QWiley

​ Q.Wiley, Democrat Senator of South Dakota I am most like the Honorable Stephanie Herseth Sandlin who is South Dakota’s at-large member of Congress. She is Co-Chair for Administration of the Blue Dog Coalition, which is a group of moderate Democrats committed financial discipline and strong national security. Also, she serves in three committees vital to South Dakota’s interest: Agriculture, Veterans’ Affair and Natural Resources. In 2008, Stephanie was re-elected to her fourth term in the U.S. House Of Representatives. To Learn More About Stephanie, go to http://hersethsandlin.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=42&Itemid=54 //__ 5 Interesting Facts About South Dakota __// 1.) Capital: Pierre  2.)  Governor: Mike Rounds, R (to Jan. 2011) 3.) Motto: Under God the people rule 4.)  Number of counties: 66 (64 county governments) 5.) Mount Rushmore //__ 5 Important Facts About South Dakota That I Am Interested In. __// 1.)  The U.S.S. South Dakota was the most decorated battle ship in World War II. 2.) Newton Hills State Park, which is a park of hills and forests, was created by glaciers. 3.)  South Dakota has Arlington of the West 4.) The first newspaper is the Yankton Daily Press and Dakotan. 5.)  The largest underground mine is in South Dakota. //__ 3 Issues In South Dakota __// 1.) The poor, middle and higher classes all pay the same amount of taxes but some wealthy people pay less than middle and poor classes when in comes to taxes. I think our government should try to pass a bill that is about people paying taxes due to how much they get paid and/or how much money they have to support for themselves and/or their family. 2.)  Only seniors can benefit from the health policy. And if someone who is not a senior that can afford health insurance, isn’t benefiting as much as a senior. I think that all citizens who have health coverage should get the same benefits as long as they are paying for their insurance policy. 3.) South Dakota does not force any child to stay in school if they do not want to BUT the state of South Dakota does encourage and does not leave any child behind. I think this is not a problem but I think there should be a law stating that children cannot drop out.  11 Resources:

1.)"South Dakota Fast Facts and Trivia." //50states.com - States and Capitals//. Http://www.50states.com/facts/sdakota.htm. Web. 20 May 2010.//  50states.com - States and Capitals//. Http://www.50states.com/facts/sdakota.htm. Web. 20 May 2010. 2.)South Dakota Fast Facts and Trivia." 50states.com - States and Capitals//. Http://www.50states.com/facts/sdakota.htm. Web. 20 May 2010.

 <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">3.)"South Dakota." //Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia//. Web. 20 May 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Dakota>.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">4.)"South Dakota - Ipl2 Stately Knowledge: Facts about the United States." //Ipl2: Information You Can Trust//. Web. 20 May 2010. <http://www.ipl.org/div/stateknow/sd1.html>.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">5.)"South Dakota QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau." //State and County QuickFacts//. Web. 20 May 2010. <http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/46000.html>.

//<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">6.)South Dakota State Historical Society //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">. Web. 20 May 2010. <http://history.sd.gov/>.

7.)"South Dakota History And Genealogy, a Part of The American History and Genealogy Project." //USGenNet. The First and Only Nonprofit Historical-Genealogical Web Hosting Service on the Internet! History, Historical, Family History, Genealogy, Genealogical. Family Values. History and Genealogy. Genealogy and History. ISP//. Web. 20 May 2010. <http://www.usgennet.org/usa/sd/state/>.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">8.)"South Dakota." //Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia//. Web. 20 May 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Dakota>.

//<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">9.)The Weekly South Dakotan //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">. Web. 20 May 2010. <http://www.sd4history.com/>.

10.)“South Dakota State Historical Society Press: Journal Editions." //South Dakota State Historical Society Press: Home//. Web. 20 May 2010. <http://www.sdshspress.com/index.php?action=910>.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">11.)"StateMaster - Statistics on South Dakota. Facts and Figures, Stats and Information on Economy, Crime, People, Government, Health and Education. 9 Maps and 3 Flags." //StateMaster - US Statistics, State Comparisons//. Web. 21 May 2010. <http://www.statemaster.com/state/SD-south-dakota>.