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Column: Media, Myths, and the Minimum Wage

By John Gossom February 27, 2013 | 1140 KSOO-AM

WASHINGTON - Right-wingers like to convince themselves that something is true then repeat it ad nauseum hoping that the rest of us will come to believe it as well. Surprisingly, they have had some success with this strategy.

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Category: US/World News

Column: Uncertainty Surrounds South Dakota Budget Plan

By John Gossom February 26, 2013 | 1140 KSOO-AM

PIERRE - There is a good deal of uncertainty surrounding the South Dakota budget at the moment. What is making the job atypical is that no one knows how much to count on coming from Washington.

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Category: Local News, South Dakota News

Allowing Mentally Ill to Have Guns is Crazy

By John Gossom February 22, 2013 | 1140 KSOO-AM

PIERRE - The South Dakota House of Representatives has decided to continue with the state policy of defying federal gun law.

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Category: Local News, South Dakota News

Facebook Takes Advantage Multi-million Dollar Tax Breaks

By John Gossom February 21, 2013 | 1140 KSOO-AM

MENLO PARK, Calif. - Facebook has released its tax information and despite the fact that it made over a billion dollars in profits last year, the company won’t be paying any taxes, but will instead be collecting a $429 million refund.

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Category: US/World News Tags: Business, Economy, Taxes

Lawmakers Look to Make ‘Super Majorities’ the Rule

By John Gossom February 20, 2013 | 1140 KSOO-AM

PIERRE - Raising the bar to require a super majority is simply undemocratic.

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Category: Local News, South Dakota News Tags: Taxes

South Dakota Legislature Looks to Amend Abortion Law

By John Gossom February 19, 2013 | 1140 KSOO-AM

PIERRE - Despite the ongoing legal challenge to the existing forced waiting period and anti-abortion consultation law, the South Dakota Senate is poised to double down.

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Category: South Dakota News

Are South Dakota Legislators Suffering from Battered Government Syndrome?

By John Gossom February 18, 2013 | 1140 KSOO-AM

PIERRE - The willing self-victimization here is appalling. It is akin to a battered spouse making a special meal so their abusive partner won’t leave them.

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Category: Local News, South Dakota News

GOP: The Fairy Tale Party

By John Gossom February 14, 2013 | 1140 KSOO-AM

WASHINGTON - So here is what we now know about today’s Republican party: they believe in magic.

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Category: US/World News Tags: Washington

Struggling Seniors Set to Win One, Lose One

By John Gossom February 12, 2013 | 1140 KSOO-AM

WASHINGTON - First the good news: the Obama Administration has indicated through the White House Press Secretary that it will not agree to increase the eligibility age for Medicare as part of the upcoming sequester negotiations.

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Category: Local News, South Dakota News Tags: Washington

Congress, Not the Internet to Blame for Postal Woes

By John Gossom February 11, 2013 | 1140 KSOO-AM

WASHINGTON - By now you have probably heard that the US Postal Service is ending Saturday delivery of first-class mail in order to cut some of its financial losses. What you might not know is that Congress is the cause of most of those losses.

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Category: US/World News

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