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4/11/2008 Must Reads: PP Steps in the Smidt, Cyber Corn, Pope and a Dope, and Survivor for TV Crews

Damn, no adult snow day today in the Sioux Empire. Bummer.

Here are your Must Reads.

SOUTH DAKOTA MUST READS:

Can Smidt take on wonder-blogger Powers?
11/04/08 14:19 from Hog House Blog
My friends, the power of the modern political blog is about to undergo a test in South Dakota Legislative District 7, where longtime incumbent state lawmaker Orv Smidt faces upstart blogger Pat Powers for the GOP’s spot…

  • Watch out Orv! And the Nanny State!
My new Corn Palace Web site
11/04/08 19:00 from Republic Insider
I wrote a story recently about the things (sometimes mean things)people are saying about the Corn Palace online. I wrote a sidebar on the lack of an official Web site for the Corn Palace (there are Corn Palace pages on the CVB site…
  • When my mother in law from Kansas saw the Corn Palace for the first time she asked, “Is this it?” Now people can be underwhelmed in cyberspace as well.
NON-SOUTH DAKOTA MUST READS:

Bushes Throw Birthday Bash For Pope, But He’s Not Coming! [Pope Party]
11/04/08 17:03 from Wonkette
The White House is throwing a big fancy special Pope dinner on Wednesday, complete with German Pope food and German birthday cake for”Benedict XVI,” who turns 81 years old that night…
  • The Pope and the Dope?
TV “Sweatshops” Under Fire
11/04/08 16:09 from t r u t h o u t
Steve Gorman reports for Reuters: “Tuesday’s news that a dozen former workers on major US reality shows like ‘American Idol’ had filed state labor complaints shows the campaign to end what many describe as sweatshop conditions on these programs…
  • Next, Survivor: Production Assistant Edition!
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