Archive for August 22nd, 2012

South Dakota ACT Scores Above National Average

South Dakota ACT Scores Above National Average

South Dakota’s average composite ACT score remains unchanged from last year at 21.8, where it has been for the past three years. The national average was also unchanged from a year ago, sitting at 21.1 as it has for four of the past five years. While South Dakota’s scores are consistently higher than the national average by several tenths of a point, South Dakota Secretary of Education Dr. Melody Schopp says there is always room for improvement.

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Our National Question Mark

Our National Question Mark

As we are quickly approaching America’s political cliff, we must look back to what caused this absurd presidential quandary. Nameless grunts in and out of government have combined to rubber stamp a candidate who to this day remains a question mark. I know the question seems ridiculous, but just who is Obama?

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Delta Force bodyguards flank General Norman Schwarzkopf as he visits US forces that took part in Operation Desert Storm, 1991

I Knew God Was With Us

Born AUGUST 22, 1934, he served in Vietnam, commanded the U.S. forces in Grenada and Desert Storm, was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal and knighted by the Queen of England. This was four-star General “Stormin Norman” Schwarzkopf.

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Westboro Baptist Church protesters and Patriot Guard Riders, 2008 (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Westboro: The Famous Church of Hate

Westboro’s, the famous church of hate, seemed to be slowing down, but it appears they have merely been changing tactics or adding to them. They’ve moved on from protesting at funerals for servicemen or women, and have now set their sights on GaymerCon, a homosexual gamer’s convention. Whether you believe homosexual behavior is right or wrong, is the Westboro “Baptist” Church’s venomous tactic the right way to approach this issue?

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