Let’s hope you’re staying warm this cold weekend.  SDW’s Must Reads are here to help.

MUST READS FROM THE SOUTH DAKOTA INTERNETS:

Duncan Hunter Throws in the Towel
19/01/08 20:17 from Dakota Voice
It’s official: Duncan Hunter has ended his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination. How sad that while the true liberals of the Democrat Party get plenty of press, the true conservatives of the…

• Who? Duncan Hines I’ve heard of.  Duncan Hunter, not so much.

What is a Nanny State?
19/01/08 17:51 from Sibby Online
Pat Powers responded to my previous post on the pre-K legislation and the Nanny State. Excerpt: When I look at things and quantify them as being part of the nanny state, one of the key things I look at are whether it is a ban or a mandate…

• Thank God we’re finally having that all important Nanny State debate!

Yet another reason to ride your bike in winter!
19/01/08 13:54 from Cycle South Dakota
On the weekends it is usually easier for me to be car free. I run my errands via bicycle as I can set my own time frames.  This morning I received a 6:00 am phone call from work and I had to get there in a hurry to fix some files…

• Nothing like adding frostbite to gettting a sore butt from riding miles and miles.

MUST READS FROM THE NON-SOUTH DAKOTA INTERNETS:

Cubans vote for new parliament
20/01/08 08:29 from BBC News | Americas | World Edition
Cubans vote for a new parliament with one person standing per seat, including ailing leader Fidel Castro…

• Actually, sounds a lot like many legislative races in South Dakota.

Is there a central front in the war on terror?
20/01/08 06:05 from WE Blog
The recent uptick of attacks on Western targets in Afghanistan and suicide bombings in Pakistan (see photo) expose the faulty premise of the Bush administration’s terrorism strategy: the notion that Iraq is the “central front”…

• Yes.  It’s called the United States Constitution.  It’s been under attack for seven years.

Suzanne Pleshette Dead
20/01/08 05:00 from Culture & Society from Newser
Actress Suzanne Pleshette, best known for her role as a sardonic wife in the long-running hit TV series “The Bob Newhart Show,” died today at her home in Los Angeles, AP reports. She was 70, and had been treated for lung cancer…

• So long, “Emily.” Our loss is heaven’s gain.