Archive for November 3rd, 2009

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Charles Luden featured in new poetry book

The new book, from the lonely cold, is out now and available from Amazon.  There is a link below.  It is an anthology of 5 poets who live in SD now.  It took a year to get this thing into the real world.  There will be a couple release parties and readings in the near future.  [...]

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Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Arkansas says NO WAY to pay day loan centers (H/T- Costner)

We should do this in South Dakota;
If you are sick of living in an area crammed with payday lenders on every corner, maybe Arkansas is the right place for you.
On August 11, 2009, the final payday lending storefront shuttered its doors in Little Rock, Arkansas. Though the Arkansas Constitution limits interest on loans to 17%, [...]

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Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Smoking ban update

Dear Advocate,
I wanted to share a brief summary of where things stand regarding the smoke free law lawsuit.
The smoke free law lawsuit will be heard by the circuit court judge on November 12th. The hearing will cover a variety of issues raised by the opponents of the smoke free law concerning the validity of the [...]

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Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Seems King Rounds has GW Bush syndrome

But how am I supposed to get to my kid’s college football games?
I had to laugh at this short story about Governor Rounds legacy, he hasn’t done much;

Gov. Mike Rounds says one of the things he’s most proud of during his time as governor is that more of South Dakota’s young people are staying put.
He [...]

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Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

South Dacola’s big frickin’ art auction

For the next couple of weeks I will be featuring paintings I have FOR SALE. I will be selling them for BEST OFFER unless otherwise noted You can leave your bid in the comments section, and if your bid wins, you can email me.
MAKE AN OFFER: 16 SHELLS FROM A 30-OUGHT-SIX • From Tom Waits series (Aprox: [...]

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Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Winning Bid

Oliver Surden has the winning bid on this painting ($20)

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Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Don’t forget to rake your leaves • OPEN THREAD

(H/T – Hookers or Cake)

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