Archive for November 8th, 2009

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

Sioux Falls 2010 City Election update

Here is who is signed up right now;

Staggers will probably announce soon for the mayoral race. There is also speculation that Clarence Kooistra will run for the At-Large (A) position. Stehly is also considering a run for Central District.

No Comments » - Posted in SF City Council, Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls Mayor Race by l3wis

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

Classic movie turned into toon

H/T to Scotty Hudson for writing this toon. It has been so long since I have seen this movie, I was a loss for words.

4 Comments » - Posted in Cartoon, SF City Council, Sioux Falls Mayor Race by l3wis

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

My new favorite website; Retrodoll

This is cool stuff.
(H/T – Hookers or Cake)

5 Comments » - Posted in Boner, shit found by l3wis

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

Jon Stewart Nails it: His impersonation of Glenn Beck

I just saw this last night, and I can’t stop laughing.

2 Comments » - Posted in Jon Stewart by l3wis

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

The House passes healthcare reform(?), but it doesn’t stop the Republicants from still acting like a bunch of jerks (H/T – Helga)

GOP Gone Wild: Unruly Republicans Silence Women Lawmakers With Screams, Shouts, And Delay Tactics
This morning, the House began consideration of the rule for debate of the House health care bill. As the Democratic Women’s Caucus took to the microphone on the House floor to offer their arguments for how the bill would benefit women, House [...]

No Comments » - Posted in Healthcare, Healthcare reform by l3wis

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

State doesn’t have a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out

Were broke? Get outta here!
Revenue to the state treasury is falling and more people are enrolling in Medicaid, triggering significant demands on the entitlement program. Although the state has federal stimulus money to shore up finances in the 2011 budget, which starts July 1, 2010, the federal money won’t be enough to backfill the budget [...]

3 Comments » - Posted in Rounds, South Dakotans, State Funding, State Legislature by l3wis

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

Sioux Falls Icon, Sidney Epstein passes away

Read the Obit here,
Read a memorial Steve Hemmingsen wrote about Sid
As my friend Earl Petty said to me once when he was living a few blocks from Sid’s liquor store, “Home values should be based on how close you live to a liquor store.”

7 Comments » - Posted in Sid's Liquor, Sioux Falls by l3wis