Madville Times
Blog URL http://madvilletimes.blogspot.com
Located Madison, South Dakota USA
Tags Lake Herman, Madison, South Dakota, politics, energy, environment, education, rural development
News and commentary on issues affecting Lake Herman, Madison, and all of the great state of South Dakota
Latest Blog Posts
- Smart Grid Saves You Money with Transparent, Timely Energy Pricing on Nov 25, 2009 in technology stimulus package Sioux Valley Energy smart grid energy Souh Dakota
Those darn greenies and their good ideas, saving us money....I was just reading my Sioux Valley Energy newsletter when I came upon another really good explanation (available here in PDF) of how the smart grid will save you and me money.Sioux Valley E...
- Thank Family Farmers Michelle and Barack for Vegetarian State Dinner on Nov 25, 2009 in Barack Obama self-sufficiency politics agriculture Michelle Obama
As the Thank a Farmer® marketing campaign gets play on the usual industrial ag propaganda sites, I notice no grateful mention of the efforts of new urban farmers Michelle and Barack Obama, who've been returning land to productivity in a tough Washin...
- Save Money, Save Lives: Skip Black Friday for Advent Conspiracy on Nov 24, 2009 in justice water consumerism
What would Jesus do on Black Friday? I doubt he'd be clipping coupons.It's consumer frenzy time again. Gorge yourself at the table Thursday, gorge your shopping cart at the mall Friday. I feel ill already.KELO runs the usual "buy buy buy!" propaganda...
- Sioux Falls Reinvents Education Wheel: What's Not "Real World" about My Classroom? on Nov 24, 2009 in South Dakota education Sioux Falls literature
The Sioux Falls School District touts a new high school that KELO's Ben Dunsmoor says will focus on "real world skills." Perhaps this new school can teach Ben Dunsmoor the real-world skill of writing in complete sentences. A skill all professional jo...
- Strong State Policies Mean Support Renewable Energy: Pass Those PUC Rules! on Nov 24, 2009 in South Dakota Public Utilities Commission hydroelectric energy wind power
The PUC may have just gotten a some slam-dunk help from the feds to promote its Small Renewable Energy Initiative. The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory just issuedits 2009 State of the States report. Among the key find...
- Liberal Stimulus Working; More to Come on Nov 23, 2009 in Barack Obama stimulus package economy
The New York Times reports on the consensus among economists that the stimulus passed last February is working.What's that I hear? Liberal spin from that elitist New York paper? Actually, reporters Jackie Calmes and Michael Cooper give White House a...
- Madison City Web: 1830 Visits (Visitors?) in July on Nov 23, 2009 in Madison South Dakota government media Internet
In other interesting news from tonight's city commission agenda packet, the City of Madison website continues to get some visibility. Page 32 of the packet offers what appears to be a list of web traffic by page for the city website in July 2009. The...
