Archive for June 19th, 2009

Friday, June 19th, 2009

Babe of the weekend; Rachel Maddow

Rachel has something I like in people (straight or gay); Snark. Rachel has no problem with bringing her lesbian sisters on her show and ripping on the decline of morality amongst straight couples all the while cracking gay sex jokes about Larry Craig. She gets it. If you can’t pick on yourself, you can’t pick on [...]

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Friday, June 19th, 2009

If the city is swimming in money, why do we keep raising fees, rates and taxes?

It seems the city wants their cake and eat it too. They want large reserves, unneeded infrastructure projects, and they want to raise our taxes;
For one, the audit shows that Sioux Falls has more cash on hand and more assets than the average of 10 other cities in the region.
Then why are they constantly gunning [...]

6 Comments » - Posted in Sioux Falls by l3wis

Friday, June 19th, 2009

Pimpin’

3 Comments » - Posted in Ensign by l3wis

Friday, June 19th, 2009

Event Center Clusterphuck

My blogging cohort and all knowing Replacements fan, Scotty Hudson has been saying for years that a 15,000 seat Event Center would be too big for our demographic and population in the metro area, and apparently a consultant firm agrees;
A 10,000-seat events center would be optimal and could attract most concerts and compete for some [...]

19 Comments » - Posted in Event Center by l3wis

Friday, June 19th, 2009

Seems senator Ensign has an Alexander Hamilton problem

Hamilton paid a guy so he could sleep with the guy’s wife. It was the ultimate reason he never ran for president. But, hey, he got his face on the ten spot.
I think the Republicans are going to have to replace Mr. Ensign here pretty soon;
Politico reported, per a Nevada political insider “that Ensign began an affair with a [...]

8 Comments » - Posted in Ensign by l3wis

Friday, June 19th, 2009

The real reason the ‘Uptown’ project has been delayed

Image; KELO-TV
Looks like someone from the Uptown project let the cat out of the bag;
“The next step is really figuring out where they go. Where those contaminated soils go in a way that’s environmentally friendly,” Fleming said.
Developers are working with local and state officials to resolve those issues, but building the Arches is also being [...]

8 Comments » - Posted in Uptown at the Falls by l3wis