Happy snowy Wednesday!

Here are your Must Reads, as they return to a more familiar format.

MUST READS FROM THE SOUTH DAKOTA INTERNETS:

I think there’s a message there. Is the Legislature flexing, or posturing?
23/01/08 09:11 from South Dakota War College
Yesterday, a couple of legislators had a few things to say about the Governor’s proposed cuts to the highway patrol. A couple of legislators as in a potentially veto-proof 85 of them: A measure introduced today would restore funding to the…

• It’s about freakin’ time the legislators grow a collective pair!

Bill Would Force Pharmacists to Violate Conscience
22/01/08 22:00 from Dakota Voice
The Rapid City Journal says SB 164 has been submitted to the legislature and “seeks to protect people’s right to get birth control pills and other contraceptives.” The article says that current law…

• Or how about more accurately, “bill would protect patients’ rights to obtain birth control and other medications despite their pharmacist being a wacko.”

Save Our School!
22/01/08 17:31 from Conde, SD
Members of the Conde community will be attending the 2008 South Dakota Legislative Session on January 23, 2008 to show our support of HB1158. HB1158 is an exemption to SB158 forcing all schools in the state of South Dakota under attendance…

• Gov. Mike never met a small school that he didn’t want to close.
  

MUST READS FROM THE NON-SOUTH DAKOTA INTERNETS:

935 false statements on our way to war…
23/01/08 07:18 from Blue man in a Red district
The Center for Public Integrity published a report on the false statements used by the Bush Administration on our road to war in Iraq. The study accounted for 935 false statements in a 2 year period of time and that over this two year…

• What, only 935?  I would have put the number a lot higher.
  

Why Esquire finally killed its “Dubious Achievements” awards
23/01/08 07:22 from Romenesko
New York Observer “For more than the last ten years, it’s seemed less and less necessary each year,” says Esquire editor David Granger . “There was more and more snark in the world and the Dubious format seemed increasingly less special.”..

• What!  It’s one of the best things Esquire is known for! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Stars pay tribute to Heath Ledger
23/01/08 07:05 from BBC News | Americas | World Edition
Hollywood stars pay tribute to Australian actor Heath Ledger, who has been found dead in New York…

• I have officially hit geezerdom.  I had no clue who Mr. Ledger was and that he was such a big star.  My condolences to Heath’s family and friends for their loss.