4/30/2008 Must Reads: Dandelions, New GI Bill, Pres. Wright?, and Democrats 7 Years Too Late

Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Todd Epp in S.D. Watch "Must Reads"

Enjoy another nice day before we get hammered again with storms and even more snow.

In the meantime, here are today’s Must Reads:

SOUTH DAKOTA MUST READS:

**This and that..
29/04/08 21:02 from Dakota Today
Saw the first dandilions I have seen blooming this year. Must be a near certain indication that spring is here. Also, the end of April is rapidly approaching and that means property taxes are due in South Dakota.

• Ah, spring!  Dandelions and taxes!

VFW Demands Passage of New GI Bill for 21st Century
30/04/08 06:15 from VFW SD WebCOM Network
WASHINGTON, April 29, 2008 – The national commander of America’s largest organization of combat veterans is demanding that Congress pass S. 22, the “Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act.”…

• Are you listening to our veterans, President Bush and Senator McCain?

OUT OF STATE MUST READS:

Pastor Strife Forces Obama to Get Tough
30/04/08 05:09 from Politics from Newser
Barack Obama’s angry break with his former pastor marks a dramatic change in tone for the Democratic hopeful—and the party’s superdelegates are paying close attention, the New York Times reports…

• Who is running for President, Obama or Wright?  From the news coverage, it’s hard to tell.

Gas prices fuel effort to jam GOP
30/04/08 03:31 from Top Stories
Senate Dems launch ambitious plan: Take on Wall Street speculators, OPEC, price gougers and Big Oil…

• In other words, Democrats are finally taking on the Bush Administration, just seven years too late.
  

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