There has been suspected cases of Anthrax in livestock from Sully County, but none have been reported so far in Hyde County. All you Readers who ranch better make sure your shots are up to date, or pray this doesn't happen to you. Then you'd better spread the word before the disease spreads first.

All of us here at the Holabird Advocate are excited about Friday night on CBS. A new show (new to us anyway) called "Veronica Mars" will have two episodes running on Keloland starting at 7 pm tonight. Seems to be a detective show that takes place in a town called Neptune (wonder if they have a Jupiter Drive-in). Anyway Kristen Bell plays the title role She sure is cute, and since she was born on July 18 is exactly 13 years younger than our Publisher (unlucky for some).

Jennifer Love Hewitt is coming to Friday night on CBS this fall. She talks to dead people, or so we are lead to believe, in "The Ghost Whisperer". She is cute as well. The show doesn't look all that great, but we didn't think "Joan of Arcadia" would last a season (and it lasted two seasons).

After viewing 4 episodes of each of these shows, we will have a report on whether or not we like them. We do wish that either one, the other or both could talk to God.

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We don't need to see "Big Brother 6" to know that it sucks. The previews do the job for us. One of the Prisoners in the Big Brother House was heard to be yelling "I live in a house full of stupid people". We'll just have to take her word for it.

ABC has "Hooking up" A show that I had every intention of ignoring. But SD Blog Watch had a post about one of the people in the show, Amy, from South Dakota. She's 28, a Real Estate Agent in NYC and lookin' for love (spelled h-u-s-b-a-n-d). She's gone through three fellas in three episodes. Her latest beau, a doctor, may be around for a spell. Her record was the first guy, a professional poker player, who lasted for an episode and a half. Her second guy is a corporate type, who left for Central America on business (or so he says). He may come back. It is a little disturbing that, given last years election touting of "South Dakota Values" that there is someone on national TV claiming South Dakota as home, and then going to bed with a guy after the 4th date and expecting a metal or something. Still you can't help but like her.

The other "players" in this show (calling it like I see it) are not always as compelling. The 2nd grade teacher and the entrepreneur are a couple I do like, and I hope they last. The rest of these 11 couples are just not that interesting. Not to me anyway. Only 3 episodes watched so far, but I will keep watching. I will not, however, wait for a commercial break if I have to go to the can.