Archive for December 27th, 2009
Sunday, December 27th, 2009
South DaCola art club w/ Julie Verhoeven
I love her stuff.
2 Comments » - Posted in Art by l3wis
Sunday, December 27th, 2009
Is the organization Downtown Sioux Falls ineffective? Seems so.
Over the past few years I have heard constant complaints from downtown business owners about the org DTSF. The same crap is heard frequently;
• What do they do with their membership fees?
• Why did they move all the festivals to 4th and Phillips?
• Why do they charge so much for a booths during festivals?
• What [...]
9 Comments » - Posted in Downtown Sioux Falls by l3wis
Sunday, December 27th, 2009
1 in 70 South Dakotans are millionaires and that number is going down. I’m crying.
I was actually surprised we had so many. I wonder what the per capita rate is for the states? I heard that SD ranks around #1. And you wonder why we continue to not have an income tax, instead we find it fitting to tax the poor on food;
In 2006, South Dakota ranked 44th in [...]
44 Comments » - Posted in Taxes by l3wis
Sunday, December 27th, 2009
I would go a step further
Drive me, no new tax fees
I think our legislators are on the right track when it comes to road funding, but I would do some tweaking on the proposal;
The bill would boost money for maintenance and construction projects on state and county roads throughout South Dakota. The state’s tax on gasoline would jump 5 cents [...]
7 Comments » - Posted in Road Funding, State Funding, State Legislature by l3wis
Sunday, December 27th, 2009
Representative Thompson has a great idea, but is anyone listening?
I couldn’t agree more with Bill’s idea;
The plan is based on Montana’s approach, which has worked well. The majority leaders of both houses choose the first two members of the seven-member citizen commission. Then the minority leaders of both houses choose the next two members. These four commission members choose the final three, with each [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Redistricting Sioux Falls, South Dakotans, State Legislature by l3wis
Sunday, December 27th, 2009
A majority of South Dakotans have figured it out; Religion and Faith have nothing to do with each other
Luke, let’s jump over these heathans, with our BMW
While this may surprise some people in the clergy, it does not surprise me. You don’t NEED religion to have faith in a creator. As former governor, Ventura of Minnesota, said once, “Religion is a crutch.”
An overwhelming majority of South Dakotans say they believe in God, but [...]
