Archive for April 29th, 2009

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Shut the lights out when you leave

No Comments » - Posted in Arlen Specter, Cartoon by l3wis

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Now Thune is getting talking points from rappers?

3 Comments » - Posted in Cartoon, Floodplain, Floods, Thune by l3wis

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

NEW WEEKLY SEGMENT: The Loser Chronicles

These stories were a staple on the back page of Sioux Falls’ first Alternative Magazine, TEMPEST. The author has given me to permission to post them. I’ll try to get one up everyweek.

COOKOUT
Earl Petty Jr.
(Part 1 of 2)

You can say anything you want about winter, this last long hideous winter in particular, but at least [...]

2 Comments » - Posted in The Loser Chronicles by l3wis

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

What’s that saying about a monkey and football?

This story has the all the elements of beauracrats doing what they do best; talking too much, pointing fingers and farting around. The levee project has been a political hot potato over the past year, for no reason really. The original plan was clear; budget a couple a million a year until the project gets [...]

7 Comments » - Posted in Sioux Falls by l3wis

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

The REAL reason the hiring request was denied; Politics

It’s no secret that Pam Nelson (A Democrat) and County Commissioners Twedt and Hajek (Republicans) have never gotten along, so yesterday’s hiring request denial was no surprise. But it had little to do with the economy especially when the request was simply to replace someone who recently quit;
The Minnehaha County Commission on Tuesday denied a [...]

4 Comments » - Posted in County Commission by l3wis