Archive for November 4th, 2009
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
Final Event Center Task Force Meeting happened today
I attended the final meeting, and it was a doozy as usual. But before the meeting Mayor Munson was Greg Belfrage’s show talking about the EC, so I called in and told the mayor that 1) A food tax rebate program is a farce (he blamed the state for that) and that a retail tax [...]
16 Comments » - Posted in Event Center by l3wis
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
Big changes happened Tuesday Night & the same old, same old from the Conservative South
New York’s 23rd Congressional District Democratic candidate Bill Owens celebrates his victory at Democratic headquarters in Plattsburgh, N.Y., Wednesday, Nov. 4. (Image AP)
Referendum 71 in Washington State passes witch allows domestic partnerships between homosexual couples.
Maine MAY reject gay marriage, not all of the precincts are reporting yet, but the opponents seem to have the edge [...]
11 Comments » - Posted in Election 2009 by l3wis
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
Is STORMLAND TV NEWS the Propaganda Wing of City Hall?
I’m starting to wonder more and more after they ran this extremely misleading story yesterday;
Some good news for Sioux Falls’ economy. Sales tax collections are up in Sioux Falls for the past two months.
In 2008, the city took in $3.4 million and $3.9 million, but in 2009, they are up slightly for both months. Even so, [...]
No Comments » - Posted in KELO-TV, Sioux Falls by l3wis
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
Looks like the SF School District screwed another one up
While the Gargoyle Leader constantly rails that teachers need to get paid better, apparently they only mean full-time teachers;
While some people are concerned that substitute rates don’t reflect full-time teachers’ salaries, the daily amount that Sioux Falls substitutes get is a fair rate on several levels.
For one thing, the $90 daily salary is well within [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in SF School District by l3wis
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
South DaCola’s Bohemian post of the day
As a Czech, there’s nothing better then a tasty Kolache, and this place has them!
My mother’s parents, Carl and Viola Blachnik lived in Scotland, SD and my grandma used to make the best damn kolaches I have ever had. Of course they were 100% Bullhunk, so they knew what they were doing.
