I didn't know there was a line going from Madison to Lake Preston or Madison to Wessington Springs. I wonder how much of these old lines are still left?
I think it would strengthen the economy of South Dakota if we created a bullet train across the state of South Dakota. Imagine if you could hop on the train in Madison and end up in Pierre or Sturgis a few hours later? South Dakota offers perfect flat plains for development along with unused lines that could be upgraded for a low cost. Public infrastructure projects like a bullet train could boost our economy not only through quick transportation of agricultural goods but also increase the number of visitors to our state by offering trips displaying the beautiful scenery of our grasslands, badlands, and black hills.
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Remember those times when you were in a store with your parents? Almost inevitably you would see a piece of candy or frozen treat that you wanted. The pushers of the Macbooks are kind of like the child in the store by asking "please, please, please" while receiving a stern "no, no, no". But every year it keeps being brought up like the reasons for having Macbooks; this year the reason is so much greater. When I look at the graphics arts program I see a couple of teachers, "a couple" of teachers who use and teach with OS X. That hardly elicits the need for two mac labs AND the overhaul of a successful tablet pc program. DSU as a university is widely known as the tablet pc campus. Now with the infusion of Macbooks we can no longer claim that title. We're a laptop campus just like SDSU, Northern, School of Mines, etc. So it looks like the mac pushers have won. Individuals are suckered into the looks and feel of the machine but not overall functionality. Arguments have been made that they are just a better machine perhaps better then our own Fujitsu tablets. But only those individuals have failed... [More]
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