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Our voice: 2014 Senate race holds intrigue
No sooner had Sen. Tim Johnson announced his retirement Tuesday than a curious — well, maybe not-so-curious — website popped up. "Draft Brendan Johnson," at draftjohnson.blogspot.com, aims to gather support for Tim Johnson's son, U.S....Tags: Mike Rounds, Tim Johnson, Elections, Tea Party Movement, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
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Noem receives Wheat Advocate Award
Washington, D.C. - Recently, the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) presented Rep. Kristi Noem with the Wheat Advocate Award. This award is given annually to members of Congress who have demonstrated outstanding support for the wheat industry....Tags: U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, U.S. Congress
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Noem: Parties beginning to reach across aisle
Rep. Kristi Noem senses somewhat better relations between Democrats and Republicans this Congressional session, but there are still a lot of major issues to resolve, she told an audience of about 60 people at an Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce Governmental...
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Rep. Kristi Noem to speak Wednesday in Aberdeen
Rep. Kristi Noem, R-S.D., will deliver an update on Congress at noon Wednesday at the Ramada Convention Center, 2727 Sixth Ave. S.E. The event is sponsored by the Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee. All are invited. The cost... -
Tim Johnson to announce future Tuesday
MITCHELL — Sen. Tim Johnson is ready to talk about 2014. The three-term senator will announce Tuesday what his plans are for next year. Johnson, a Democrat, is in his third term in the Senate after five terms in the House. Perry Plumart,...Tags: POLITICO LLC, Government, Mike Rounds, Tim Johnson, Elections
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Rural America's political clout slipping, USDA secretary warns
MITCHELL -- Rural America is in a struggle to remain relevant. So said U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in December after rural voters showed up for the November election in lackluster numbers and as Congress was letting a new farm bill slip through...Tags: Tom Vilsack, Tim Johnson, John Thune, Wesleyan University, Tea Party Movement
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Noem challenges ag secretary
Rep. Kristi Noem challenged Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on how his department is dealing with producers in the wake of the federal spending reduction known as the sequester. Noem, R-S.D., questioned Vilsack, a Democrat who is the former governor...Tags: Tom Vilsack, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, U.S. Congress, Aquaculture, Budget Control Act of 2011
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Batter, beer and basketball
In less than two weeks, People across the nation will meet with friends to watch eight hours of basketball while they gobble up hot dogs that have been dipped in batter, fried and then impaled on a stick. March 23 will mark the 21st annual National...
Tags: College Basketball, Republican Party, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Basketball, U.S. House of Representatives
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LETTER: Noem, Thune made right move with Violence Against Women Act
Kudos to Rep. Kristi Noem and Sen. John Thune for opposing the Violence Against Women Act. Make no mistake: Decent people are outraged at the abuse of women, but VAWA is more about building feminist power structures than about protecting vulnerable women....Tags: Violence Against Women Act, John Thune, U.S. Congress, Abusive Behavior, Crime, Law and Justice
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Women play larger role in today's ag
They're not all farm wives anymore. Women are driving combines, ordering feed and seed and owning and managing farms and ranches. Linda Bannwarth, of rural Mitchell, has seen the evolving role of women in agriculture. "I just think there's more...Tags: Adele (music artist), U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture
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Protect Our Prairies Act creates a nationwide ÂSodsaver provision
Washington, DC - On Feb. 14, Representatives Kristi Noem (R-SD) and Tim Walz (D-MN), along with six additional cosponsors, introduced bipartisan legislation that would protect our nation's remaining native prairies and prime grasslands. The Protect...Tags: Collin Peterson, John Thune, Rentals, U.S. Congress, Environmental Issues
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Study documents conversion of grassland to crops
SIOUX FALLS (AP) - A new study documents a loss of 1.3 million acres of grassland over a five-year period in the Western Corn Belt - a rate not seen since the 1920s and 1930s. The research by Christopher Wright and Michael Wimberly of the Geographic...Tags: Science and Technology, South Dakota State University, Environmental Issues, Ducks Unlimited
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