower Executive Producer: Matthew Sheffield NewsBusted is a comedy webcast about the news of the day, uploaded every Tuesday and every Friday.

As some in South Dakota move to repeal the state’s ban on embryonic stem cell research (SB 195), Breitbart.com reports an experimental fetal stem cell therapy used on an Israeli boy who had a rare, fatal genetic disease  called ataxia telangiectasia, or A-T. The case was published in the journal PLoS Medicine.  Unfortunately the fetal stem cell [...]

American Minute from William J. Federer  Pilgrim’s Progress was published FEBRUARY 18, 1678. An allegory of a pilgrim’s journey to the Celestial City, it was written by John Bunyan, born in Bedford, England. At age 29, Bunyan became a Baptist minister and was imprisoned over 12 years for preaching without a license. While in jail, [...]

Update 2/18/2009 For the 2009 South Dakota Legislature, todays scheduled bill activity of note… Bill # Bill Desc Activity HB 1125 prohibit the use of certain wireless communications devices while driving. Hearing: House State Affairs HB 1149 allow a person or entity to offer postsecondary education credit in South Dakota while seeking accreditation from a [...]