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Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI predicts 2.9 percent GDP, revised from 3.3 percent A manufacturing group lowered its economic forecast through next year on Monday, saying the U.S. economy has downshifted to a "slow-growth mode" as consumers spend less and save more. The Manufacturers...

what say you.... Vet who died in prison gets national cemetery plot Some military veterans are angry that a World War II soldier who died in prison after pleading guilty to killing his wife is scheduled to be buried Tuesday in Denver's Fort Logan National Cemetery. Raymond R. Sawyer, an...

Edward Yeranian | Cairo 20 August 2010 http://uskowioniran.blogspot.com/ Iran's defense minister Ahmad Vahidi is saying Friday that Tehran has test-fired a new surface-to-surface missile called the Qiam-1. The announcement comes amid a flurry of alleged new military developments in recent days...

Watch out for Yellowstone bears — they're hungry By MATTHEW BROWN, Associated Press Writer Matthew Brown, Associated Press Writer BILLINGS, Mont. – Yellowstone's grizzlies are going to be particularly hungry this fall, and that means more dangerous meetings with humans in a year that is...

By NASSER KARIMI, Associated Press Writer Nasser Karimi, Associated Press Writer – Sun Aug 22, 7:48 am ET Iran inaugurates nation's first unmanned bomber - Yahoo! News TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday inaugurated the country's first domestically built unmanned...

Journal Editorial Board rapidcityjournal.com | Posted: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 6:00 am Caterpillar's plans to open an engineering design center in Rapid City is welcome news on many levels. Caterpillar is a solid company, ranked 66th on the Fortune 500 list. It manufactures construction...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100819/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_poll_obama_s_religionWhite By ALAN FRAM, Associated Press Writer Alan Fram, Associated Press Writer – 2 hrs 6 mins ago WASHINGTON – Americans increasingly are convinced — incorrectly — that President Barack Obama is a Muslim, and a...

While listening to Cowboy Nation's song "Way Out West" the other day, I was struck by how much the bikers visiting last week's Sturgis motorcycle rally are like the cowboys of the Old West. The song's lyrics - "We're not living on our knees/and we do as we please" - while written to describe...

Independents “The independent voters are very concerned about the same things I am: our economy and the spending and the policies coming out of this administration in Washington, D.C.,” Noem said. “There is frustration with federal bureaucracy and the feeling that we are spending ourselves to...

one to put chef to work...*LOL* GM IPO seen as victory for Obama on auto bailout | Wheels.ca WASHINGTON — General Motors Co. standing on its own again in the capital markets would be a victory for President Barack Obama as he begins to trumpet auto bailouts as a policy success ahead of the...

Published On Fri Aug 13 2010 Wes Werbowy can still see the polar bear’s head pressed up against his tent’s mosquito netting. “I wish I could find an artist to capture this image in my mind,” says Werbowy, who survived a recent up-close-and-personal encounter with a polar bear with the help...

ESQUIMALT, B.C.—The only Canadians they’ve encountered so far wear health masks. The only view they’ve had of Canada has been under the watch of armed guards. Some of the nearly 500 Sri Lankan men, women and children (including alleged terrorists) who arrived about 6:30 a.m. Friday under navy...

Rounds lands noise award for rally appearance Ted Rueter rapidcityjournal.com | Posted: Saturday, August 14, 2010 6:00 am South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds has won this month's Noisy Dozen award from Noise Free America for participating in this year's Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Rounds rode in...

For now the IRS is only going after the rich..BUT you know what can happen to the little guy.. KAHLER: Government might seek proof of your wealth Rick Kahler rapidcityjournal.com | Posted: Friday, August 13, 2010 The U.S. government may be taking its war on the rich to the next level. The...

Park Service Mount Rushmore has few free-speech permit requests

A Commentary By Lawrence Kudlow Sunday, August 08, 2010 With the disappointingly soft jobs report for July and a faltering recovery overall, is Team Obama getting ready for some sort of new, liberal-left, Keynesian, big-bang stimulus package? Will it be desperate to "do something"...

Republican Kristi Noem again passes the 50% mark of support this month against incumbent Democrat Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin in the race for South Dakota’s only House seat. The latest Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey of Likely Voters shows Noem picking up 51% support against...

I know just how much you guys just LOVE this stuff!!:p R.G. Edmonson | Aug 10, 2010 7:39PM GMT The Journal of Commerce Online - News Story President’s plan envisions 85 percent of nation connected by high-speed rail Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Tuesday 85 percent of the country...

Maybe why truck tonnage is off... Rail Freight Traffic Up in July | Journal of Commerce The shift follows two months in which rail traffic confirmed a pause in economic momentum and raised concerns because freight activity should be strengthening during a period of recovery from recession...

at 10 pm Tuesday night Blacksburg SC FJ is closing till 6am Wed.....it will be a Flying Pilot when it does reopen....